Easting and northing are geographic Cartesian coordinates for a point. The easting and northing are in metres from the false origin. The pair is usually represented conventionally with easting first, northing second. The first number is always the easting and the second is the northing. This was known as "running down a westing" if westbound, or easting if eastbound. E-Troop attacked forward and destroyed the Iraqi tanks at 73 Easting at close range. It would participate in the Battle of 73 Easting and the Battle of Norfolk. The 3rd AD served at the Battle of 73 Easting and the Battle of Norfolk. The Battle of 73 Easting took place during a sandstorm in the Iraqi desert. They advanced three more kilometers east to the 70 Easting line. Easting to control the limit of advance with its tank cannon.