{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Famous Tank Battles","title":"73 Easting: Episode 18 — 73 Easting","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cc951e2d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":748,"description":"73 Easting is the centerpiece of the season and one of the most studied armored battles of the Gulf War. Around 4 p.m. on February 26, 1991, the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment collided with the main Iraqi defense along a north-south map grid line in a shamal dust storm. The regiment found a seam between elements of the Republican Guard’s Tawakalna Division and the Iraqi 12th Armored Division, then fought with Abrams tanks, Bradleys, artillery, helicopters, thermal sights, and disciplined initiative. For a time, the American cavalry was locally outnumbered and outgunned, yet it imposed tempo through training, first-shot advantage, and aggressive leadership. Listeners learn why 73 Easting was not a simple tank duel, but a meeting of reconnaissance, corps maneuver, technology, and human decision-making. For more military history writing and books, visit MilitaryAuthor.me, and for magazines, galleries, and a massive archive of military photos and video, visit Trackpads.com.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wYewAYU5XIO9ylvaLCdOZIe8qSpr8fI4jfh__yALqu4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MmNj/ZDA1NGQ1OGE3NTg0/NGVhMzRhMDBkN2Qy/MzM4Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}