Brit's First Time Reacting to Desert Storm - The Air War, Day 1 - Animated

[@gcountry100]

The planes with the large radar "shield" are AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) planes. They provide advanced radar and communication abilities. Think of them as a sort of flying air traffic control

[@driggs2821]

I'm a Navy Desert Storm vet and I came here to say that. One of the ways you could tell the difference between E-2C Hawkeye squadrons was the pattern on the radome. We had the VAW-123 Screwtops on my carrier during this, who had a hypnotic eye pattern.

[@cheeseninja1115]

and to answer his question, the Dish itself is the radar. Massive and long range, being able to see for hundreds of miles in all directions

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

I see them and a few other types of Air Force aircraft in the sky over Tinker air force base in Oklahoma City they do repairs and maintenance on different large aircraft

[@YomamaAhippo]

@@JustMe-gn6yf yeah there’s always really cool planes flying over Midwest city lol

[@crowe6961]

To add to that, some more modern AWACS have fancy, elongated radar systems optimized to search from the side that are mounted on top rather than these older, round ones. Better resolution and aerodynamics that way.

[@TreyM1609]

I remember one story toward the end where Iraq wanted to negotiate prisoner swaps. I think they had 20-40 coalition guys. Our representative told them we had over 15k as of last night but we were still counting. Needless to say Iraq didn’t believe it until they did their own count and it was way more than that. A lot of the tank divisions just gave up and never fired.

[@thomasmeehan2602]

The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is

[@sallyclark1592]

I remember driving home from work, noticing the roads being eeriely empty. Got home and you could watch what was going on on tv.

[@RobertH-ol6mw]

I worked at a defense plant and aside from writing messages to our troops on crates that we loaded with munitions, some people wrote lewd messages on the bombs to Saddam, lol.We got to watch the war from start to finish. We worked until we couldn't stand and some of us hid and slept on site for the four hours between our shifts. Safer than driving home tbh. Lol

[@joshuagollaher9614]

You gotta watch the whole series, the ground war videos are mind blowing

[@53kenner]

Notice that those WW2 battleships are almost as big as the carriers. They are massively armored and their nine 16 inch guns (406.4 millimeter) fire shells that weigh more than a ton and can fly over 20 miles. They may have been old, but compared to modern ships they were brutal like sledgehammers.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Yeah, the Iowa class were arguably the best battleships ever built, although admittedly that's partly because they were designed to keep up with carrier strike groups, which was strategically important in many scenarios but not really all that directly vital to Desert Storm, where all they were really doing was shore bombardment (because it's not like Iraq had a meaningful navy, and their air force was effectively suppressed very early in the conflict). On the other hand, the Iowas' ability to keep up with a CSG is likely the main reason they were still in operation so late in the twentieth century, and also the reason they were upgraded with things like UAVs and cruise missiles, features that *were* significant to Desert Storm. So it's indirectly relevant.

[@billholder1330]

Yup, brutal old blunt force can still win battles (especially with target within 20 miles of shore).

[@Yuki_Ika7]

One of my relatives was Captain of the USS Missouri for a day while the Navy was finding/deciding on a new captain for the ship or something like that, i forget his name

[@Yuki_Ika7]

@@jonadabtheunsightly in terms of Armor i would say Yamato class is the best but if we factor in the Iowa-classes modernization then they take the cake for strongest offence due to a more diverse set of weapons

[@Kaiserboo18719]

@@jonadabtheunsightly I hope the Navy and the rest of the USAF called the Iowa "Ole Reliable" because that seems like the perfect nickname for such an old ship

[@riddler2127]

1. Apache: With combat load, it can fly about 180 MPH max. It's endurance (length of time it can fly) is around 2 1/2 hours. 2. AWACS: The image is of an Boeing E-3 "Sentry". It's design is based off of the Boeing 707 passenger plane. The "shield" on top is a large and powerful radar dome. The purpose of the E-2 and E-3 is AWACS- which as the video says is "airborne warning and control system". The best analogy is it's like a mobile air control tower you see at airports. It uses that powerful radar to see airborne targets and assets in a wide area to direct and manage the airspace. 3: Cruise missiles: Yeah, like any equipment, they can and do fail. But, part of the reason they're so expensive is the time and effort into making sure they fail as little as possible. By this time, Tomahawk's had a "terrain following" AI along with GPS to help ensure it hit the correct target. 4: Tornado's at 200 ft: Without getting too technical, flying very low actually makes them much harder to detect. The range of radar is limited by the horizon so even in flat terrain, a radar might only see you at 20 miles, and probably much less than that. Additionally, at really low altitude, the ground starts to interfere with radar signals which could make detection difficult for aircraft radar looking down at you. There are drawbacks, but there are many advantages to hugging the ground. 5: The Johns's: They are both alive and well. They were released at the end of the war. They were bruised and beaten, but as I understand, no permanent physical harm came to them. The air campaign came to be known as "shock and awe". It was, along with the ground campaign, a truly impressive feat of military coordination especially considering it was a multi-national effort. Nonetheless, the majority of forces were NATO members who had all coordinated, trained and planned for decades together to fight off a potential Soviet invasion of Europe. The Iraqi army was largely based on Soviet equipment, training and tactics. While some adjustments were needed, this was in some ways a smaller fight than NATO had been training for. In addition, the 6 months of build up time gave planners the time needed to have everything as ready as possible.

[@wckdaintgood]

Luka don’t miss

[@joedavis2932]

This happened 50 years after WWII. This happened 32 years ago. Add in the exponential manner that technology advances. I am sure it is something that is very lethal.

[@SAVikingSA]

For reference on that B-52 35 hour mission, the UK launched similar strikes against the Falklands with Vulcan bombers. It stretched British logistics so much that only one bomber ended up striking the target. Look up the Operation Black Buck raids. So yeah, the US has a global reach that dwarfs any other nation. It's not even close.

[@yugioht42]

The disc on AWACs are pure radar dishes. its basically a giant radar in the sky transmitting data to every allied thing in a 200 mile radius. nice plane we have and its standard on carriers too.

[@dallasarnold8615]

Hard to believe this took place 32 years ago, and I, a helicopter mechanic was there.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I was in as well (91B, combat medic), but was never sent over. I was in an evening college class, on base (Ft Leonard Wood, MO), when someone came in & said we’d just started bombing Iraq.

[@dallasarnold8615]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Well, good on you being a medic. Sounds like you are or were Army. I was Marine Corps. At the time I was the Quality Assurance Chief for our squadron. As maintenance personnel, we were not at the front, but pretty close. A very different war than Vietnam, where I was just a PFC. I retired in 1994 as a Gunny. How much time did you have in ?

[@JuneBaby01]

...Salute!

[@dallasarnold8615]

@@JuneBaby01 Thanks Gregory. Salute returned.

[@jamesgirard4463]

I was in the first of the one 5/9 18th aviation part of the 18th airborne Corps

[@Fridge56Vet]

I remember basically watching the war start on TV that night. Stealth was pretty new & had never been battle tested before. Came into its own here, as well as precision giuded munitions & night vision/warfare.

[@buddystewart2020]

I remember watching a video about the guys at Skunkworks who designed and built the F-117 Nighthawk. They were all watching the news and watching the results, and hoping their stealth bomber worked, it did. Those were some happy guys.

[@Cashcrop54]

I will never forget seeing that Cruise Missile flying down a street. And all the AA guns were just going crazy. They had no idea at what.

[@JuneBaby01]

Damn...I bet that was a sight to see!

[@Cashcrop54]

@@JuneBaby01 It truly was. You would expect it would be going so fast it would be a blur. But no. As it's Name suggest it was cruising down the street. To be clear I saw it on tv. Wouldn't want to have been there.

[@TexasKosmonawt]

You're gonna love this channel. So much information and details on that channel.

[@USMC-Goforth]

Hello fellow Texan. #TexasPride

[@TexasKosmonawt]

@@USMC-Goforth Howdy

[@LarryHatch]

I've stood on the deck of the USS Wisconsin (now parked as a museum in Norfolk, Virginia) at the exact spot where those cruise missiles were fired. I had watched on CNN the video of those launches in the dark, pluime after plume going up to find a target hundreds of miles away. It was really a thrill to stand on the very spot where that news video was filmed and seeing it first hand. That ship not only used it's big guns but a fairly new set of missiles, both to good effect.

[@ultraman5168]

The Russians were terrified of the refitted Iowas. They had the ability to apply nuclear weapons with both their Tomahawks and 16 inch guns. Their armor was too thick to reliably penetrate even with the largest conventional anti ship missiles. They deployed with their own battlegroups, like carriers. And they were some of the fastest ships afloat. In a Cold War gone hot the USSR would have been forced to nuke each Iowa repeatedly, or risk devastating strikes to both coastal and deep inland targets. They changed strategic planning regarding the escalation of nuclear war and the utilization of warheads, just by existing.

[@joshstreet6819]

The Gulf War has the only air to air kill with a bomb when a F15E dropped a 2000lb laser guided bomb on a hi-24 attack helicopter.

[@solvend]

The dome on top is a powerful radar on one side and I.F.F. on the other. They can see everything in the sky and direct aircraft with a larger picture. They stayed far enough away to be safe but close enough to see everything in the sky where attacks are planned.

[@SquirtleSquady]

I love Operations Room, they have great stuff, I’ve learned a lot from them

[@grantbarday5760]

Operation Preying Mantis is my favorite video on the channel

[@captainbryce1]

The E-3 "Sentry" and E-2 "Hawkeye" are AWACS planes. The giant rotating dish that sits on top of the aircraft is a long rang, radar array capable of precise tracking of hundreds of airborne targets, from hundreds of miles away, in 360 degrees. They provide full coverage of the skies, identifying "friendlies" (US, NATO, and allied aircraft), "bogeys" (unknown aircraft), "bandits" (enemy aircraft), and "hostiles" (attacking aircraft), then relaying that data through an advanced, digital data link to every fighter, attacker, and bomber in the theatre. They can also be used to coordinate all air attack missions, and serve as a communications hub. While it does not serve as a forcefield around the aircraft, it does in a sense "shield" the entire area by providing real-time tactical information to the allied forces, which the enemy does not have.

[@USMC-Goforth]

As a desert storm vet, I've been waiting for this. Something not mentioned is our CIA was boots on ground in Kuwait long before any of us were.

[@LarryHatch]

Prince Harry, hate him, like him, or indifferent, was a legit, fully trained Apache helicopter pilot. That is a risky role and kudos to him for not taking some plush, harm-free, desk job,

[@chadzilla85]

Those AWACS are about half a billion dollars too!

[@jameseyman9078]

I saw a video that was an interview of the british pilot who was captured. He was beaten and tortured but was eventually released in a prisoner exchange

[@XxAverageJoexX]

Bro I requested this and the “Ground war” perspective as well, over a year ago. They are outstanding.

[@MichaelScheele]

Desert Storm was so overwhelming for the Iraqi military because they were hit with a sizable fraction of what Cold War era NATO countries would have used to fight the Warsaw Pact. On Day 1 of the Air War during Desert Storm, I was at home recovering from having all four of my wisdom teeth extracted. I had wanted to be a fighter pilot as a boy until my eyesight went south. My interest in military aircraft helped me to understand what was unfolding. The performance of Coalition forces was fantastic. They basically destroyed the fourth largest military in the world in six weeks. The ground war was even more rapid. Many aspects of Desert Storm are taught in military academies worldwide. Kudos to all the servicemembers in the Coalition forces. You guys rewrote the book, so to speak.

[@TreyM1609]

This is when Stealth finally hit the battlefield and it was basically over before they knew it started

[@johnadler6987]

That "shield" is actually a big-ass radar on top of the plane.

[@gkiferonhs]

When missiles are launched from far away, the rotation of the Earth while they are in the air must be taken into account for them to hit their targets.

[@ifearless1]

A family friend of my parents was in desert storm. We took care of her daughter while she was there. She was a ground to air missile truck comander.

[@causeithappens]

AWACS are basically flying computers for monitoring. The 1st time I stepped in one was pretty mind blowing. Was fortunate enough to be stationed with one and a fellow crew chief gave me a "walkthrough" 😉.

[@laytoncater9886]

Must continue with the ground war!

[@Annonymous0283745]

You are on fire this week my man. Keep it up!

[@Adiscretefirm]

The cruise missiles fired from the B52 are over 20 feet long, the missiles fired from the ships are just a little shorter.

[@quellenathanar]

I remember Bernard Shaw broadcasting from the balcony of his Bagdad hotel room. The sky was dark, then it suddenly looked like a massive fireworks display. Tracer fire from the AAA guns was spraying the sky. The stealth aircraft had already delivered their ordnance and were gone before the response. It looked surreal. The air sorties from the carrier decks had reporters embedded as well. CNN had become the hot ticket...back then they actually were known for excellence in journalism instead of the partisan political horror show they are today.

[@Just_A_Random_Desk]

This video is where the "SUPERPOWER DOING SUPERPOWER THINGS" meme comes from

[@stonemansteveiii3135]

The Apache is the baddest heli on the planet!!

[@DSiren]

those disks are giant, powerful radars that can detect anything larger than a football flying in a radius of hundreds of miles.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Tons of American soldiers after Desert Storm had what was called "survivors guilt." The war was so one sided, veterans felt it was unfair and that they had basically just fought forces that never had a chance. The thing is, they were right. The US used all of the weapons and equipment designed and built to fight WWIII. Going up against a nation that didn't have any sort of night fighting capability, no satellite communications or reconnaissance, and most Iraqi soldiers were issued with an AK and three magazines, and told to stand up against the worlds most advanced and powerful fighting forces to have ever existed. US forces using satellite reconnaissance mapped out Iraqi positions before the war, and practiced fighting against these positions in mock battles. So the US had actually already fought the war before it started. When it came to the air war, Iraq never had a chance there either. Stealth aircraft took out air defense systems early on, and once those systems were degraded, conventional air forces moved in and began large scale targeted bombing campaigns against Iraq's military infrastructure. For the first time ever, it was actually safer for US forces to be at war, than back at base. Due to drunk driving and other common hazards a person might encounter in daily life. That's how low casualties were for US forces, so low, that war was safer than peacetime.

[@AlphaWolf665]

Your less likely to get shot at the lower you are to the ground.Think like goalies defending the goal by them selves, so they move up to decrease the areas the offensive could shoot.

[@enigmagrieshaber5555]

6:08 those circle thing on top of the plane are radars

[@enigmagrieshaber5555]

Also 7:51 battleship got outdated after world war 2 but US retrofitted their battleship with missile launchers and modern air defense that's why they got recommissioned

[@buddystewart2020]

Yeah, do more of this series. Do the big tank battles too, they will blow your mind.

[@thomasohanlon1060]

Those dishes are the radars on the AWACs The Boeing AH-64 Apache is one of the most iconic and recognizable military helicopters of all time. It is one of the fastest as well, although not the fastest. It can fly at a speed of 279 km/hour and cruise at a speed of 260 km/hour, it can fly 1,181 miles (1,900 kilometers) without refueling, can fly 9,478 feet (2,889 meters) high, and can climb 2,415 feet a minute (736 meters a minute).

[@sammurphy3343]

There are missiles and pgms that can drop their ordinance into a house chimney with 100 percent success rate. It's pretty nuts how accurate they are.

[@billholder1330]

"They shot them from that far away??" - yeah, dude, that's why they call them "Cruise" missiles - they go the distance.

[@williamcahill2462]

Keep in mind, the world had never seen anything like what the Coalition countries unleashed during Desert Storm. Never before had precision weapons and stealth been used to this scale. It was fascinating to watch the camera feed of a missile as it bore down on a target. It was like watching a movie, but it was real, and truly impressive. One of the lighter moments from the conflict was a press conference by the Iraqi Minister of Information, who was telling the world that the Iraqis had control of things, and as he is saying it, a line of M1A1 Abrahms tanks starts rolling by behind him on one of their thunder runs. Anyone paying attention to this war knew instantly the US, and NATO, were on another level militarily from anyone else. The explanation point on that came in the Ukranian conflict. The F117s that flew over Bahgdad before starting the war in that city are now retired and replaced by the far more deadly F35A/B and C. The F22 was on the screen, but as you saw, it was the non stealth aircraft that did most of the damage.

[@subitman12]

Just the title brings back bad memories. I was in the US Navy on a six month deployment on a submarine. 9/11 had hit and I was by the radio room waiting for messages. When in the ward room having supper, I would watch the captain as he get message boards. Each one was color coded. A Red Cross message meant that a crew member had lost a family member or was hurt. We were in the middle east at the time. I had one brother and his family and one sister in NYC. As soon as we pulled backed into port, The crew noticed my depression as I would sit by myself more often or go smoke in the smoke pit aft. As soon as the boat pulled into port, I ran to the closest payphone and called home. Everyone was fine. My brother barely made it out of one of the Trade towers as well as one of my sisters. The entire crew wanted to turn around right then and there even after a six month deployment. We were stationed in Pearl Harbor so it would be easy. When we did go back, everyone was determined to do their jobs and did not slack off.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

This is about Desert Storm, that took place from 1990-1991.

[@patrioticz2858]

15:00 "the Eagles will fly, it's going to be hell when you hear mother freedom ringing her bell and you feel like the world world is coming down on you. Brought to you courtesy of the red, white and blue" 🤟

[@cripple9860]

Luka on his way to become a general recently

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

I wouldn't be surprised if there were video's from the media showing the 'shock & awe attack on bagdad that first night here on youtube.

[@NOLAgenX]

Definitely want more reaction to this. I remember these events like they were yesterday.

[@cmstone5178]

The F-4G "Wild Weasel" is a bit of a misnomer. The F-4 is known as the Phantom II. Wild Weasel is the mission of destroying enemy radar sites by using the radars own signal to guide the HARM missile into it. Originally used in Vietnam with a variety of different aircraft , they would get shot at on purpose. The use of drones was a great advance in both technology and safety.

[@nathanmeece9794]

F15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro NC were among the leading aircraft. I recall seeing them on television. When the 4th Fighter Wing got deployed to Iraq, the skies around home were quiet. I was used to hearing the jets flying. The wing hd just got qualified in the new aircraft.

[@TheCommunistColin]

This guy's videos are awesome. Make sure you watch the one about the USS Missouri coming under missile attack, it's got an interview with a youtuber who was serving onboard a British ship at the time.

[@jameseyman9078]

I love these recent videos! The series about the battle of midway was fantastic. I truthfully enjoy watching your reactions to these more than I would like just watching them myself.

[@normal-potato05]

You should check out *mustard* Fun informational video on vehicles

[@itswomanswork553]

This happened just days before my 10th birthday and I still remember watching it on the news with my parents. It was crazy.

[@TheGLORY13]

It's a great channel overall he does his research and the production quality is fantastic, he covers a wide range as well.

[@ANanoMouse_jc]

Underrated channel. The recent battle of the bulge videos are so good

[@jeremybuckalew2741]

Luka there is video from inside Baghdad of all the anti aircraft fire. It's nuts.

[@spuds416]

I remember that first night we Loaded our Aircraft, I was with the F117's 416th FS in Saudi Arabia We were all excited to see them launch to hit their targets. After the Bombing Sorties the Aircraft returned to their parking spots, stopped, opened the Bomb Bays, lowered their Traps ( Trapeze type racks which hold and release the bombs) and they were Empty it was a little Sobering knowing that those bombs killed people and destroyed infrastructure.

[@TranslationGod]

Great video and interesting as always.

[@kylesummers1565]

Peace, Love!! Unless that doesn't work.

[@RobertH-ol6mw]

Apaches, Blackhawks Hueys, all are worth reacting to I'd bet.

[@seanwilson5516]

The US probably had one of the earliest shot downs. A Mig 29 shot down an F/A 18 piloted by S. Speicher. As soon as I typed Speicher, the video mentioned him... eerie.

[@Ojisan642]

The Operations Room is a great channel. You should react to the one about the battle of Ia Drang Valley, the battle from the movie “We Were Soldiers” with Mel Gibson. It was the first major battle of the American Vietnam War. It had a crazy amount of up’s and down’s. Unlike Desert Storm which was very lopsided. More like Midway which was a lot of crazy stuff going on and you seemed to enjoy watching.

[@Ojisan642]

Another operations room video you should check out is the battle of Mogadishu, aka Black Hawk Down. Another crazy battle. Both of these are actually 2 parts each.

[@marklomax7452]

Those 'shields' are rotating radar antennae on the top of the airplanes.

[@shadowfax743]

I remember watching this on the news when it happened.

[@TheMajorActual]

Just wait until you get to the Ground War. _The Ops Room_ is top tier.

[@axlfrhalo]

helicopters usually go about 200-300 km/h, some a little above 300

[@halhortonsworld5870]

You should do a video about the USS Missouri. It fought in WWII, then was mothballed in the 1950s and re-commissioned in the 1980s and then fought in Iraq.

[@lostsoul8090]

I'm a fan of The Operations Room. Comparing this to Russo/Ukraine, a year later Russia has still not established air superiority whereas here the vast majority US led coalition completed it in hours. His other video shows how the tank invasion completed the war in days. This is the only real comparison we can draw between the west and Russia in modern times. Russia has no value on life. They do not properly equip and train their personnel because in their minds there is always another body to replace the dead. I believe this is why they place a very low value on logistics. “Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars.” Army General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I Even in WW1 the west understood logistics.

[@darger3]

This channel is amazing if you are into the Xs and Os of historical war.

[@dethslaker1990]

Loving these man

[@BuellXB12SDucati1198]

I was in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War and the second as well. Actually, I was in KSA for 30 years total. I can tell you that the guided missiles fired by the US could be put straight through a building window. The scud missiles were a poor man's missile. They use basic mathematical calculations along with luck that they got everything right.The scuds were very dangerous being used against cities as they were not accurate and could easily hit civilians. Plus, they relied on people reporting back the actual impact area from inside the targeted city. I was in Dammam when we had a total of 48 scuds fired at us. Back then, patriot missile defense systems were not designed to defend cities' only smaller military bases. When a scud missle was detected, they fired off two patriot missiles simultaneously. The patriots would scare the hell out of the locals as they broke the sound barrier within seconds after launch. The problem is that they were launched with the scud missile right on top of the city. Thus, missile parts would fall all over the local population, including the patriot. It's kind of messy. Later on, they upgraded the patriot system and their placement to take out the scuds farther away from the cities. I still remember the hundreds of fighter aircraft going out on missions flying a few feet above the ground. They were so low that you could read no step here on the wings. When the aircraft were on a hot mission, they would go at extremely high speeds straight away from the airport. It was a wild time. I witnessed many crazy things back in the day.

[@lazyidiotofthemonth]

Its not a shield on the AWACS, its actually a Radar Dish.

[@d2ndborn]

Love your reaction. I was part of Desert Shield. Please increase your volume it is hard to hear.

[@lavluka6210]

My mic audio or the video I was reacting to’s audio?

[@CamoJan]

@@lavluka6210 mic audio

[@d2ndborn]

@@lavluka6210 You mic audio, love your reactions all of then

[@VirgoShelter]

I suggest you do this channel video on the Doolittle Raid or his series on the Battle of Iwo Jima

[@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS]

I would recommend looking at or even reacting to Operation Shock and Awe from Iraq 2003, it is insane

[@ronb6152]

For the ground war, check out the battle of 73 easting

[@sammurphy3343]

More coalition aircraft was shot down by friendly fire than the enemy the first few days.

[@shrevekomodo]

You should check out the backstory of Desert Strom with this video....

[@butchgriggs6325]

What is the shield there for broseph? What type of weapons would the shield be shielding? That's awesome. A real reaction as it should be. Great question!

[@ImperviousSC]

Just watch all of the videos by The Operations Room and The Intel Report. Every video on both of those channels are fantastic.

[@drksideofthewal]

28:48 Hey, look mom, I’m on TV!

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

This ended up being a much more asymmetric conflict than a lot of people expected. It turned out that Iraq had been channeling Nasser for years, deliberately overplaying its hand, causing people to grossly overestimate its military capabilities. They had half the world convinced that they were a nuclear power (they weren't), and most of the other half thought they had chemical and biological weapons (they didn't), and *everyone* thought their air force was significantly more capable than it was. On paper they had five hundred and some odd operational aircraft. It was almost all smoke and mirrors: Iraq was a paper tiger. Most of their aircraft weren't actually operational, and most of the rest never got off the ground. This war also demonstrated that treating prisoners of war humanely, actually has a strategic value: word gets out, and enemy units become MUCH less reticent to surrender. I don't think many people were aware of this consideration, prior to Desert Storm.

[@Nostripe361]

There is a reason Nato air power is feared. Remember Lazerpig calling the US air campaign in Iraq a masterpiece when comparing it to the Russians in Ukraine

[@hoss3548]

Just wait until he sees the troop numbers on allies side vs Iraq. The allies response was complete overkill

[@manuelacosta9463]

The electronic and then aerial warfare unleashed by the US and allies here sure delivered an absolute curbstomping to Saddam's forces. Hair brained tactics and sheer arrogance on his part also helped. Made worse by Saddam lethally punishing any officer who took the initiative or made reasonable decisions.

[@dragonplayer5257]

would love more

[@Zodchi]

The best channel by far

[@patrioticz2858]

21:00 BUFF can pack a punch

[@generichardson4771]

awacs planes that round dome on top is the airbourne radar it works just like the ground based radar but is mobile and can see further

[@apex_blue]

You should watch Naval Legends Bismarck, Yamato, and Iowa.

[@mythoughts5615]

The ability of the US to multitask is second to none

[@kokomo9764]

No those are not shields on the AWACS, those are radar domes.

[@sammurphy3343]

During the ground invasion m1 Abrams made their debut in combat and proved their dominance over the Iraqi tanks. Literally 0 Abrams were destroyed by enemy tanks throughout the whole war.

[@Fridge56Vet]

Good channel. I've seen this vid & others before. 👍

[@jstrie275]

My Nephew flew in that

[@lonniechilders6302]

You should see a video the Battle of 73 easting