F-16s Dance Through Deadly SAMs OVER Baghdad!

On the third day of Operation Desert Storm, Coalition leaders decided to try to attack targets in Baghdad area by a massive non-stealth strike. The strikers were F-16s from 388th and 401st TFW, supported by F-15s, F-4s and EF-111s. Main target was Tuwaitha nuclear research facility, site known for the famous Osirak nuclear reactor raid a decade before. The attack didn't go quite as planned, escorts had to leave earlier than anticipated, mostly because of fuel problems. Iraqi defenses were strong enough to represent a serious threat to the F-16s. The most famous part of this operation known as Package Q Strike is the HUD tape of the aircraft flown by Major Emmet Tullia. He successfully evaded at least six Iraqi missiles, without even using chaff and initially being loaded with bombs and fuel tanks. Some pilots from his flight were not so lucky.
But Tullia was not the only pilot who was fired upon by multiple surface to air missiles. Captain Keith Rosenkranz had a similar experience. In this DCS World video, we will examine the experience of both pilots while giving an overview of the air strike.
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- Keith Rosenkranz - Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot
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- Air Force Magazine - Package Q, by Peter Grier, Dec. 21, 2015
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[@windsorcorbin1005]

Respect to those who were flying over our heads as we eat the grit in the First Gulf War

[@showtime112]

Thanks for commenting! And for participating too.

[@benlaskowski357]

So we have it. The F-15 got all the A2A glory, but the F-16 did the mudwork. Groundpounders win battles.

[@showtime112]

That's true!

[@benlaskowski357]

@@showtime112 👍

[@jonredcorn862]

Well that's just like your opinion, man.

[@jdsaldivar5606]

82ND AIRBORNE Ground Pounders in the form of Divisions!! YEEEEEHAW!!

[@FD1CE]

Great part of history. Thanks! I can feel how hard it is to reenact this in DCS.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for watching! I think this was probably the most difficult video to make until now.

[@skyhorseprice6591]

I've seen the original HUD video from Stroke 3's Viper, and I gotta say this video did a great job of conveying the tension and adrenalin fizz. The fact that you used the actual comms from that squadron really added a lot. Good job 🤜💥🤛

[@showtime112]

Thanks again! I can tell you this was one of the most challenging videos. But also one of the most enjoyable to make.

[@showtime112]

@Tennessee rebel outlaw True. It's quite incredible what he achieved. In DCS, it is almost impossible to dodge a SAM carrying this much weight and without the use of chaff. I tried a lot of times, even pulling harder maneuvers than Stroke 3 did.

[@yvc9]

The Devil was riding on his coattails with those last SAMS. Great stuff

[@showtime112]

Thanks for commenting, glad you liked it!

[@donparker1823]

Excellent, fun to see the 388th which is home based at Hill AFB UT.

[@showtime112]

Thanks for commenting!

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

Is DCS map mod-able? Because I was thinking... maybe somebody should consider to mod the gulf with a desert storm era mod, removing thos shore art works and plenty of Arab sky scrappers that were absent at that time...

[@showtime112]

It is possible to remove objects. You need to define trigger zones and then set 'object remove'. But I admit I haven't thought of it until now. Making of this video was probably the most complicated one so far 😁

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

@@showtime112 bruh we are getting to movie quality stuff with you in here, I don't know where you got thos radio talks from but the entire thing was out of this world, big thumbs up.

[@showtime112]

@@sohrabroozbahani4700 Thanks a lot for the comments, I'm glad you liked the video! Entire radio comms are available on one of the links in video description. There's also the link in which C.W. Lenoine comments and explains it.

[@PappaBear_yt]

This is pretty much me playing any game: everyone is trying to take me down, missiles and bullets for adversaries are obviously set to "unlimited" and there's no place to hide. 😁🤭 Great video, as usual! 👍🏻👏

[@showtime112]

I'm so sorry if this triggered any traumatic memories for you 🤣🤣

[@PappaBear_yt]

@@showtime112 Yeah, but don't cry too much for me, Argentina - you don't wanna help this weather to cause the flood, don'tcha? 😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣🍻🍻

[@nothingsall2182]

Heck yeah! I was waiting for this one! Thank you sir.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for watching. The story had been covered a few times already but I thought I could do better 😁

[@oveidasinclair982]

SA-2's are like flying telephone poles, only good against large bombers, Western fighters can easily maneuver around them

[@showtime112]

Not when they are loaded with bombs and fuel tanks. And their chaff dispensers are not working. Not sure how accurately they are simulated in DCS but I can say it's not easy at all.

[@-_deploy_-]

"Easily"

[@endacurtin8282]

Holeeee F**k!! I found myself gritting my teeth and holding my breath on more than a few occasions there! Well done on another top class History lesson, 112. Would have clicked 'like' twice if I could!

[@showtime112]

Thanks! I can tell you that this was one of the most difficult videos to make but also one of the most satisfying ones at the same time!

[@pontiacGXPfan]

Afterwards they just used F117s to blow up the reactor

[@showtime112]

Keeping things simple 😁

[@pontiacGXPfan]

@@showtime112 they had to learn the hard way

[@renatoandricevic8638]

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@showtime112]

Hvala na komenatru, drago mi je da ti se sviđa.

[@BluejayGamingVR]

The rumor says Stroke-3 is still going defensive over Baghdad to this very day…

[@showtime112]

😁

[@EastGames-uy6mc]

You surprised me with monday :)

[@showtime112]

It was deliberate 😁

[@domovinivjerni]

Danas sam letio na MiG-u 21 i onda udjem u ovaj video i pogledam kokpit F-16-ice. Nebo i zemlja :)

[@showtime112]

A što je najbolje, kad pogledaš display šesnaestice, izgleda kao nešto s osmobitnih kompjutera iz 80-tih 😁

[@NeutronRob]

As usual a great video!

[@showtime112]

Thanks again! I appreciate your comments!

[@valley6636]

Do you plan on doing more future F-16 videos? If so do you plan on doing a recreation of the F-16 that got shot down in sebia "Start finding me boys"

[@showtime112]

I will certainly do some more F-16 videos. I was considering the one you mention. It does happen in the middle of the night ant it might be difficult to simulate the exact damage of that aircraft but it might be doable.

[@doZe94]

Jako dobro uradjen video i uklopljen audio. Mogu samo zamisliti koliko je bila stresna situacija za pilota, ali je isto tako i pokazao iznimnu disciplinu. Radujem se sljedecem videu.

[@showtime112]

Hvala na komentaru. Činjenica jest da je odlično to izveo. Sudeći po DCS-u, izbjegavanje rakete bez mamaca a još i sa natovarenim avionom uopće nije lako.

[@veritasardens6547]

Please show us how they destroyed targets in Bagdad using F-117s and B-2s after this event. Requesting you to make a video on that.

[@showtime112]

Actually, those missions wouldn't make a video even remotely as interesting as this one. Basically, stealth aircraft fly at night (so you don't see much), they fly from point A to point B and drop guided ammo on targets. But who knows, might tackle it someday.

[@Nacimin]

Great video, as usual. May i ask if the radio chatter is coming from DCS or u got the original tracks? Thank for your efforts, very appreciated

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the comment. The radio chatter is from the actual combat sortie.

[@16rumpole]

I can't imagine the mental and physical toll that experience exacted from him.' what a serious badass.

[@showtime112]

Me neither. He must have lost some serious weight that day.

[@nikolakaravida9670]

Soon as I saw the title I knew you were gonna mention the legendary Stroke 3.

[@showtime112]

Oh, I had to do that one. A couple of reenactments of it have already been done but I didn't like any of them.

[@privatesmoke]

Man.. I'm in love with this channel

[@showtime112]

Thanks for such a positive feedback!

[@jonredcorn862]

You know whats even crazier supposedly his chaff and flair system was malfunctioning and he dodged all 6 on poor maneuvering alone. Awesome video!

[@showtime112]

Thanks! Yes, he dispersed no chaff. He still had his bombs and fuel on for the first few missiles too.

[@thechadillac1211]

A most well deserved DFC

[@showtime112]

Absolutely!

[@alhassanait1749]

Great quality but why can't you make iraky cities on the ground ?? most of iraky facilities were built near major cities !

[@showtime112]

There's no map of Iraq in DCS. This is actually Syria and Damascus was standing in for Baghdad.

[@bjornsmith9431]

I wonder if the flight was accompanied by Wild Weasels to deal with S.A.M, the S.A.M and A.A.A Guns/ Radars was more deadly than Migs, during the first Gulf war suppression weaponry consist AGM 45 to AGM 88, Alarm anti radiation missiles, Cluster Bombs, Iron Bombs an even a Concrete Bomb developed to not cause civilian deaths in urban areas 😅 😂 🤣.

[@showtime112]

The F-4G Wild Weasels did accompany the strikers. Some launched their HARMs but most of them turned back early because of fuel shortage.

[@bjornsmith9431]

@@showtime112 the F 4 phantom II was late 1950s to 1981, they consume fuel faster with twin General Electric J 79 GE-17A turbojet engines 1955, huge smoke trails, do surprise me if the F14 and F16 could stay longer in flight with the news General Electric F110 turbofan jet engine 1980s, produce least smoke trails and consume fuel at a slow rate.

[@masakari]

The Alarm is British. We F/A-18 types had HARM on the pylons so no WW needed. Silly Air Force...

[@showtime112]

@@masakari Yeah, no wonder the mission was such a mess 😁😁😁

[@kuiper921]

Capt. Rosenkranz who is mentioned towards the beginning has a really good book called "Vipers in the storm", where he talks about his experiences in Desert storm, I recommend y'all check it out if you like reading

[@showtime112]

That's a great book for anyone who is into such a subject. I found it interesting that he didn't describe himself as a typical fighter pilot (like Dan Hampton did in his book for example)

[@kuiper921]

@@showtime112 Been a few years since I read Rosenkranz's book so details are spotty, how did he describe himself again? I remember a couple bits and that it was overall good but yea

[@brittjones4433]

Question, did you ever do a night time stealth bomber mission over Bagdad???

[@showtime112]

No. Srealth missions probably wouldn't work well here. YT compression really ruins any night footage. And missions are basically all about finding the target with your flir and dropping a guided bomb on it. But who knows, maybe I'll tackle it someday.

[@fortawesome1974]

I was of the understanding that the secondary targets for this strike were an Accordion Factory and a Mime School!!

[@showtime112]

Nope, it was the baby food factory 😁

[@16rumpole]

you should make a sim and use Tulia's actual voice during the flight

[@jdsaldivar5606]

82ND AIRBORNE So...did all those missiles land harmlessly?? Or...they caused damage...or...they explode due to proximity??

[@showtime112]

They generally self destruct after a certain time if they don't hit. But the pieces must land somewhere and I'm pretty sure that anti-aircraft defense in cases such as this one (firing madly over a city) causes A LOT of damage on the ground.

[@clivereid]

Excellent work, Sir!

[@showtime112]

Thank you kindly!

[@jatikuncoro5462]

Good video. For memorium history war middel east.

[@sartainja]

Superb pilot skills. The light poles were flying that day.

[@showtime112]

True. With bombs and fuel tanks on and without chaff dispenser, it's extremely hard.

[@mateen6849]

Amazing video, great story and well done as usual

[@showtime112]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

[@codystout5353]

It's amazing he did that with no flares or chaff.

[@showtime112]

Exactly. I tried to avoid SAMs without chaffing or dropping ordnance in DCS. Extremely difficult!

[@codystout5353]

@@showtime112 I mean I guess if it was real life or death situation. The adrenaline that would be going through your body would be out of this world. I read a story about a pilot in a F-15. He said he pulled 12gs and didn't even feel it. I am guessing this guy pulled over 9 trying to dodge the SAMs.

[@showtime112]

@@codystout5353 Actually, the g count wasn't that high at all. That's even more surprising.

[@codystout5353]

@@showtime112 dang you would think someone would have to throw that aircraft across the sky like Maverick in Top Gun 2.

[@codystout5353]

@@showtime112 I am assuming you have done research on these videos. What is the highest g you have ever seen?

[@hudex54]

vrlo dobre videje radis, mogo bi napravit movie za 10 min i bi imao najmanje 50k ogledov

[@showtime112]

Hvala! MIsliš kao ona cinematic videa? Ima već dosta ekipe koja se time bavi a imaju PC sa jačim specifikacijama pa ne znam baš.

[@hudex54]

@@showtime112 pa samo napravis misiju gledas iz 3 PV i posnames onda dodas jos muziku i je samo da su kratki videi 10 min max i da ne govoris ti nego nastavis da govori bot ubiti muzika

[@showtime112]

@@hudex54 Razmislit ću😁

[@redbat5084]

@@showtime112 Slažem se s tobom, imaju malo jaču kvalitetu i možda nebi bio toliko konkurentan, ali isto tako ti imas kontekst u svojim videima koji oni dok izmijene 17 aviona, 3 vremenska perioda, 4 mape.. i dok svi po jednom naprave break i malo bace flare na radarsku raketu ispucanu sa 30 Nm - nemaju. Ja bi volio da nastavis raditi ovakve. Čak i neke izmisljene scenarije, samo da video ima neku priču, početak i kraj. Veliki pozdrav iz slavonije!

[@showtime112]

@@redbat5084 Hvala na mišljenju. Vjerojatno neću krenuti u izradu nekakvih čistih cinematic fan videa. Ima već dosta kanala koji to rade i ne vidim kako bih tu bio drugačiji ili bolji. Ovako nešto mislim da ne postoji. Barem ne točno ovako :)

[@aerohead8088]

I always wondered why they didn’t have wild weasel/EW support on these missions knowing the air defense was going to be substantial.

[@showtime112]

I think they did but for some reason, they turned back home earlier. Can't remember the details, either it was the fuel or they had fired all their missiles.

[@aerohead8088]

@@showtime112 Wow. Then I don't know who's call it was to continue on with the mission but seems very brave/irresponsible depending on the importance of that mission on that day. They had to expect losses. Great vids though keep it up. 👍🏽👏

[@takaharatanaka8818]

#EmptyShelfJoe #LetsGoBrandon Good video, thanks

[@showtime112]

Thanks, keep watching!

[@wisam9928]

21:15relex^s16^

[@daliborrasic484]

Možeš mi reći kako imaš taki pogled iz cocopita.Koristiš li VR.

[@showtime112]

Ne, samo head tracker. Videa snimljena u VR-u izgledaju katastrofalno. Isprane, blijede boje i sve se nešto trese. Plus, treba ti zvijer od konfiguracije.

[@daliborrasic484]

Ja sam head tracker instaliro preko kamere.Pa se trese nemogu imat tako fino klizanje.

[@showtime112]

@@daliborrasic484 I ja koristim kameru koja prati diode. Treba se igrati sa parametrima i podesiti ih da ti bude manje osjetljivo. A meni je i trebalo nešto vremena da naučim micati glavom na ispravn način :)

[@michaelwk67]

Their training pays off

[@showtime112]

Investing in aircraft but not investing in pilot training wouldn't be a smart policy 😁

[@ulisesvelez5846]

operation desert storm some torelance.

[@narcos5598]

Well done keep on this good job. Thank you from an italian vr pilot

[@showtime112]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@thestalicho]

Triple AAA and Chaff dispenser use both sound the same and chaff is difficult to see.

[@showtime112]

They are not exactly the same sound. And yes, chaff doesn't emit any light and it's hard to see.

[@Saguanay]

Hey @showtime112 Is the flak effect part of the WW2 package? Is that the only way to get the sound / smoke effects?

[@showtime112]

That is WWII German flak, true. And they do come from the WWII package but I think that now one of them is available to everyone. As far as I know, they are the only way to get that heavy flak fire effect in DCS.

[@stephensanford5273]

Use the KS19 100mm gun (russia) and you'll get flak like that. However if you want search lights, which I personally love, you'll need the Ww2 assets pack. If you make a group of 1 son-9 (Fire can) radar, and 4 Ks19 guns and an ammo truck you'll get really good FLAK way up high. It'll make you jump when those bursts start going off around your airplane.

[@lappin6482]

Wow 😮👏👏👏

[@showtime112]

Thank you for commenting!

[@raidtv3939]

What are your specs?

[@showtime112]

AMD Ryzen 5 1400, Sapphire Pulse RX580 4GB, 32GB RAM

[@pistonssssss]

Do you do same avoidance maneuvers like in the reality he do? Particularly the SA-6 avoidance?

[@showtime112]

Replicating the same maneuvers proved to be impossible. In fact, in DCS World if you try to avoid any missile with two Mk84s, fuel tanks and without dispersing chaff, you will almost certainly get hit. Once you drop the bombs and get rid of fuel tanks, it's a different story.

[@zagreb123123]

Really interesting👌

[@showtime112]

Wow, you seem to be binge watching my videos! that's really the best 😁😁😁

[@noemicubol41]

9:45 why did you actually use Hawks instead SA 2 Soviet SAMS

[@showtime112]

Because they actually were HAWKs. Some of them were captured in Kuwait and put to use.

[@noemicubol41]

@@showtime112 oh okay

[@noemicubol41]

@@showtime112 I get it now

[@noemicubol41]

@@showtime112 that’s why

[@secastabala]

Jel moze video o obaranju f117

[@showtime112]

To je u dugoročnom planu ali moram prikupiti više informacija.

[@Hichatsu]

As much as I enjoy your video's, you really need to invest in a new graphics card :)

[@showtime112]

Wouldn't mind. But it is quite uncertain when that might be. The prices these days are absolutely insane, A card with similar performance to the one I have costs more than twice today than what I paid for it. And it's not all graphic card. YT compression is horrible. Anything that's dark gets compressed the cr*p out of it. Original videos I get from editing software look a lot better. I tried some advice I found in various tutorials but not much improvement there.

[@Hichatsu]

@@showtime112 Yeah that's true, the costs are ridiculous these days. Never mind Still is watchable :)