Desert Storm - The Ground War, Day 2 - Iraqi Counterattack - Animated

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25th February 1991, G+1 - The French Daguet and US 101st Airborne on the left flank, and the US Marines on the right flank are making excellent progress into enemy territory, but the Iraqi military prepares to hit back. The mighty armoured fist of VII Corps in the centre must punch deep into Iraq, or risk the Republican Guard getting away to fight another day.
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Sources:
Jayhawk: The VII Corps in the Persian Gulf War - Stephen A. Bourque
Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War - Rick Atkinson
Desert Storm Air War: The Aerial Campaign against Saddam's Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War - Jim Corrigan
Every Man a Tiger - Tom Clancy with General Chuck Horner
XVIII Corps in Desert Storm - Charles Lane Toomey
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[@jonny9544]

Iraqi private: "It's a good thing my pops was able to pull some strings and get me this cushy job transporting onions. Wait, dafuq is that guy doing in the road?"

[@ChexQuest]

American: Signed a 4 year contract, endured a year of training, drove in a car, flew in a plane, camped in the desert for 4 months, conducted an air insertion into enemy territory and slogged for a day and a half through knee deep mud with no air support or armor to come stop your onion shipment at 3 A.M.

[@toxicity4818]

@DeepWoods lmaoo

[@danyapanya5089]

@@ChexQuest those are STRATEGIC onions, private

[@YouKnowMySteez]

Lmaoooo

[@yourstruly4817]

"I'm not crying, there are onions in my truck!"

[@GamerHypeSpike]

Iraq Units: WE NEED BACKUP Iraq Command: Here take some onions 13:18

[@GM-xk1nw]

Those were civilian trucks.

[@Anonymous-_-69]

@@GM-xk1nw carrying onions

[@FELONIOUSBOLUSS]

Onion Shipment: +5 morale

[@Anonymous-_-69]

@@FELONIOUSBOLUSS Onion grenade +10%chance of crying damage

[@boingobadger9846]

@@GM-xk1nw Shhh, the victors write the history.

[@maxschaeffner9005]

Iraqi Armor: Attacks Marines Cobras: *Your free trial of life has ended*

[@jbizzle9984]

[@ligh7foo7]

prepare to meet your Maker

[@billrich9722]

Oh yah. Another meme. Another lazy fucking meme.

[@crapface911]

@@billrich9722 i bet youre fun at parties

[@billrich9722]

@@crapface911 That you do.

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

13:21 Little do we know that the capture of onions was the last straw that decimated the morale of the Iraqis.

[@jumpingpeppers2263]

Chili's done everybody. Did you get the cheese? Of course. Onions? ....

[@ChexQuest]

Dearest Aliya, Things are very hard on the frontlines. I fear our lines are breaking and the imperialist dogs are hitting us day and night! However, we have been promised that for our valiant deeds, command is sending us an entire shipment of Onions! Aliya I tell you this is a glorious day! Yours always, Qadir

[@beans5762]

Iraqi soldiers: NO NOT THE ONIONS

[@binbows2258]

Love it

[@boldCactuslad]

It's possible. We heard in the last video that the conscripts were malnourished, and I seriously doubt that ALL four trucks carried ONLY onions. Do you want to know who risks his soldier's lives to deliver some onions in the middle of a battle? Someone who has very, VERY hungry troops.

[@RangerSidewinder]

Imagine going so quickly through your objectives your main bog-down is POWs.

[@M167A1]

This was a huge problem, we ended up giving them MREs and water and telling them to head east. (From US 1st ID)

[@sirbader1]

Yeah, who do they think they are? Ze germans?

[@MrDK0010]

This is one of the reasons why you should train MPs for mechanized, airborne and heliborne ops. Need to have them right behind the action to scrape up and process the POWs lol.

[@notbot8830]

Yeah and we kinda spoiled them cause when ISIS initially invaded the Iraqi Army almost immediately surrendered in mass and marched in an almost routine way. But Isis is not the US and they all got slaughtered by like 10-15 dudes with rifles.

[@M167A1]

@@MrDK0010 GIs being GIs we gave them what food we could, usually any pork based MREs... at least once this caused a group to get a bit bent out of shape but having a 20 mm Vulcan pointed at you tends to have a calming effect.

[@ScoopernautGaming]

I just have to take a minute and point out the absolute DETAIL put into this. The fact that the foot soldiers each had specific and identifiable weapons (riflemen, machine gunners, and even the rocket launchers). If you look closely too the little firing animations relate directly if the soldier is a machine gunner or a rifleman and the frequency/volume of their fire. Absolutely top notch! I've been waiting for this video for months and you have definitely made it worth the wait! Can't wait to see what else you have in store for us :)

[@TheOperationsRoom]

A very nice comment. And yes i did put those details in on purpose and im so glad someone noticed xD

[@polygonalfortress]

Well they didn't go unnoticed, cant wait to see part 4!

[@roseforeuropa]

@@TheOperationsRoom Your details are absolutely legendary. You're setting a new standard for other KZbinrs of this genre.

[@geoffreyhousewright643]

@@TheOperationsRoom Gettysburgs*

[@dbach1025]

@@TheOperationsRoom these are among the best, if not the best content. Attention to detail is phenomenal. Glad someone else made the conscious effort to mention it. Kudos to you and anyone else involved

[@elijah_9392]

"Iraqi gunnery is terrible." That made me laugh just at its simplicity yet truthfulness lol.

[@wolfrainexxx]

Iraq is what happens when you refuse to allow your troops to play with weaponry, and prefer to make them march around like toy soldiers.

[@hendrasutrisno4191]

How? :o They had iraq-iran war...

[@wolfrainexxx]

@@hendrasutrisno4191 From my understanding, the Iraqi Conscripts were not the main forces fighting in Iran, but I could be wrong.

[@kekero540]

I imagine it’s because they were recovering from the massive artillery barrages and air strikes. Try shooting straight after having a missile detonate 40 meters from you.

[@macncheese1435]

Iraqi gunnery is terrible, russian artillery is terrible, Russia supplied the Iraqi, Both have very similar means of training their troops… Americans take months training on the most basic things of the m777 howitzer and fire easily over 4 rounds a minute if not much more depending on how good the crew is… Marine crews, trained deeply can fire 8 rounds a minute there’s a video on them doing it too (Marine corps artillery - KZbin ) desert storm is a foreshadow of what would happen if a non nuclear war conflict would happen between Russia and nato

[@bradh9800]

Nobody talking about the lone Corporal who engaged a line of enemy tanks on foot... and won. "Attack my command post? Say hello to my little friend!"

[@Josephmgo1]

A similar thing happened during the Battle of Khasham back in 2018. American Marines, Rangers, Delta, SF, and CCT were fighting Russian Mercenaries and Syrian troops. The article I read said "at least one Marine exposed himself to incoming enemy fire to find targets for a computer guided missile system and so that Green Berets can call in airstrikes."

[@IAm18PercentCarbon]

​@@Josephmgo1 Like any good American, the knowledge of Russian aggression provokes an all-consuming and murderous rage

[@christophersermeno8631]

Shoulda got a Medal of Honor for that....the man has stones...

[@alejandrorojas1423]

Imagine being a humble truck driver on Onion duty miles behind your own lines and running into half of the 101st airborne division..🤣

[@buttbuttson737]

At least you can brag to your grandkids that you "fought" the elite 101st Airborne. You just need to embellish the story a little.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

@@buttbuttson737 "I hit them with every onion I threw, but they kept coming!"

[@mindtraveller100]

@@AngeloBarovierSD lol

[@MrDeath5300]

Not only it was a legendary American unit since WWII but they were pissed off after walking so much in the mud, definitely not a great day for these dudes with the onions lol

[@sancocho1718]

Sir Davos, "The onion knight" approves of this!

[@mango_lato]

love this dude the info is like a school semester of explaining a subject

[@lovedonny4118]

He’s so calm all he says what happens!

[@username-tv6uw]

I agree iv been waiting for all these to come out one by one. I love the way its broken down and shown as units on the map.

[@justina6176]

One of my favorite military channels.

[@maxwellclark6992]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING

[@emberswords]

@@maxwellclark6992 IKR

[@rumpleforeskin5698]

General: Your orders are to locate the enemy *not* engage them. 2nd Armored Cav Reg: *”So anyways, we started blasting...”*

[@ziauddinkhan5699]

Iraqi officer: We surrender. US: We haven't attacked yet... Iraqi: We surrender NOW.

[@bmxfreakxyo]

Wise. They had no chance at all.

[@JoeOvercoat]

That Iraqi was right to be pissed that we had dropped leaflets saying “give up and you’ll be fine” and we shelled them anyways.

[@wolfrainexxx]

@@JoeOvercoat While that is completely true, and it is shameful that it happened, I think he needs to see this video... because he was the only one that listened.

[@crimzonempire4677]

I mean in positive news a-lot Of them did surrender

[@spaceygnat19908]

You mean french they where the one shelling.

[@NoneYaBidness762]

I’ve learned more about this war from these vids than I did actually being there.

[@timothyball3144]

Me too.

[@JoeOvercoat]

Classic. 😂

[@johnlucas6683]

Looks like a lot of you who served there did. I didn't realize that that is how it most likely is, even after all the battle is over that the only part you'll know is the part you played, the stories and rumors from others and the main general objective, not the whole story. Unless you're higher up, of course.

[@ddowusmc1970]

Sooo that’s what we were doing!!!! I was Marine Artillery and we were firing down range nonstop for 4 days...

[@sadeksama5057]

@@ddowusmc1970 how do you feel knowing that you fought a war just for the oligarchs to gain more money?

[@gabem3251]

Man, Captain Ray has some huge balls for that aggressive counterattack.

[@klonkimo]

As a retired Marine, that part gave me shivers. I need to go to the range this weekend to kill some paper.

[@seanmac1793]

Captain Ray: Good we have one attack helicopter squadrons to assist we can counter attack. Random marine: surely you mean withdraw we are an infantry platoon and and that is an Iraqi mechanized brigade and we have tanks on the way counter attacking is there job Captain Ray: when I said counter attack I meant counter attack maggot

[@evilsanta8585]

@@seanmac1793 lmao the funny thing is I know for a fact not a single Marine there wanted to withdraw. Every single one of them was more then happy to attack and kill something. If there going to be in a desert living in shitty conditions they might as well get a kill or ten.

[@chipsdubbo4861]

@@evilsanta8585 Marine mentality in a nutshell, call them glue sniffers, crayon eaters, whatever. They are dedicated to their job.

[@dee-jay45]

More often than not these heroic acts of bravery occur when you don't really know what's going on and how bad your odds are.

[@pierremaggi8661]

101st inf squad leader : We report a shipment of onions *French DAG leader wants to know you location*

[@pujo6532]

Daguet*^^ great joke aniway

[@Davey-Boyd]

top comment!

[@IKnowStuff]

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[@FourOf92000]

oño calls

[@VechsDavion]

I feel so sorry for that driver of the onion truck.

[@looinrims]

How come you don’t get the cool checkmark every other youtuber gets in comments

[@dogdog5013]

atleast he didnt die.. i think

[@thespanishinquisition2240]

@@dogdog5013 I fear he might’ve been killed and they lied about him “running away into the night”

[@VechsDavion]

@@looinrims You gotta be on board with KZbin/Twitter/Facebook woke agenda to get a checkmark, unless you're huge. I'm a medium-sized youtuber, so they can ignore me.

[@looinrims]

@@VechsDavion you’re not broke enough to be woke then But maybe it’s better this way

[@TheOperationsRoom]

I hope you all enjoy! If you did, please don't forget to do Liking and Subscribing and all that jazz

[@thylaggyone4513]

Of course

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I have done the likings and also the subscribings madam

[@mhaithamb]

Could you combine all the vids into one bit vid after op desert storm series is done?

[@Troller1991]

keep up the amazing work

[@Druidus98]

This is so excellent and informative presented. Thx a lot 👍🏻

[@Stimlake]

An entire mechanized brigade failing to even damage, let alone overrun an exposed enemy HQ is one of many testaments to just how incompetent and ineffective the Iraqi army was. Incredible.

[@FusionC6]

Remember... They just had a huge border war with Iran, so they weren't in the best position for ANOTHER war... Let alone with NATO... Not that it would have mattered, but they could have possibly pulled off some kind or resistance if they were not fully depleted already.

[@AugmentedGravity]

@@FusionC6 What you said should actually result in the Iraqi's having more combat experience, not the results we saw here.

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

@@AugmentedGravity You're right that they should've been more effective than they were in this particular engagement, and like, actually hit something, but the other guy's right as well. They were undersupplied, just had the crap bombed out of them, had no air support, and basically everything else on their side was being overrun. Hardly the recipe for confidence. Great decision by the US Captain to press that advantage because even though he didn't have the numbers he had literally everything else.

[@omegaasura21]

@@AugmentedGravity The veterans of such fights would probably be the more cautious and careful troops. From the infantry's point of view, why throw away your lives to capture some command tents while the US is likely to win in the end?

[@thecheezybleezy7036]

Mechanical brigade with tanks and anti tank troops got beat by some lavs

[@adolforodriguez7185]

That one Marine that said "fuck it imma go blow up a tank brb" 😂

[@chuxtux6379]

eh,i mean he is a marine

[@timothyball3144]

I was in a support unit, 1st Cav and am just now starting to learn what went on. For me, it was drive, drive, drive with no knowledge of where we were or what was going on. Thank you for this.

[@danielpayne1597]

Thank you for your service!

[@varyolla435]

_"Brave Rifles"_ Pre-invasion = sand tables and maps laying out planned objectives and tempo of battle. Once through the beam however after the first day = never mind........we're playing it on the fly now. 🤨

[@ekhoepua2254]

Christ. The bravery of those 7 LAVs against A BRIGADE of forces is astounding. Sure they had air support, but those men had balls of idk tungsten.

[@steven_003]

Yeah a wonder these LAVs could move with balls this heavy inside.

[@seanmac1793]

Standing the ground on it’s own is insane, they couldn’t really preforming a fighting withdrawal but still, but a counter attack against an Armored formation of any size let alone a brigade is something else entirely

[@barrag3463]

really also a testament to how terrible the gunnery was against them

[@evilsanta8585]

One of the main tactics of the USMC is too over power the enemy with firepower and charge them even if they outnumber you. I'm not kidding that's actually one the basic things there thought. The idea is retreating will probably get you killed so the best way to survive is to kill the person trying to kill you.

[@polygonalfortress]

how about depleted uranium since it's more dense than tungsten and the americans used them for their tanks

[@tk-5268]

I JUST found this channel and was like "I hope the ground invasion part 2 comes out soon" then checked- 8 minutes ago!!!

[@jonnie2bad]

i've been waiting months, don't expect that to happen again.

[@ghostly6175]

Still waiting for air invasion day 2 after 6 months

[@imortal22]

the loss of that shipment of onions was clearly a key turning point in the war - you can't make a good Iraqi borsch without onions!

[@polygonalfortress]

Food is just as important as shells and ammunition

[@boldCactuslad]

I'm assuming those trucks were needed to give some malnourished troops their first meal in a while, and their last meal

[@captbambino3638]

A great display of “using a sledgehammer to crack open a walnut”

[@SlavicCelery]

I think this is using a time machine to make sure the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs landed on a particularly vexing walnut. (Props to Drachnifiel for that one).

[@seanmac1793]

@@SlavicCelery ahh another man of culture

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@@SlavicCelery you got link the video that quote is from.

[@SlavicCelery]

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[@johnmccone5237]

It blows my mind how well-produced these videos are

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks!

[@Baulder13]

@@TheOperationsRoom These videos are so much more digestible than documentaries with a million camera cuts of tanks shooting into thin air with a man's voice explaining whats going on. How am I supposed to know where As Salman is? This over view perspective is amazing and gives so much perspective to the size and speed of things. I really appreciate your work sir. So happy I stumbled upon your channel I hope you keep it up! Thanks!

[@tinman1843]

Absolutely, the combination strategic maps & tiny tactical icons for units gives clarity to both the locations of the action as well as the size of the units involved. Extremely innovative & well done!

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Is this his first sponsor? if so, congrats!

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It's like when a good friend gets a quality significant other. I have to listen to what the new third wheel goes on about, but I'm really happy for the friend.

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i checked the game out, but moving units to attack(or move) takes hours. I thought it were quick games, so i don’t really like the game. Glad hes got a sponsor though

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There's few creators on youtube I give AF about them getting sponsorship, but this guy makes great content so I'm happy for him

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[@Waltham1892]

1:50: "The legendary and respected 101st..." They sure are. Just ask um...

[@Willaev]

As former 101, can confirm.

[@patrickkenyon2326]

They jump out of perfectly good aircraft. How smart can they be?

[@Waltham1892]

@@Willaev My best friend is former 18th Airborne Corps, and boy he never lets me forget it...

[@jonny9544]

RAKKASAN!!!

[@soorejsbabu]

The 101st airborne division is legendary and respected as they were part of Operation Overlord (D-Day landings) in WW 2.

[@mtlbstrd]

“Each armored division, like a finger clenching into the fist; the mighty punch of steel and fury, is about to begin.” Dude, that is creative writing GOLD right there! And could only be that effectively conveyed in an understated British way, as only a Brit can. Bravo, sir!!!

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

Iraqi army: *exist* U.S Army: hey

[@emberswords]

U.S. army *puts hand on iraqi army* "hey"

[@skeletonwguitar4383]

US military: *winks and tips fedora* "how you doin', beautiful, come here often?"

[@acetech8642]

Iraq army: *Flees* U.S Cobras: *Where you guys goin?*

[@user-kx4xs2xd3k]

@@emberswords us air force: open fire

[@cambuurleeuwarden]

stats padding for better kdr

[@thylaggyone4513]

If all school was like this I would actually like going to school

[@econgradstudent4069]

You would be disappointed when you got a job and information was not this nicely presented though

[@thylaggyone4513]

Yeah, but this is a great foundation, it really helps build info

[@thylaggyone4513]

WELL TIME FOR SOME GIRLS UND PANZER

[@beyondbackwater4933]

Typical children. Need a literal animation to keep their attention.

[@thylaggyone4513]

@@beyondbackwater4933 ok boomer

[@sparkyhayes9543]

The amount of armour that the Coalition massed to deal with the Republican Guard shows a modicum of respect to them in my opinion. These videos are great lad, I have been looking for this exact blow by blow account of various conflicts, and desert storm just doesn’t seem to have been covered in this way until now. I look forward to more content in the future.

[@stardekk1461]

Does American tank crew literally played War Thunder: Real life edition. Like, no one got hurt, its like: see tank with thermals- shoot tank, see another tank with thermals-shoot tank.

[@sirbader1]

They were living in the future, that's for sure.

[@trillhouse8078]

Stay tuned. Not everything goes according to plan for American tankers.

[@Michaelonyoutub]

superiority is why, and not just any one type of superiority, technological superiority, air superiority, intelligence superiority, training/experience superiority, superiority of equipment, everything. Iraq is prepared for cold war era style war but don't have advantages like jungles that the north Vietnamese had, and the enemy has modern weapons with modern technologies like sensors, gps, weapons that lock on and are designed to kill exactly the vehicles they are driving, and many more, with a command structure that keeps everything working together smoothly. The Iraqi army is also a lot of conscripts whereas the americans and other international armies are trained soldiers, the republican guard and other veteran units of the Iraqi army are different though as they likely have more experience then much of the allied coalition, they are the most well armed and full of the most experienced soldiers from the Iraq-Iran war

[@seanmac1793]

@@trillhouse8078 i mean things haven't gone to American plans already. They wanted 72 hours of clear skys they didn't even get 72 minutes

[@lordgarion514]

@@seanmac1793 There's a LOT more things to a plan than just the weather. If you've got a hundred things planned out and 90 go your way, it's rather odd to say things weren't going their way just because a tenth of the plan didn't work out, don't you think?

[@laszlo5201]

Iraqi soldiers: Mr Saddam i don't feel so good.

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

U.S: *blitzkrieg sounds intensified*

[@GM-xk1nw]

At least they were courageous, not like the ones who attack poor counties to steal their ressources.

[@laszlo5201]

@@GM-xk1nw Really? Than what were they doing in Kuwait?

[@tankie163]

@@GM-xk1nw you need to pick up a history book

[@russellmassey9324]

Hold on guys - the onions are on the way!

[@M167A1]

My memory is replaying as the clock advances.

[@sirbader1]

Were you there? Just curious.

[@sirbader1]

Ah, 1ID, nevermind, and welcome home. o7

[@trmaddy]

Me too. 24th ID

[@notbot8830]

Did you go back for the sequel?

[@NoneYaBidness762]

Me too. 1AD OPCON to the 2nd ACR.

[@NorthForkFisherman]

"They expend their entire munitions load in just ten minutes" That's what a "target-rich' environment does for you! I mean...onions are DANGEROUS!

[@soorejsbabu]

The 101st airborne division is legendary and respected as they were part of Operation Overlord (D-Day landings) in WW 2. My eyes got a little wet, when he mentioned them. I don't know, I can imagine those landings and all the chaos happened afterwards. I always pray for them, remember them, even though I am not an American nor European.

[@johnbu9098]

And Operation Markst Garden?

[@Crankiebox99]

0:04 why is the tank barrel inside the tank hull lmao

[@henry.3059]

Lol.

[@yanislahtal6253]

Historical footage of the Secret M1-Jagdabrams project!

[@burritoleo7946]

Israeli tank design lol

[@acetech8642]

When you too lazy to rerender.

[@Ronald98]

@@yanislahtal6253 underrated

[@zee7056]

I'm a simple man, I see "The Operations Room" notification, I drop what I'm doing.

[@GIJoeProductions]

This is amazing. Nothing else out there like it. Ops Room, you've got something real special here. Keep it up!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Wow, thank you!

[@ct_1]

+1 awesome content on this channel!

[@michaelbrown1133]

Check out 73 Easting for more acorate accounts

[@williambryant5336]

could you imagine what a SQUADRON of A10's sounds like?

[@Zeljko96Srb]

BRRRRRRRRT INTENSIFIES

[@903strikerunit]

Freedom

[@patrickkenyon2326]

It sounds like... Victory.

[@AdmRose]

Depends which side of the metal storm you’re on.

[@joeskis]

If I only got to watch one piece of the conflict that would be it.

[@flyingcod14]

In the wrong hands, the RPG fired onion can be deadly to your eyes.

[@vatronem4182]

The Iraqis definitely would’ve won if the onion trucks weren’t stopped by the 101st. Good work boys.

[@AA-rd2se]

man u almost feel bad for the iraqis, they had literally no chance of winning this war

[@_caden_6481]

Especially since most of the Iraqis were conscripts so they didn’t even choose to be there

[@normiedeathsquad40]

They could. It was by no means a foregone conclusion. but as they say a war is decided through many metrics and the war was over practically before the first shots were fired.

[@FusionC6]

@@normiedeathsquad40 Yup, thanks to a long ass shite war with Iran years previously. Why the fuck Saddam thought he had any military strength left is beyond imagination.

[@Chino56751]

If they had any sense, they'd have retreated from the get go

[@patrickkenyon2326]

Even Gorbachev told Saddam to pull back and keep his Republican Guard.

[@normiedeathsquad40]

I look at alot of Iraqi army fire fights with coalition forces and all I can think is these guys got 0 range time with thier primary weapon systems. How the fuck can a brigade strength force not hit anything? Crazy.

[@navyseal1689]

First time shooting?

[@SnafuWT]

watched too much rambo

[@integraxnine745]

Those soldiers weren't in the army because they liked it, most of them are little kids who failed school and drafted by force. Also, they had almost zero training, and no logistics whatsoever. The army was just bunch of civilians given rusty Ak-47s(except for the Republican guards) and told to fight or else their families pay for their execution. If i was in the same situation, I'd try my best not to pose as a threat to the more superior coalition forces.

[@tedferkin]

The only real professional army Iraq had was the Republican Guards. The rest, as pointed out elsewhere, were literally nothing more than raw recruits with AK47s. As conscripts they were taking over from an exhausted army fresh out of the Iran/Iraq war. If I remember the history, Saddam was almost allied with the west due to the fact we disliked the Iranians more. He believed he could take Kuwait and noone would really care. This would give Iraq a huge boost in oil revenues. However, due to Britain's close links with Kuwait and the fear that Saddam might take lack of action as a green light to also go after the other gulf states. The other nations had even less army than Iraq, so NATO stepped in to secure it's own access to oil.

[@wolfrainexxx]

Pretty sure the boots in Vietnam had this exact same problem with new recruits that were pushed through training too quickly.

[@gspot525]

Currently my biggest fear is that there won't be a part 3.

[@wolfrainexxx]

If Iran launches a war against the US, and Israel, Iraq is going to see a part 4 whether it likes it or not.

[@Lassitude_Studios]

I am from the future There is a part 3

[@MrJoz08]

I really like the aesthetic of this channel, so simple yet so engaging...

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@christianemeiners9224]

Very well done! Never have I seen such complexity so simple broken down into a fabulous narrative. Thanks for the work.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DaveWhiteInYoFace]

I was 10 years old when this happened. This is the best description of the logistics of battle that I have ever seen! Amazing work! 👏 👏 👏

[@andrewd980]

I could easily watch a 3hr long version of this. So well done. Fantastic. Thank you.

[@hawk0485]

Happy to see you are attracting sponsors, thanks for the upload!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

thanks!

[@grzec7822]

Desert Storm - Day 2: Best Christmas gift ever!!

[@rick67hou]

If I had more thumbs, I'd give them to you.

[@AbsolvedUndertaker]

I'm telling you.. if the 101st didn't intercept that Iraqi shipment of onions, the coalition would have been DOOMED.

[@schlirf]

Whew, never thought you would get to this. Quite a few CAV buddies have been waiting for this.

[@johnnycampbell3422]

Merry Christmas 1/17th

[@QLEK99]

Those onions had a better chance of making the coalition forces cry than the iraqi mechanized brigades. how the hell they couldnt score a single hit from all those machine guns and canons from the combined 100 vehicles is beyond me.

[@JaredAF]

Captain Ray is a good man for allowing those troops to withdraw.

[@usgator]

The T.O.W. missiles, or “tow” missiles stand for “Tube-launched, Optically-sighted, Wire-guided” missile.

[@jimknowlton342]

This is one of the top channels of this sort on KZbin.

[@dikkekater]

I hope the onion delivery men are fine. Poor dudes really were at the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@frankv8891]

US Marine commander : " onions?......peel them, there could be explosives inside !!! "

[@noahstrickler1962]

Please never stop making content like this. It would be very interesting in my opinion to see you cover operation rolling thunder during the Vietnam War using this same format as well, or maybe even the Falklands War, keep up the great work!

[@vicenteasaro1823]

The amount of combat vehicles used in this operation is mind blowing.. The mechanization of forces have come a long way from WW2.

[@bikernumber7180]

commenting for the algorithm. Your channel needs to be 1000x bigger.

[@Legoman775]

Thank you so much for depicting all these battles and operations Also well done Cpt Ray and thank you for your service sir

[@martinaasandersen3775]

"We need some onions, stat. We're critically low"

[@Norosco4u]

7:18 This Marine was woken up before he had patrol duty and was not happy.

[@skeletonwguitar4383]

13:19 the only time I broke out in laughter and smile on the entire video, and perhaps after watching several of your videos. "Onions"

[@mcfeddle]

Finally, a Military Strategy Channel that isn't boring as balls. I salute you, sir.

[@TylerOrchowski]

This channel is like The History Channel in the 90's, when it was good. Who needs cable with top notch content like this? I'm here for it 1000%. Now I just have to wait in agony for the battle of 73 Easting in part 3.

[@drawingdead9025]

If there is a better telling of Desert Storm I've yet to find it. Excellent.

[@Whitpusmc]

I remain blown away by the quality of this channel. If I was in Quantico I’d be showing these to each class of future Marine LTs.

[@EchosTackyTiki]

13:19 "....they report a shipment of onions." Hey! Save those, the French will be here soon!!! I'm sure they can use them for something.

[@jfarrar19]

French? Onions? Get some water. I have an idea for a soup.

[@avalonrainstryder2005]

This is a joy to listen to. The thrill of a pilot dodging guided missles, tank on tank battles, infantry maneuvers, and air support raining down on Iraqis. Combine arms warfare at its finest.

[@paulsakz1532]

Everytime you release more gulf war videos i just watch all of them again from start to finish. Also the battle at 1st marine HQ is just amazing, and what a site that would have been to see your french allies storming an airfield! XD

[@-nixwite-]

I’m so happy that people like you exist because you have brought us a AWESOME amount of content that brings us to love your videos. LOVE THE WORK!!!!

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Wow, thank you

[@-nixwite-]

@@TheOperationsRoom No, Thank you for making great content!!!

[@sarumace4851]

The latest eagerly awaited video in the Desert Storm series. Much anticipated!

[@jaclyncarney3244]

13:26 "They Report a Shipment of Onions". Yes...but they were enemy onions so.....

[@nutsbutdum]

The amount of details put in these videos is just amazing!

[@titaniummechanism3214]

"You killed a lot of sand - the sand was very evil" Go watch Generation Kill. It's dope.

[@MALITH666]

although its the Bush junior war. Still gives perspective on that even though it may seem like a Mike Tyson beating a 3 year old, the Marine soldier still has to go through hell that they were never trained for.

[@medln5357]

7:15 imagine being such a legend that a documentary about the strategic details of the desert storm operation had to include you marvelously killing a tank with an AT rocket

[@Gerwulf97]

This is your best series dude. Thank you so much, it's so well done. I had no idea about all that Marine Corps action and armored warfare.

[@Shipinabottle_]

This has become my favourite youtube channel over the last year, thanks for all the great content. Congrats on 175K Subscribers.

[@johnashton2023]

I wish history class was like this. I pay a ton more attention to this than anything on my history class.

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@MrLokilis]

This shis is amazing dude. I super appreciate all the effort that goes into these videos - the detailed formation shapes and animations showing units, maneuvers, etc. This kind of content can't be found anywhere else. Mind blowing. Keep it up.

[@hellopinkham]

Thanks for the videos man. Straight to the Pont, simple graphics, and very informative. I subscribed just recently, and am very happy with your content. Keep up the good work man.

[@peterprovenzano9039]

That was the most in-depth presentation of any kind I’ve ever seen of the Gulf war. Great job

[@TheBrennanSchafer]

Oh, I have been waiting for this. Doing god's work, sir. Guys, share Operation Room's videos/page with any of your friends who you think would appreciate this stuff. Let's give this man the views he deserves!

[@coltong98]

“The mighty punch of steel and fury is about to be unleashed.” 15:00 Truer words have not yet been spoken! Grade A narration brother!

[@griffoncs6431]

Oh man I didn't know I've needed these videos so much all my life! Easiest subscribe in a while.

[@crissyalpuerto104]

The amount of detail is just amazing. Great Job again!.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thank you very much!

[@willbarnstead3194]

I can’t wait for a certain tank battle on day 3, but there was a lot of detail about what was going on in Kuwait on day 2 I didn’t know about. Thank you!

[@Peter-ox7wh]

I love this channel!!! One of my favorites, congrats on sponsoring and for me you can put if you want 10 adds, I will eat them all. Your work is awesome!!

[@Mister_Belvidere]

This is not only very informative and well researched, the visual graphics are very polished and professional. This is better than anything I've seen on TV. Well done!

[@frankpinmtl]

Bush: Did you find some WMD's? Soldiers: Nah, just some onions. We ate 'em at lunch...

[@MALITH666]

Yo Desert storm is Bush Senior war, not the Bush Junior.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

A squadron of A-10s. Holy shit.

[@MadCoop]

Love your vids dude. Also gg on sponsor. Keep up the good work.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Appreciate it!

[@andrewdorris3321]

The presentation of your information is impeccable! Concise and informative whilst still being more entertaining than other presenters. Thank you sir!!

[@friedwaldderlebendige8494]

you know you are winningg the war when your addvance is significantly slowed by enemys throwing semselves at you wanting to surrender

[@JoeOvercoat]

B-52s. Plain & simple.

[@friedwaldderlebendige8494]

@@JoeOvercoat B-52 plain and *AWESOME*

[@Maritimesgestein]

@@friedwaldderlebendige8494 plain and boom

[@frankv8891]

same thing happened during the invasion of the USSR in 1941....hundred of thousands Russians surrendered to the Germans.....the Germans thought the war would be over soon.....but Russia had millions more men to fight....you cant win such a war, when the enemy has that amount of soldiers....

[@Norosco4u]

Captain Ray looks just like I imagined, I wouldn't want to fight that guy!

[@dk5468]

Love these videos. The Gulf War analyses are without doubt, the best on KZbin. Keep them coming!!