That is curious. We went to full MOPP for every SCUD attack.
“That is curious. We went to full MOPP for every SCUD attack.”
As did we. Maybe his unit was far enough forward to be inside the presumed minimum attack range. My unit was near the outside of maximum range. It was reported that the Iraqis were stripping the metal guidance fins off the Scuds and replacing them with wooden fins to lighten them enough to get to us, and the Israeli cities they were also targeting. Or maybe they just didn’t get the word in time. We had, usually, from 15 to 30 minutes of warning time before stuff started falling. A Scud falling short wouldn’t have allowed as much warning time.