The second round landed just in front of the rocks, ricocheted twice and disappeared.
The rounds landed on target and another 12 were called for, breaking the German attack.
The same day three 120 mm mortar rounds landed just outside the perimeter.
Six more mortar rounds landed in other Baghdad neighborhoods, killing three people.
A second round landed right in the middle of them.
They fired even before the first round landed.
The first round landed fifteen hundred meters southeast of the nearest gun.
A few wild rounds landed close to Mackall's position, but they were not aimed shots.
These rounds landed over a wide area, however, and caused little damage.
The first round landed about ten yards from our machine gun.
