IED Other

(S//REL GCTF) TF THUNDER REPORTS IED STRIKE 12K SW GARDEZ. AT 0514Z THE FOLLOWING SALT REPORT WAS SENT. S- 1X IED, A- IED STRIKE, L- 42S WC 1439 0853, T- 0511Z. REMARKS: ASSESSING SITE ATT, NO CASUALTIES OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT REPORTED, THE SITE IS SECURED. IED TF IS IN ROUTE ATT. UPDATE AT 0644Z: 3 VEHICLE CONVOY, ECM DEVICE ON VEHICLE #1, LMTV WAS VEHICLE #2. IED EXPLODED BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD VEHICLE. NFI (S//REL GCTF) AT ABOUT 0511Z ON 01 NOV 04 A 3 VEHICLE US CONVOY WAS TRAVELLING FROM FOB GARDEZ TO FOB ZORMANT. AS THE SECOND VEHICLE, A TROOP CARRYING LMTV, PASSED OVER A CULVERT AN RCIED EXPLODED ABOUT 5M AFTER IT PASSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES CAUSED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE RCIED USED A MODIFIED LONG RANGE CORDLESS TELEPHONE (LRCT) AS THE RECEIVER WHICH WAS POWERED BY A 12V MOTORCYCLE BATTERY AND CONNECTED TO A LARGE CALIBRE (PROBABLY 152MM) PROJECTILE. THE IED WAS BURIED JUST BELOW THE SURFACE OF A DIRT MOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROUTE.