THE
DAY OF THE RANGERS
Battle of Mogadishu
The Battle of the Black Sea
Company B / 3rd Battalion / 75th Rangers Captain
Mike Steele Ranger Commander
140 men
C Squadron / 1st SFODD / Delta Force Captain Scot
Miller Delta Commander
Aviation Assets
1 P-3 Orion
3 OH-58
Mission Force 160 men
Air
4 AH-6J Little Birds 2 pods 6 missiles apiece 2.75” / mini guns
4 MH-6 Little Birds carrying 16 Delta operators (4 man team per chopper)
2 UH-60 Blackhawks carrying 24 Delta operators
4 UH-60 Blackhawks carrying 48 Rangers
1 UH-60 Blackhawk carrying 15 CSAR: 3AF 7 Rangers 5 Delta
1 UH-60 Blackhawk Command Lt Col Tom Mathews 160th SOAR Lt Col Gary Harrell Delta Cmdr
103 troops
Ground
Lt Col Danny McKnight Ground Convoy
9 HMMWV (7 Kevlar 2 Cargo) driver / commander / 4 passsengers
54 troops: 4 SEAL’s, 27 rangers
3 Five Ton Trucks driver / commander / 20 passengers
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10th Mountain Division
3 Reguler Army Companies
Co A and Co C / 2nd Bn / 14th infantry
?2nd Bn 22nd Infantry?
28 Malaysian APC’s German made Condor APC’s Driver and gunner plus six men
WGAFV2; THYSSEN CONDOR 4X4 APC - TWIN 7.62 MG TURRET
4 Pakastani Tanks American made M-48’s
1st Convoy 22 vehicles
2nd Convoy 70 vehicle