By Sgt. J.H. French
4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
KALSU, Iraq – A large cache of rockets was found by paratroopers in north Babil Oct. 26.
Paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Military Transition Team 0820 found a cache containing 27 Iranian-made 107 mm Katusha rockets during combat operations in Al Hilla.
In addition to the rockets, two multiple launch rocket systems capable of firing 20 rockets at a time, 11 launching rails, nine batteries, eight firing devices, timers, blasting caps and other equipment used to fire the rockets were also found.
The rockets, launch platforms and other equipment were taken for investigation.