Desert Storm - The Air War, Day 1 - Animated

[@TheOperationsRoom]

This was a VERY big effort. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed producing this for you. It would be awesome if you'd all Like and leave a comment, it would really help get this video out there!

[@zackyjenkinson6902]

After you finish up with Desert Storm, could you do some videos on some of the most famous WWII bombings, like the Bombing of Darwin, Operation Gomorrah, Operation Tigerfish, and Operation Meetinghouse?

[@mechietech5176]

Pls make a video on 1971 Indo Pak war

[@christopherplantijn3798]

This was a fantastic video! I know a lot of people will ask you to cover other operations. I just want to let you know that I enjoyed the video shown right here. You did a great job. I'm not even thinking about what you'll do next because I'm still marveling at the outstanding quality of this one. Thank you for putting the effort into making this.

[@aliasales]

I right away know that for this video is needed ALOT of reaserch, so I apriciate that 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Rosk03]

Very BIG effort !!! Wow.... Omg, this is amazing

[@mpkp2011]

see this is the reason that regular TV is losing customers. This is purely amazing content

[@jeffd6527]

What, you don't like watching American Pickers or Ancient Aliens on the History channel? I miss the days when they showed legit history.

[@dirtythetroll9460]

American pickers are nor bad tho

[@jackandlaneysdad]

Shit this war was televised

[@aandc2005]

I agree 100%

[@TRUMP_WAS_RIGHT_ABOUT_EVRYTHNG]

I hardly watch regular tv anymore! It’s all doo: and gloom or crappy dramas or stupid scripted comedy. You tube has all my favorite genres with no commercials 🤟🏻. Now if you tube could just stop censoring and demonetizing people that’d be great .

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

Sending B52s from the continental US is like the ultimate flex.

[@Wond3rland___]

*snorts a line of coke followed by banging head on table* says in a good ole boy accent, “let’s fuckin send bombers from the swamp over to Iraq”

[@DeliciousManX]

As soon as he said "Barksdale" I said, "Holy shit, that's just down the street from my house! They flew all the way to Iraq from there?!?!?!"

[@jarenthomas9091]

@@DeliciousManX Dude my family lives in Doyline and Minden area

[@Wond3rland___]

@@angelogandolfo4174 if that’s a British flag as your pfp, and you’re British, you’re talking as the BIGGEST hypocrite I’ve ever come across

[@mcallahan9060]

@@angelogandolfo4174 The Bahgdad air defense was designed and built by the Russian's, as was the entire Iraqi air defense system in general, and in fact was manned by Russian "advisors" and still got stomped. I understand why your so triggered though. Go have a nice cry for yourself. Maybe treat yourself to that gender reaasignment surgery you've been putting off.

[@Slenderman12342]

An absolute masterpiece of a military operation. Gaining air superiority not in days but in hours is seriously impressive. Fantastic video

[@thememers_dude]

Air superiority was a confirmed deal from the start most of the iraqi fighter are old and absolutely dated

[@lookoutforchris]

@@crackhead3511 this was a 20th century war. You don't know history. January 16th 1991. You're ignorant on this subject.

[@junkers3824]

@@thememers_dude didn’t the Iraqis have mig-29’s which were fairly advanced at the time?

[@australianpatriot]

@@Myanmartiger921 wrong

[@danielwoods3896]

@@Myanmartiger921 We fought China before, in Korea. Quantity does not destroy quality.

[@smileyface6583]

Desert Storm wasn’t a military operation, it was art. it was an absolute masterpiece of strategy, logistics and coordination.

[@Techno_Idioto]

It was a piece of fucking art, par none.

[@martinrps13]

It was just another war that the USA lost

[@TypausZuendorf]

And basically everything Russia is not capable of doing ^^

[@Techno_Idioto]

@@muba000 If you're asking me, it was an act of terror. Doesn't excuse the illegal actions the U.S undertook in the wake of it.

[@goldbullet50]

Americans have always mastered the art of destruction. I'll give them that. Maybe one day we will help their enemies the same way we have helped Ukraine.

[@drksideofthewal]

I think Russia’s logistics foulup in Ukraine underscores how impressive this operation was, from a strategic standpoint.

[@drksideofthewal]

@@YY-mk4ti 1. The fact that the US can rally a force of 1 million to attack a country halfway around the world, whereas Russia struggles to muster 200k to attack a country it *borders* only proves my point. 2. Iraq at this time had a much more impressive air defense network than Ukraine, which more than compensates for Ukraine’s somewhat larger size. Also, again, some of the US forces were attacking from halfway around the world, so that’s hardly an excuse.

[@drksideofthewal]

@@YY-mk4ti 1. Allies are a part of warfare, the fact that the US can rally 35 countries to its cause but Russia can't is a major geopolitical weakness on the part of Russia. Furthermore, 700,000 of the coalition troops were from the US alone, and the US did the lionshare of the work during the initial air campaign. 2. Your original point, was that Ukraine was harder to airstrike due to its geography. I countered by saying that the geographical advantage was balanced by the fact that Iraq had far superior air defense. In other words, geography doesn't work as an excuse for Russia. 3. If you think that moving hundreds of thousands of tons of war material across an ocean, even in the "modern age" is a trivial matter then you have *much* to learn about logistics. What's more, this point directly contradicts your original point that Ukraine's larger size relative to Iraq made it harder to invade. If, as you say, attacking a country from across the world is "pretty easy" in the modern day, that just makes running out of gas 100 miles away from your own country all the more embarassing of a logistical failure.

[@daxpro9074]

@@YY-mk4ti Oh man, the Iraqi forces that entered Kuwait are from the elite of the Republican Guard, made up of 7 legions, each corps is 80,000 soldiers, in addition to 3 armored divisions and 5 tank battalions. A state and it lasted for 8 months so that they were able to liberate Kuwait, so the war of Kuwait and Ukraine is not comparable

[@bobtank6318]

Russia honestly should've just copied the Desert Storm day 1 playbook. The invasion would be going a lot better.

[@Tayzzy-h2g]

@@bobtank6318 that's assuming that Russia even had half the amount and quality of the assets the US used in Iraq

[@cameroncall5163]

General: "Was the strike successful?" Aide: *turns on CNN* CNN: *live feed gets cut* General: "Splendid."

[@lmadwn-4583]

Love that

[@zy2359]

Thanks to that Tomahawk missile

[@lmadwn-4583]

@@zy2359 yup

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

U.S Air Force: so anyways I bomb Baghdad unharmed

[@robertl955]

@@bbarker5766 all news sources are biased, people these days like to act like low level street gangs claiming sides with politics lol. people waging war in the streets for their set, trumpys and sissies going at it in the street with womens self defense products lol

[@aquatone327]

The logistics and timing of all of this are incredibly impressive.

[@looinrims]

Something people forget is the U.S. military isnt the most powerful *just* because it has powerful stoof and lots of it, but because it can support all of it anywhere on the planet with the space to put it The Royal Navy is similar, being the only other nation that isn’t america that can be anywhere, because of its massive logistics

[@Bill31400]

@@looinrims > The Royal Navy is similar, being the only other nation that isn’t america that can be anywhere, because of its massive logistics It isn't the 90's anymore. In the last 20 years, only France (Mali) have done truly solo military deployment far from it's border. The UK army biggest spending is on maintenance of outdated equipement past their lifetime and retired soldiers pay, not actual military capacities.

[@looinrims]

@@Bill31400 it’s not ‘deployment far away’ it’s ‘can you deploy your entire navy far away?’ The sealift fleets of the US and RN are unmatched, hence their ability to do all that

[@Bill31400]

@@looinrims Once again, you are still living in the 90's. There is a VERY worrying downscaling of the UK military power over the past two decades. Current UK military would LOSE the falkland war. I'm saying this as a UK resident.

[@looinrims]

@@Bill31400 being a resident doesn’t do anything to support your argument, all it does for me is telegraph that you’re insecure about your argument and need an appeal to authority to make it sound better Even if you mean the Uk today Vs the Argentina of back then, the Argies would still lose, regardless of the ‘downscaling’ (which I find interesting without supporting information considering the expansion of the carrier fleet)

[@nicksiegfried4906]

The whole fact that they were watching the news in the war room so they could tell when the F-117s hit their targets is insane to me

[@tomfinlay7373]

I remember watching CNN live as they went off the air. It was surreal. The TAC was monitoring all of thew news stations but according to other accounts that I have read, the news stations were not being used for BDA (bomb damage assessment), more for seeing if any actionable intelligence could be gleaned and to monitor what was being said. Their primary BDA was coming from on ground intel in Baghdad including paid sources in the Iraqi military, plus satellite live feeds, plus tapped comms cables. Tom Clancy co-wrote a non-fiction book with Chuck Horner called Every Man a Tiger, I highly recommend it.

[@RazorsharpLT]

Newscasters were a perfect scout in the day. There's no way Saddam's forces would target them, and they have free access live feed 24/7 to the capital.

[@ebonaparte3853]

@@RazorsharpLTToo bad news forces are targeted nowadays by some countries.

[@freeassange5667]

​@@ebonaparte3853 Isreal & Ukraine being some

[@ebonaparte3853]

@@freeassange5667 Mostly in Gaza by Israel.

[@jseemanmusic]

It is immediately apparent that this is an exceptionally good presentation: 1) a calm, precise voice replaces the common and unnecessary over-dramatizations; 2) new battle information is presented so watchers of this kind of content are learning new things; 3) an excellent combination of technical details and historic events is presented; 4) somebody put a WHOLE LOT of work into an excellent dynamic graphic of the air sorties. Even all of the aircraft icons are accurate. One-word response: MORE

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thank you!

[@Technichian462]

Indeed. More. But don't leave out those that often get missed, simply because they didn't specialize like the Wild Weasles (which I worked from 1981-1989). Here is an interesting story about anti runway bombs. When I was stationed at RAF Lake Lakenheath, we trained on a French made munition called the Durandall. It was one of those weapons, even in training you just despised. But its what you get when you buy French made weapons I guess. This weapon was a nightmare to load. Its a complicated weapon. Not only does it have a Fuze for exploding slightly after impact, it also has a drag chute, to slow the weapon down to get it into a proper angle as it drops so it can fire its rocket motor. AND it has a special safety device to seperate the rocket motor from the bomb body, in case of fire, so it doesn't shoot of in some random direction, thank you Mr French weapon maker. So we could carry a HUGE number of those on the F-111. I have loaded 24 of them on one aircraft, once. Even while in theater we had to continue our weapons load training. The interesting thing about load training, "load training will not be performed with live munitions". This is in the safety tech data for the Durandall. The reason for this is because its very easy to accidentally arm a Durandall bomb while loading it. Which is problematic because if you are loading it, and it arms, and you stop the Jammer too fast, it could fire its rocket motor! Thanks again frenchy! 🤨 Now, during the first phase of the actual war, we were tasked with taking out runways. [I think someone just wanted to finally use the d I Durandall in real word use. We never did. I was one of the first load crews to load train with them. WFT? YOU CANT LOAD TRAIN WITH THESE LIVE ONES!!! I refused. I was told we only had live ones and that made it OK. I responded, "No." I said get an officer to give me that order, and I will then consider it. My acting first seargent showed up though, and said, "SSGT Johnson, whats all this about. I regurgitated the safety reg. He laughed and walked away. No officer gave me an order. Later that day, we were told that there had been incidents everytime they attempted to load train with the Durandall's, they kept arming during loading. LUCKILY non of them fired off. So we never got to use them at all, and finally just dropped them from out loading inventory. But will did complete our mission for runways. Its impressive what a MK-84, 2,000 pound bomb will do to a runway, with a .25 sec Fuze delay and explode many feet under the runway. A much better a d safer job than a Durandall! F-off frenchy, we got this.

[@multitoolish]

@@Technichian462 Wow, great story!! I think the F-111 is one of the most beautiful planes ever made. Be awesome if you made some videos and tell more stories! Your great at it

[@mikegrant5435]

@@Technichian462 I worked on F-4C Wild Weasels from 78-79. Kadena AB Okinawa.

[@mkvv5687]

@BRAVOZULU DWEST boathouse Annoying, some truth there. Fwiw, I'll never forget the poor Brit pilot displayed on Iraqi (and world) TV. He was from the downed Tornado that was mentioned in the vid. Oh hell, did I just prove your point?

[@MasterClassComments]

I had absolutely NO idea the air-side of desert storm was this immense. And each little aircraft in the video respresented the ACTUAL amount of aircraft flying, right?? Good god man.

[@MrSirwolf2001]

And he still left out the OV-1D/RV-1D Mohawks that gathered intel before and during the air war, and the following ground war. It was one of the sources that allowed us to collect and identify ground based missile systems, radar emplacements, photographic data, and individual troop movements in real time.

[@fireboltaz]

I was in WW Desert Storm II

[@mmatthews61687]

@@fireboltaz those darn Iraqi Nazis!

[@brandonmcandrew4859]

It was the airforce that beat them and the army sweeped the rest up

[@thericepotato5847]

Really shows the US air power, even on our own I can't name another country that can LITERALLY darken the skies with how many aircraft we can deploy st once

[@bplup6419]

Imagine sipping your coffee, setting it down, grabbing your binoculars and looking out the window to see four apaches just hovering in the distance pointed at you.

[@JoseJimenez-sh1yi]

Oh shi....

[@beeter3588]

*bollocks.*

[@1320fastback]

I would literally shit my pants.

[@CheekClapper879]

*smacks lips* "Damn...That's tough.

[@vladimirmilanovic4307]

@@1320fastback znamo.mi ne.

[@dangilliland3627]

As a vet who spent 7 months floating in the Persian gulf and red sea, I can tell you that we trained,trained and trained some more. Every day was crazy with man overboard drills and general quarters,as well as doing your job 16 to 20 hours a day. We trained with all countries and everyone on sea or shore worked long and hard. Thanks to everyone who helped make it a total success

[@nuttyjunior]

you fought for your Jewish masters

[@moekitsune]

​@@nuttyjunior Shut your yap

[@mithrandirthegrey7644]

What did you actually achieve aside from making Iran more powerful?

[@jh-ys5zw]

@@nuttyjunior aww cry about it

[@maxkuijper000]

You made your master’s pockets full while burning your fellow citizen’s tax money in that war

[@dennissvitak148]

I was an aviation meteorologist, assigned to Lt. General Hoerner's battle staff. My team and I provided operational weather support for strike missions. Modern sensors need much more than simple cloud base/visibility forecasts. We had to get involved, directly, with the flight planners to determine what weapon systems were best suited for each mission. I had a computer program, an Mark IV Tactical Decision Aid (TDA), which incorporated target area data. SOME of this data was latitude, longitude, elevation, type of target, bridge, tank, building etc., sun angle, moon angle, percent illumination, and target area background...32 different types, dirt, sand, trees, etc. After the target characteristics were uploaded, THEN I applied the weather. Temp, dewpoint, winds, pressure, precipitation, visibility, clouds, all kinds of stuff. The third piece of the puzzle was one of the 25 different sensor types coalition forces had. Some were better than others. The end result was two numbers, TAL, and TLR. TAL is "Target acquisition range", which was just that. When can the sensor detect the target. TLR was "Target lock-on range." So...a massive bridge over water, during the day, with no clouds, can be detected and locked onto 20 miles away. You can use a standoff weapon. A tank, in camo, at night, with the engines off, in trees, can't be locked onto until you are VERY close. Different targets needed different approaches. Desert Storm was the FIRST war where the weather guy became part of the decision making process. I loved my job..and was pretty good at it.

[@kevmehl]

Dennis Svitak what a story, thanks.

[@wtywatoad]

Tonight's Forecast: Mostly dark, then lighting up with a 100% chance of severe explosions.

[@commanderbastard1993]

You did an excellent job. Congrats to you and your team.

[@wtywatoad]

I was perplexed as to why The Weather Channel spent weeks showing a map of where the theater of operations was, just to tell the American public that the forecast for that region was classified.

[@johnd2058]

Thanks -- I was in first grade at the time, and this is the first world event I remember. "Desert Storm was the FIRST war where the weather guy became part of the decision making process." -- The specific target-engagement tactics, right? I thought there was a meteorologist in the operational loop on Normandy. Was the target-engagement sensor factor a lesson learned the hard way from the '70s? I seem to recall someone using laser-guidance, maybe the bridges between Việt Nam and Red China.

[@humanoidalistic]

I don't think any documentary series has offered a better perspective on the true scale of modern war. Can't wait for further episodes.

[@jackbrady9738]

Agree. Goat video

[@vidsforfun5155]

BazBattles also offer a great documentary however its world history such as ww2 😊

[@voidcomm14]

Agreed

[@erebus7205]

You guys haven’t seen this yet then. From the big man himself, Storming Norman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boPIhmWHodyLaNE

[@f1reisaloser]

I fully agree.

[@Gonczor6]

I'm watching this in 2022 just a few weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine. The difference in the quality of planning and the dominance gained from the first minutes is amazing.

[@breathofyahmosthigheliyohi1268]

Ik right, brown lifes dont matter so you bomb everything.

[@Gonczor6]

@@breathofyahmosthigheliyohi1268 What?

[@lookoutforchris]

Cultural difference 😂

[@chrish3850]

@@lookoutforchris yeah Russia doesn’t rly care about soldiers lives that much

[@lacey1714]

Yup!!!

[@deriznohappehquite]

One thing I find interesting are the disparate Chinese and Russian reactions to Desert Storm. China considered that their military was not fundamentally different from the Soviet model that Iraq also based their military on. Thus, China completely rethought their national defense strategy and began a multi-decade modernization program. Russia just claimed that the Iraqis were racially inferior, uncivilized bedouins, and naturally Couldn’t fight European forces. They did, however, rename their new T-72 model to “T-90”.

[@удивительный-б8х]

i mean russians do have a point, look at the current ongoing war you can't tell me if this was some arab country fighting against ukraine with western support it would've held its grounds that long

[@sebastianwallin3726]

In the Iran-Iraq war 1980-1988 you saw how the soviet vs America armament was playing out. Where Iran used US armament left over from the Shah and Iraq using both previous and current soviet armament as well as NATO weapons.

[@pickleman40]

Both are true, the Iraqis engaging all of their radars and not preserving these systems is pure stupidity. Thr same thing did not happen in Kosovo for instance

[@OptimusDelta]

@@удивительный-б8хukraine has had a well trained army the entire time..they are receiving a mountain of support from the western allies..as for being racially inferior the mesopotamian people built the first civilisation on earth..didn’t the uncivilised bedouins conquer from iberia to pakistan?its plain irrationality on display..

[@TheJoazzz]

@@удивительный-б8х The Russians actually have no point because they are the exact same as Saddam - a rabble without the training or equipment to face the unchained killing power of a modernized military force, let alone a whole alliance of such. Yeah, they can shoot, and they can kill, and they can roughly do all the things an army is supposed to do, and they have numbers. The critical part is how it all compares to their adversaries. Iraq got bodied because, despite their own success against Iran and Kuwait, their new enemy, - the coalition force, particularly the US - was militarily superior in every way. Russia would fare just as badly, if Western support for Ukraine wasn't so sickeningly half-hearted and if actual Western military forces got involved. And unlike what some limp-dick racists might try to spin, the reason is not in an idiotic fantasy of imagined ethnic superiority, no. It's a reason of policy and economics. Russia and Saddam's Iraq are the same in the sense that they're circus armies that flex to the world with their bullying of lesser neighbors, staged "training" and parade displays, because they hold no real substance in a modern peer conflict beyond WMDs. Why? Because their rulers are pragmatic cowards. The army of a dictatorship must be kept weak and inept or it will have the power to overthrow its own government. You can use them for some "peace keeping", or propaganda, or internal security, or for invading weaker neighbors (Ukraine, Georgia, Kuwait). You can't use them for fighting the major powers of the world, because you'll be crushed. Russia is a particularly fun case because their government is nothing but a pack of criminals, scammers and liars who only know how to steal and murder, without concern for efficient governance. And so all the money that could go to building a good military goes somewhere else. There was a piece written on this in the 90s called something like "Why do Arab kingdoms lose wars", and the reason remains the same: A capable military would topple its own dictatorship, and autocrats can't have that. Money laundering, embezzling, base level distrust, stupid fucking honor codes, outdated hierarchies, it all remains the same. And then the Russians decided to spice it up with prison rape and mafia politics! The only reason they've gotten as far as they have, and are still holding on, is because they inherited the USSR's massive stockpiles of ammunition and hardware, and because Ukraine is still fighting the war alone, despite foreign volunteers and relatively pitiful material support.

[@paultrigger3798]

This war was so fast that many forget how immense it was.

[@justinbiggs1005]

Good old powell doctrine for ya. Military force as a last resort. But when it's used. It's utterly overwhelming force. Ultimately this minimized casualties on both the coalition, and Iraqi forces. Like mentioned in the video. Mass surrenders were everywhere

[@Adam444Tv]

@@justinbiggs1005 powell with the UN resolution lie on Iraq II was sad though.

[@AzrealMaximus]

​@@justinbiggs1005Powell was not part of the planning phase of ODS, that honor falls on both Schwarzkopf and Horner. Powell tried to push the bear to attack in 1990, the bear knew he needed all his assets in theater before committing his Corps and their divisions. Powell is a good yes man, the bear wasn't.

[@dragonspaw.blogspot4461]

They also forget the bullSH** used to motivate us to accept it!

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@justinbiggs1005 I like Powell back in 1991… But he screwed up royally with Iraq 03.

[@oiytd5wugho]

"arrive 30 seconds early" this whole video made me realize just how precise the timing is, jeeez

[@jinzokan3499]

Yeah at first i was thinking why not just start raining death and destruction but that might alert other areas of the battlefield before everyone else is in position.

[@anthonymiozza526]

Yeah massively, plus organization and movement of logistics etc etc its all insane.

[@redjive_industries3760]

Hitting every target all at once is something that goes back as far as WW2, where American artillery used a tactic called a ‘Time On Target’ bombardment, calculating projectile arcs and shell flight times so that several volleys from multiple batteries would all impact a relatively small area at once. It was incredibly demoralizing. This is the modern version (and now you can do the same thing much more easily with computers)

[@stevesmith866]

While waiting some figures ran out of the buildings,,,, that was the smart Iraqis.

[@sparkyunofficial1119]

Imagine how much more of a scale it would be today by 2021 tech level improvements and optimizations in advance warfare

[@boredomstudios5464]

The whole air raid of desert storm is a work of fucking art

[@Ruder6163]

Right! I love the theocratic Islamic dictatorship of Kuwait ❤️ and I’d be willing to lay my life on the line for them anytime! Clearly most Americans feel the same way given you were all willing to die to preserve their rule. What is it exactly about the Sabah family that made you guys so passionate about them? Was it their system of governance? Their commitment to Islam? Or was it your hatred for the secularism coming from the Baathist in Iraq?

[@ELGG1894]

​@@Ruder6163Is this some strange form of coping for the fact Iraq lost?

[@Ruder6163]

@@ELGG1894 No, I’m asking why Americans were motivated to defend the authoritarian Islamic theocracy? This has nothing to do with Iraq. I like to watch the cognitive dissonance take place in the Caucasian American mind.

[@Crustaceannationrepresentative]

​@@Ruder6163Because it threatened to upend the entire world economy due to Iraq threatening Saudi Arabia after annexing Kuwait, which would've no doubt led to Iraq keeping all the oil in those countries for itself, or selling it at extremely unmarked prices, plus Kuwait is a US ally so they were obligated to defend them

[@tomfinlay7373]

@@Ruder6163 I think multiple motivations were at play, but central was the fear of Sadaam disrupting our oil supply, particularly in Saudi Arabia. Would he have attacked Saudi Arabia if the US led coalition never existed? We'll never know. The power in charge don't poll the public on those decisions, they do what they want and then try to sell the public on why it is justified or prudent. This video really doesn't address the political rationale of the US in depth, it focuses on the tactical military actions. There are other videos that address the political aspect. This video does a great job, and in general I think US citizens can take pride in the skill with which our forces fought. Whether they should have fought in the first place is a debate for another place I think.

[@rickybojangles162]

Desert storm is a perfect example of 2 things, 1, technological superiority. 2, intense planning. These 2 factors allowed what was basically a complete clusterfuck to absolutely decimate Iraq in a matter of hours and days. Immensely impressive warfare.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

This wasn’t impressive. It was a damn masterpiece. This was more then an operation, this was art. And I’ve come to appreciate it even more now that I’ve seen how a major operation like this can fail by seeing the result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

[@SurplusTrader]

meanwhile russia

[@justing42]

We referred to it as a weekend exercise

[@thethirdman225]

3. Overmatch.

[@thethirdman225]

@@patchouliknowledge4455 Calm down with the hubris and the hyperbole. Iraq was a second-tier force, equipped with second-tier weapons. The coalition was a force designed to take on the entire Soviet Union and WarPac force and was precisely configured to do so. It also happened just as that combat model was about to be replaced and it was used against a military force which was configured along the lines of the 1970s Soviet model. In damn well should have worked. Furthermore, it’s a military axiom that we learn more from our defeats than we do from our victories and we are seeing the problems of some of the practices used in the 1991 war still getting in the way today. This level of tactical laziness has not gone unnoticed in the Pentagon and strategic advisors, some of whom cut their teeth in this exact campaign, are fighting to correct some of these bad habits to this day. It may end up being a case of winning the battle but losing the war.

[@greygoose3936]

Using the drones to fool the AA into turning on their radar was my favorite part.

[@singularityraptor4022]

Ikr!!

[@jasonchiu272]

That's an AA+ maneuver for me.

[@hegel5816]

“We have been tricked..!!”

[@raywhitehead730]

Old trick going back before Viet Nam

[@杰不是失败]

@zino dino shut

[@matthew1882]

History channel needs to step up their game or hire this man.

[@SinnerD2010]

They're too busy uncovering evidence oh ancient aliens...LOL

[@JeremyDWilliamsOfficial]

Too many commercials killed the History Channel. This video is better than most you’d see there anyway.

[@omcorc]

The History Channel has been dead for years. They’re irredeemably garbage TV.

[@r.d.9399]

I agree. This was superb

[@JeremyDWilliamsOfficial]

@wesley Johnson 😂

[@adoringanemone043]

My dad served on USS Constellation during this conflict, he saw A-6s and F-14s take off the flight deck and fly off to strike targets, and it changed his views of war once he saw them come back on deck without their bombs and missiles.

[@spacemanjoe7074]

“I’m Saddam Hussein, and this is jackass.”

[@ltk_xv72]

Beehive Tetherball = Going to war against American air power

[@marvs8760]

Dude 😂

[@Fearless1247]

Im kenny rogers

[@theprideofafrica1186]

"I'm George W, and i order the de-bathification of the Iraqi military and government.. and this is jackass."

[@-Markus-]

HAAAA!!!!

[@aviation.satire]

I love how the animated planes are actually accurate

[@recording_closet9100]

@Brandon BP well yeah, they're animated. They are intended to represent their position at the time

[@hoghogwild]

@@recording_closet9100 He wasn't referring to position, he's referring to the fact that when EF-111's were being discussed, the 3 planes moving on the map actually looked like EF-111 Ravens. the F-117s look like an F-117, same for teh B-52s.

[@Lightning_aus]

except for the mirages

[@Viper555]

@@Lightning_aus 12:05 looks like a mirage F1 to me, those were the only types of mirages fielded by either side. The French flew mirage F1s and so did the Iraqis.

[@WeirdHistory]

This is fantastic. Well done.

[@AlienWithInternetConnection]

Woah weird history your here.

[@stiffstud8511]

O snap

[@peytoncross7026]

Yea the vid was but george bush sent men to die to save kuwait

[@sherwanburhan8942]

@@peytoncross7026 no my boy to save precious oil You know why iraq invaded kuwait in the first place?? Because kuwait wanted to break iraqs economy by dumping huge mount of oil into market at very cheap and low price Sadam guys went to there leaders and you selling cheap OK but don't sell so much amount of it and that's how it all started And kuwait did that in the first place by command of USA

[@mariolisa2832]

Oversimplified is better

[@TheProdigalCat]

As a GWOT veteran, the Desert Storm/Shield boys don't get enough love

[@fakecubed]

That's because it was over so quickly, everyone pretty much forgot it happened.

[@danieldeath-j7u]

Islam will conquer you one way or the other...

[@Firebolt193]

@@danieldeath-j7u Islam can lick my balls, get out of here with your death cult

[@AlbinoMutant]

A crusty old NCO in 1AD told me his proudest moment during Desert Storm was when the division commander came by after the first major tank battle and saw an RPG all bent around his mine plow. The general made a beeline for it, leaned in to examine it and then examined the front of the tank. He turned around with a huge smile on his face and asks "He got a shot off?" The NCO nodded "Yes sir". "Did he hit you?" The NCO nodded again, "Yes sir, and then I ran him over". General looks like he's about to giggle with glee, he looked at the LT and the LT nodded. Division commander gave the him a medal right there for pitchforking the slowest infantryman in Iraq with his plow. That was when the Army was the Army.

[@John-vb1vs]

The. Angels of. Saint Gabriel. Is my. Thought

[@pkz420]

It blows my mind that those bomber pilots took off, and landed, at home in the US. A guy woke up, in his own bed, kissed the wife goodbye and sent his kids to school. Drove to work, got in a plane, joined a war for some hours, then returned home. Had dinner with the family a few hours after landing. And now he's a modern combat vet. It's a new kind of warfare. Soon, with drones, maybe we can soldier from home. A soldier wouldn't even have to put pants on, let alone travel anywhere. I'm kinda glad I'm too old to live long enough to see this tech mature. EDIT: To anyone who wants to say that the flight was longer than 24 hours, I suggest your read a bit slower. Nowhere does this comment imply that the flight was less than 35 hours. The point, that your missing, is that they took off from, and landed in the US, after one flight.

[@macktheinterloper]

Remote warfare is something I'm definitely not looking forward to, as the civilians will surely be the only ones to suffer the fallout.

[@6ixsupaneat674]

@@macktheinterloper Who cares man, as long as Uncle Sam and Zion get what they want. Just dont report on it and noone will know or care!

[@JamieBainbridge]

Staff in the USA flying remote drones is already reality. There are plenty of articles about the PTSD suffered by such remote pilots during Afghanistan.

[@916619jg]

How long do you think a transcontinental flight from the US to Kuwait is? 😂

[@916619jg]

As of the time of my commenting 43 dumbasses can't do basic math either

[@spethmanjones2997]

Being bombed by something that took off in _Louisiana_ of all places just adds insult to injury

[@white-dragon4424]

They could've launched the strike from the UK, but they must've launched from the US for propaganda purposes.

[@white-dragon4424]

@Edd Fsd It's not supposed to be an insult, but rather to send a message to everyone what range the US has and what its abilities are, just in case anyone else ever thinks about trying it on. And no, I'm not American, but rather I'm saying what their intent is.

[@white-dragon4424]

@Edd Fsd I think you're confusing this with the Iraq Invasion of 2003, which ended up creating terrorists like ISIS. And it was Al-Qaeda who caused 9/11, not the Taliban. Also, like I said before, I'm NOT American, nor a supporter of the 2003 invasion. I'm just saying why those B-52s flew all the way from the US instead of a base in the UK during Desert Storm.

[@keithgainey7853]

@@white-dragon4424 Well said White Dragon. I am an American and clearly understood you the first time. I agree with the 2003 Invasion. I did not support it.

[@sababugs1125]

@Edd Fsd huh 700? There 193 countries in the world

[@r8dj]

Now you know why it was called "Desert Storm". As a veteran of this war, I salute your comprehensive analysis.

[@Shawn-ho6de]

Thank you for your service

[@drdanglez]

Thank you for your service.

[@getn_shot2282]

Thank you for your service

[@ddennis6398]

I’m 33 now and I understand now that you were either a patriot who fought for freedom or you had no better option after graduating high school and join the military. Not all veteran deserve respect.

[@getn_shot2282]

@@ddennis6398 regardless of who they are they put their life on the line. They deserve respect for what they did not who they are

[@gnperdue]

The quality of your videos is truly phenomenal!

[@ChairmanMeow1]

The logistics... THE LOGISTICS!!

[@notleviathan855]

You know the logistics guys are like shaking hands, and jerking themselves off. I mean HOLY SHIT the time and effort gathering info, planning, sending shit up to high command, adjusting for possible outcomes, taking in new information, giving new information. Gotta pat the communications teams on the back as well, we never think about the guys behind the front lines planning every move.

[@acolyteoffire4077]

it gives me a headache to even imagine a 10th of this operations possible paper work and time spent.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

@@notleviathan855 I would be!!

[@LoisoPondohva]

Gathering from all across the world a million combatants, twice as much support personnel, dozens of ships, thousands of tanks, hundreds of planes, countless artillery pieces, evac vehicles, helicopters, logistics vehicles, all manner of special equipment and food, apparel, ammunition, fuel. And managing to get all of that in the right places and the right time. On top of that, organising all of that to seamlessly integrate into a unified force. And some people say we don't have the technology to build the Great Pyramids so it must be aliens. Logistics specialists: quietly doing the impossible since possible was invented.

[@jjhpor]

@@LoisoPondohva And yet it is tiny compared to June 6th 1944. I heard on the radio yesterday that during WW2 the Japanese army was able to deliver 5 pounds of material to each man in the field per day. The US was able to deliver two TONS and at an average distance over 6,000 miles. One Liberty ship built every 4.5 days.

[@KillerOrca]

WWII era battleship launching cruise missiles. I don't know why but that is oddly satisfying...

[@wruenvadam]

I was thinking the same thing. I have the pleasure of living near the Wisconsin, so it really gives me a new perspective on the old girl. The fact that she got some combat use so recently makes me happy somewhat. Its just a shame that the guns like the ones she has don't really have much use anymore. She is very beautiful however. You look at her and think about the fact that she's a battleship, then you also realize that she is sleek, and is genuinely a fast ship and is one of the last ships with the amount of armor she has that is still in active service technically speaking. While I certainly don't want to imagine her sinking, it would still warm me up to hear about her doing her duty once again, and is why this video warmed me up as well. I had no idea she took part in Desert Storm until now and I am very satisfied to have learned that today.

[@roflomaozedong]

@@wruenvadam hey mate! You are talking about which boat? wich one ? sorry for my bad english

[@gnranger]

@@roflomaozedong the USS Wisconsin (BB-64)

[@pcguysoffgridcabin]

@@gnranger Iraqis were seen surrendering to the Wisconsin drone. They didn't want any of them 16 inch shells

[@KillerOrca]

@@wruenvadam Here's hoping they turn her into a museum like they did the Intrepid, IMO.

[@tebo2770]

I remember sleeping in a UH-1 at the border of Iraq and Saudi when the air war began. We were all standing outside looking up. I have never and will never again see that many planes in the sky at one time. It was crazy. I won't forget that night.

[@jimmysavile69]

@Fred Barendse he was just saying that he has never and will never see that many planes again..

[@Its_shiki_time4876]

@Fred Barendse that comment was so irrelevant its not even funny

[@seanlambert-knight4735]

Fred Barendse ur not in ur 70s checked ur sub list dipshit lol

[@tonymorris4335]

@Jeff R. While true, we GAVE them the chemical weapons they killed the Kurds with and then we fucked the Kurds in the same way. I'm a vet as well, but almost everything in the middle east including desert storm came as a result of things we were already putting our fingers into and helping to cause.

[@rykiske8052]

@@tonymorris4335 the mere fact that over 30 nations joined the war says how much they were afraid to lose their money and to keep that region under their control to suck off oil

[@darktoadone5068]

I was in the 7th Fleet in the USS Midway CV-41 as an AO when this happened. We had so much ordnance ready on weapons support equipment that the division who maintains them , G-1 AWSEP ran out of them and things got crazy. The commander of the 7th fleet had to make a decision. We worked easily 100 hour weeks but I felt it was nothing compared to what the guys on the ground were going to go through.

[@monsa6558]

An excellent video of the Big Picture view. I was a Boom Operator on a KC-10 crew that flew an eight -hour sortie that night and appreciate your work here to allow me to see all that was going on and how it all was planned to go. The day before, all us Tanker aircrews were gathered together to be briefed by an Air Force One-Star. He told us that the expected losses that first few nights was one AWACS, one KC-10, and two KC-135s, due to the expectation of the Iraqis to apply standard Soviet air tactics. Which included launching everything you have in a counter attack. We were told that the F-15s would not be able to stop all of the Iraq aircraft from shooting us down, "Some of them will get through". But, the main concern was the shear number of aircraft in the airspace. The greatest risk was us, all Coalition aircraft, flying into each other. I noticed, at the moment we were told that, all us tanker aircrews were looking at the other aircrews, wondering, which of us would not return. It was a solemn moment that laid over us, like a cloud, for the entire time, until we landed from that first flight and found out how well the Air War was going. Thank you for putting this together. It is much appreciated.

[@jetrickgordo4026]

Man I can't just imagine the pressure and adrenaline of joining such large formations being defenseless as you are. Radar screens must be all over the roof. Nice story about the people supporting the fight behind.

[@mrrexychomp9829]

I think if the Iraqis had done a soviet style all out attack that would have worked out better for them. Its a good thing they didn't

[@sendingit2601]

Seeing those big boy kc-135s in person is something else.

[@janmeshgavte6578]

Oh God what kind of air traffic it would had been and also tension, stress, adrenaline and all kind of feeling you get hit by in that moment. I almost got head-ache while watching this animation can't even imagine what your POV would had been

[@tommorningstar6373]

Thank you from the bottom of my rotten old American heart. Braving the pucker factor for your country and countrymen is the greatest act of courage and sacrifice possible.

[@notarmchairhistorian7779]

"How many planes will you use?" *AMERICA: "Yes."*

[@KaiserStormTracking]

america has one heck of an Air force

[@shadowtrooper1]

We have to 2 largest airforces... the US Airforce, and US Naval Aviation.

[@AliBaba-vw7mo]

More like “Oil?” America: “YES”

[@wellifailed392]

@@shadowtrooper1 no. The second strongest would HAVE to be Naval Aviation and Marine Corps Aviation combined otherwise Russia would be stronger

[@shadowtrooper1]

@@wellifailed392 I said Largest, not Strongest. Also I tend to loop Marine Corps Aviation with Naval Aviation as the USMC is a department of the Navy.

[@MayDayMei98]

This was barely an air battle. It's more like a systematic dismantling of Iraq's military infrastructure.

[@saadsajidul9001]

Agree mate

[@justbreakingballs]

Don’t be arrogant. It’s was always a battle. The pilots who were killed and had batteries clamped to their balls will also agree with me.

[@kobek4159]

You barely understand that an Air Battle can be overwhelming. It's not a damn game where both sides are evenly matched.

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

We gained air superiority in a single day, I wouldn't call that an even battle.

[@dannyboii4949]

Air Massacre would be more appropriate

[@krisfrederick5001]

The most advanced military in history: "Did the strikes succeed?" General: "Turn on CNN."

[@LRRPFco52]

Air Force General #2: "We just turned off CNN...high five!"

[@JohnDoe-tq3ye]

There's no more fake news. Mission accomplished

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

@@JohnDoe-tq3ye Back then, CNN really was probably the most trusted name in news. For good reason.

[@dennissvitak148]

All those videos you guys got to watch? I watched them first, in theater, so I could verify the accuracy of my weather forecasts...or at least, that's what I convinced the command staff why I needed to be there!

[@krisfrederick5001]

@@LRRPFco52 Absolutely hilarious. Hey, check this out.....Lights out!

[@stephenmogle2335]

As a former Army ground pounder... my official petition to do the land battle phase has been submitted.

[@sechanchannel2764]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmjIlKuwf5iDd80 Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

[@sechanchannel2764]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmjIlKuwf5iDd80 Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

@Jay R The absolute *fear* that comes after such an intense show of air power. "It can't get worse, right?" I am sorry, my friend. But it's about to get much, much worse.

[@ericnortan9012]

As a former Marine Amtracker I agree!

[@mikolajschulz5847]

This was like a training exercise for 35 or so Militaries.

[@InfantrySider]

Yep a live fire exercise with moving targets

[@spankythedog56]

What the fuck are they training for then?

[@InfantrySider]

@@spankythedog56 they weren't actually training, it was a joke for how easy they were to beat

[@KillerSpoon575]

@@AK-nm1jh just becuase they are outnumbered doesn't mean it would be easy. I mean they had a huge AA defense system that was so potent that only f-117s could go to baghdad

[@ttwr4gty7ihz49]

@@KillerSpoon575 80% of AAA are no function because the lack of spare parts And the same thing for the aircraft and tanks

[@adamkostowicz7289]

I’ve watched this 7 times and will continue to rewatch it randomly because I’m a proud OIF vet and I just love military plans especially ones with fixed winged aircraft

[@Burchie_]

tyfys

[@spanionneo]

I was a seven year old Iraqi boy living near Talil Air Base. I remember that night vividly. The ground was shaking and windows were shattering. It was one of the most terrifying thing I lived through. Within a few days all of our bridges, power stations, trains and factories were destroyed. It was the fist time I heard about America. Little did i know that this war was going to take me on a long journey and eventually become an American citizen . I suppose they broke mine now we share theirs.. lol

[@justjoshingya504]

Well now that awesome military might is there for you :)

[@efabiano82]

Wow, that's an amazing story!

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

Thats a hell of a story man. I hope you've enjoyed being an American!

[@mjb0183]

Yes, we really messed up your country. Sorry about that...we have no control over our crazy ass Pentagon ghouls who love the military / industrial complex PERSONAL profits. Too bad Israel tells America how high to jump, when we do their dirty work.

[@remeyrune6009]

@@mjb0183 Iraq's also had no control over what their military, or government, did. I have Kuwaiti friends who are very happy about the liberation efforts.

[@davidputland5506]

This operation was an absolute masterpiece.

[@anfrale4657]

@uNnHkP8mza imagine trying to air traffic control all that.

[@tylerclayton6081]

@uNnHkP8mza I’ve heard recordings of an A-10 Pilot puking in his cockpit out of guilt and horror after finding out he strafed British Armored vehicles by accident. Apparently this was because there was a certain British armored vehicle that looked similar to most Iraqi armored vehicles

[@st3gosaurus]

@@tylerclayton6081 yeah you would feel so bad after that. especially if you killed your fellow soldiers.

[@anfrale4657]

@@st3gosaurus do you drink seamen?

[@1990-w1l]

But Masterpiece have worst cheap copy

[@xxmrrickxx]

Awesome overview. I did not know about the drone decoys. As I researched this I realized how brilliant this strategy was. They used BQM-74C drones that were developed for target practice. This particular variant was the first with a programmable autopilot to allow the drone to circle over the SAM sites. Mounting the drones on a pylon and using them beyond their intended function seems to have been total ingenuity.

[@hoghogwild]

And the Navy launched over 100 ADM-141 Tactical Air Launched Decoy , 6 of them can be launched from a single Hornet. The use of the BQM-74C drones was AirForce and the 40 man crew was put together quickly 2 teams were responsible for the 37 successful drone launches.

[@billyjoe8185]

@@hoghogwild that’s incredible, very smart usage of those drones and decoys

[@hoghogwild]

@@billyjoe8185 I thought so too. Why risk all of your human/aircraft assets to, when you can saturate defenses with assets of considerably lower value? Since this was an example of warfighting 30 years ago, just imagine what's in the pipeline right now?

[@Sonofthebear]

Israel has actually used the same tactic in 1982 to wipe out Syrian air defense

[@rtv8066]

@@hoghogwild considering that 6th gen fighters are anticipated to be working as a command and control center for squads of drones. my quess would be that they design the Radar Cross Section on the drones to mimic the fighter jet so enemy missile systems wont be able to tell the fighter from the drones... that would definitely be hell for anti air missiles.

[@AmberStraw-v7w]

This operation was an absolute masterpiece.. This war was so fast that many forget how immense it was..

[@mrABOZI]

Coalition: "How many aircraft do we need to use?" USA: "Yes"

[@riojasvictor]

Haha

[@gooble69]

Geez that joke is getting tired...

[@zedwpd]

I'm an Air Battle Manager. That's always the answer. Yes.

[@RedRider1600]

"How many aircraft do we need to use?" 10%

[@robspecht9550]

“All of Them”

[@wr3tched]

This is incredible

[@cobra3738]

Tf are you doing here?? lmaoo

[@wr3tched]

Cobra LMAO trying to learn some things

[@dewayneblue1834]

And this video was only Day 1, over the next 41 days over 100,000 combat sorties were flown. Even more complex was ensuing ground war, which involved (among other things) thousands of tanks. Remember, when Desert Storm began Saddam had the world's 4th largest military force. A few weeks later, he didn't even have the largest military force in Iraq.

[@jackbui2944]

@akjohnny got the big touch.

[@hypedup205]

Holy shit. Used to watch you all the time during AW era wr3tched, I even played w you a few times. Then I randomly see you commented on a video about the gulf war? LMFAOOO

[@LtCmdrTyler]

A Desert Storm vid by Operations Room? A perfect way to start Saturday mornin boys.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

I hope so! After the effort that went into this I am now going to the pub to finish my Saturday 😁

[@zackyjenkinson6902]

@@TheOperationsRoom When it comes to air battles and air campaigns, you are definitely the best of all the KZbinrs who make battle animation videos.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

@@zackyjenkinson6902 that's very kind, thankyou!

[@thehighhegemon2199]

The Operations Room Well deserved. Great video

[@klat2baraada579]

Actually, it was a Wednesday here, Thursday, Baghdad time. Just sayin.

[@ripliner3964]

Fun fact, if you liked the engagement at 12:00 , it was actually featured in Dogfights with the actual pilots of the ef111 recounting the engagement

[@JB-pq1wd]

As a professional military analyst, I have to say this is just a fantastic bit of work! One mistake so many people make is thinking "if I buy a lot of expensive hardware, I now have an effective military". Sure, good equipment helps (and having bad equipment is deadly) - but as you can see there is a lot more to it. This is just the tip of the iceberg: think about logistics, access rights, training, airspace deconfliction (making sure people don't run into each other or anything else), coordinating support assets such as tankers, jammers, ISR, weather concerns, damage assessment, avoiding civilian casualties as much as possible, etc. etc. You can also see why fratricide is such a big concern - and this doesn't show the necessary coordination with maneuvering ground forces, Special Forces, or Patriot batteries. Imagine the difficulties coordinating an air campaign involving several nations such as NATO members. The U.S. did a lot of work over the years at events like RED FLAG, practicing how all this works together - you can see the results and why practice and training are so essential. One last note: I worked with the F-117A program years ago. They did not dally around threat areas: their missions and routes were carefully planned and timed (literally to the second), taking into account known threats such as SAMs. They flew in, dropped their two guided bombs, and got out. No loitering.

[@ashersolomon9560]

What you said about the F-117s was exactly what I was thinking while watching this video. I’ve been studying up on Gulf conflicts for a few months now and there was no record of Stealth fighters Hovering over Baghdad waiting for the jamming to start. Personally I am fascinated by the various types of munitions used by pilots ( the right tool for the right job)

[@Gongolongo]

Bro it's not necessarily a hardware/training issue. Nothing can save you from the entire developed world raining down hundreds of modern aircraft on you.

[@117Chief930]

@@Gongolongo But there is an art in attacking a country with the 4th largest airforce in the world at the time, who knows it's coming, and losing so little life and equipment to wreak so much damage upon them. They could have just slammed their technology and numbers against the wall and won, but it would have cost so many more lives. Better trained, better equipped, better planning, better result.

[@tsdobbi]

As a professional SENIOR military analyst I believe you are off on a number of points.

[@raynic1173]

@@tsdobbi But that's confidential or.....is Tim your real name (ed)?

[@davegrant2167]

Got to be said, bloody clever idea using the drones as bait

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

In a war, deception is the most powerful weapon just after dumb enemies.

[@hmmjedi]

The Israelie's used them over the Bekka Valley in 1982 to decoy the Syrian Sam sites based there allowing the IAF to then destroy the sites...

[@edmundoberensztajn2395]

Do you have the opportunity to read Tom Clacy`s Red Storm Rising, maybe 30/35 years ago? The atack of the aircarrier in the Iceland Ops by Soviet bombers showed this same tactic :o)

[@moshunit96]

Im embarrassed to say that this is the first time I've heard about the drones being used.

[@xOperator]

@@moshunit96 The US been using Drones going back to Vietnam. There were drones made during WW2 as well

[@PROJECTD-op9zw]

Everyone is talking about CNN is going off, but no one talking about the reporter who just saw a tomahawk "cruising" on eyes levels in a hotel window...

[@brendanmalone-ewing6535]

If you hunt around KZbin you’ll find some footage of them flying at rooftop level. Incredible stuff

[@abandonedaccount123]

@@brendanmalone-ewing6535 can you please send me a link to one of the videos? i haven't found one

[@realitycheque22]

A Gulf War veteran serving on USS Pensacola LSD-38 this was an amazing description of the war I was an amphibious ship and Marines were our brothers. God bless and Anchors Away and Semper Fi my brothers. I knew life is tough now but be strong.

[@JudgeLazar]

Not that my opinion matters much, but this is the most impressive and interesting military history video I have EVER seen. The visualizations do an excellent job of portraying the massive amount of firepower used. I've read and heard all about it before, but you really can't grasp it like you do in the video and visualizations. Bravo, I hope to see more like this, excellent work.

[@JETJOOBOY]

Totally! It also highlights the massive complexity of the entire job and how a single Human Being could be totally pivotal to its success or disaster.. (like the weather guy that commented above). Each of these people's stories contain a lifetime of excellence and hard work..and each of those people could tell amazing stories about just ONE single aspect for DAYS!

[@MrLandslide84]

AGREED 100% I was a kid, but I vividly remember all of this, this is like visiting the past! Thank you!

[@dewayneblue1834]

And this video was only Day 1, over the next 41 days over 100,000 combat sorties were flown. Even more complex was ensuing ground war, which involved (among other things) thousands of tanks. Remember, when Desert Storm began Saddam had the world's 4th largest military force. A few weeks later, he didn't even have the largest military force in Iraq.

[@xOperator]

I was thinking the same thing. The best visuals i've seen

[@louremington6975]

I agree. I'm trying to find the same thing with the tank battle

[@Frank-vr9pw]

As a Desert Storm Marine Veteran this was well presented. Thanks for the memories

[@Mike-sp6tt]

Thank you for your service god bless

[@ruscaliso]

Thank you for your service.

[@fredericksacramento677]

Thanks for your service

[@arlie3334]

I was a marine there myself brother

[@joemama8]

Can’t even imagine how long this must have took to make, incredible work 👏🏻

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thanks!

[@joemama8]

The Operations Room Just my 2 cents but i feel like different thumbnails could massively increase your view count, if you look your second most viewed video has a thumbnail showing what’s actually in the video similar to eastory who gets millions of views a video. These kind of videos are incredible to watch and should be getting 10x the views they’re currently getting. Collaborations would be massive too to expose yourself to the niche military community

[@TheAurikom]

I more can't believe this heroic story, where only a handful of the great american aircrafts was shoting down. 😂

[@leonardwei3914]

@@joemama8 You can't judge a book by it's covers, but sexiness does sell.

[@listenherefat3340]

Imagine...

[@Cynd3r_]

8:54 >CNN goes off the air >Thunderous applause

[@arthurlau98]

Heavy foreshadowing.

[@ObzTicle]

I didn't realize the scale of Desert Storm. The planning and execution is mental.

[@janatlmb2770]

Right

[@DreDay1993]

I'm sure most of us didn't this was all out war.

[@Somm_RJ]

The Iraqi Military were so crippled by the Air Strikes that it only took the ground troops (launched later) 100 hours to settle the battle.

[@catluva74]

It set the record for the largest tank battle in history. President Bush decided to go all in from the start. The fear was if the war dragged on the American public would withdraw support fearing it would turn into another Vietnam. If you want to see more on how intense the war was look up the highway of death massacre.

[@catluva74]

@@DreDay1993 I remember watching the news reports while it was happening. There was a real fear that chemical and nuclear weapons would be used.

[@daibando9893]

Thanks for this. I was an AWACS Senior Weapons Director in this historical air show. I still have the greatest respect and admiration not only for the pilots and aircrews that pushed over the border, but also for all ground combat troops and support troops that were there. I am still awed by the planning and logistics of this air war and glad to have done my small part. You brought this back into focus for me with exceptional clarity.

[@recepayyldz6072]

You will drown in the blood of murdered children, remember that there is a great creator from people and states.

[@s6_724]

thank you for your service

[@myklallen7184]

I was there...USAF ground Combat Communications

[@jcosk8]

Hope you enjoyed the oil

[@camronrapp4146]

​@jcosk8 Don't worry we did and still are😊

[@JerBuster77]

This is what happens when you spam air units in Command and Conquer and send them all in at once.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Also an underrated comment 😆

[@Mathwayb]

Yes!

[@Aviationlord7742]

*Kirov reporting*

[@rovat6285]

Yeah I do that in Zero Hour Reborn AF general.

[@phinix250]

@@rovat6285 Watch the skies general, we're going to put on an air show.

[@aonbrogan8266]

Hey Russia? This. This is how an actual Superpower does war.

[@Sombody123]

Even better: superpower with allies that aren't just 2nd/3rd world dictatorships.

[@FrangkyMind]

One more thing They actually can form a coallition while them "2nd best army in the world" can't

[@aayushpanda9]

This is the next generation of history content. Calm, well paced narration, loads of metainfo. Goddamn you got my sub

[@chungweiwang1271]

Imagine sipping your coffee, setting it down, grabbing your binoculars and looking out the window to see four apaches just hovering in the distance pointed at you.

[@PriorityLethal]

The US: I paid for the whole airforce, so you bet I'ma use the whole airforce

[@jasonfischetti7960]

The crazy part is that it’s not the whole air force

[@abdullahkhuraibet483]

I guess Billions of dollars were paid by Kuwait

[@dannileigh6426]

B-1b or bone was not used

[@JonathanPoto]

Coalition force? Oh yeah you guys come in after we’re done.

[@themarksmn4181]

@@dannileigh6426 the BONe wouldve been awesome in this role.

[@reedhedin2777]

I can’t believe these news reporters were like “oh, there’s a US backed coalition included thousands of aircraft and more than a million servicemen that’s about to go to war with Iraq? Okay, who wants to go to Baghdad and report on it?”

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

That was back when reporters were respectable, instead of just doing op ed pieces masquerading as news to slander whatever party their bosses don't like.

[@reedhedin2777]

@@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 I get that but shit you gotta be crazy to go to a country that is at war with the country you’re a citizen of. Especially a fascist dictatorship like country like Iraq was at that time

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

@@reedhedin2777 Not only did they go to the country, some of them were actually embedded in active combat units. They literally got shot at as they reported. They had cameras instead of rifles. Like I said, being a reporter used to be viewed as a constitutional duty that this country used to hold as sacred. They didn't want to go, they felt that it was their duty as citizens to go. That's why the mainstream media is such a disgrace nowadays.

[@1piyoti]

@@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 No slander just facts.. but ya, i liked cnn back then... that was before they were just another new service reading stuff off of the AP wire. I have a copy of the press core video from that war they Bagdad missiles

[@yiptastic12]

it's a brilliant way to get a confirmed radar kill.

[@jerrysinclair3771]

THANK YOU for mentioning Lt.Cmdr Michael Speicher. He was the first casualty of the war. He and his family lived in my hometown, Jacksonville, FL. May his sacrifice never be forgotten.

[@gabrieljohannson6777]

Let's us take a moment to recognise and acknowledge the time and effort put in to make this time-lapse possible for our education & enjoyment. Blood Stella work.

[@Neo_Leo85]

“Baghdad is the most heavily defended city in the world” “The USAF has just entered the chat!”

[@Kaiserboo1871]

USAF: Correction, Baghdad WAS the most heavily defended city in the world.

[@SurplusTrader]

USAF: *Used to be

[@georgebarnes8163]

not just the USAF

[@lollardismontop1026]

@@georgebarnes8163 just the USAF

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@lollardismontop1026 deluded

[@ohara.]

my uncle flew the first 3 weeks during the desert storm i just showed him this and all he said was wow wow, wow man we were at the... WOW, wow

[@LightningWing11]

I can’t even begin to describe how badass this is

[@keeperpeace6798]

This is mind-blowing. It's not until now that I realise visually how huge the 1991 air war was. What I found impressive is how, despite having thousands of aircraft constantly filled up the air space, they still managed to coordinate an simultaneous attack with wings launching from locations including the carriers and even the continental US itself. Then again, credit where credit is due. While the whole enterprise was without a doubt brilliantly executed, it was hardly a fair fight as the Iraqi was thoroughly out of its league.

[@tommygun5038]

Well they did have 6 months to prepare. So that helped.

[@17shakil]

How about Iraqi defender was still mounting attack on coalitions force against all the overall odds, superior fire power. To me the Iraqi are the reals heroes US Forces Always fight like coward depending Alway on cowardly Air forces to save theirs asses. Then again still manage to make fun longest documentary on that.

[@timothycampbell495]

@@17shakil Do you not know? The objective in war, is to win, not see who can fight with the most manly man style points. Your comment is typical of sore losers who insist upon remaining on the wrong side of history...

[@17shakil]

@@timothycampbell495 There is no doubt USA is warmonger nation because since WW2 jesus granted them Air superiorirty to fight with nation who has no cable army able nor the advance weaponery! USA always like to fight weaker oppnents then they win..there is nothing herioic about that man.

[@17shakil]

@@daarksideyt u sound like racist to me! A bit of dumb also. Study war before commenting

[@AugustGreen_]

This entire operation sounds like something straight out of Ace Combat. A large variety of aircraft (many in different camouflages) in some astounding numbers all going on a massive attack.

[@theepicjs5541]

Trigger ain’t fucking around

[@zeus28frenzy]

"Cipher. That prides gonna get you killed"

[@80krauser]

Obligatory Belka Did Nothing Wrong

[@myparceltape1169]

The sand was very hard on the aircraft engines at takeoff and touchdown, especially. This put back the installation of equipment requiring precision grinding of stainless steel.

[@illucidate3749]

All we needed was a giant mchuge Drone carrier

[@hellojello9070]

Holy shit... at 9:50, Imagine seeing a massive chunk of metal casually pass by you at a very high speed at eye level, and not dying because you weren't a target.

[@JosephBaji]

I’m so proud to see pilots from my former Navy squadron (VFA-81) mentioned. Lieutenant Commander Fox and Lieutenant Mongillo shot down 2 Migs that day, and Lieutenant Commander (Captain Posthumously) Speicher who was unfortunately shot down and listed MIA for over a decade until he was eventually found. Side note: The picture at 4:00 of the F-18Cs refueling is also of VFA-81 during Desert Storm

[@on2play736]

My Family arrived to the US just as this started and we couldn't get our attention off of the radio or the news every week. We weren't US citizens yet but we were very proud to be a part of this and celebrate the victory with our future Americans. We are American citizens now and very proud of it.

[@tonyjoka2346]

Proud off destroying a defencless country? 😂😂😂🤔

[@MaycroftCholmsky]

@@tonyjoka2346 not "defenceless", as Iraq was a military powerhouse of the region with one of the world's largest land armies. Just technologically inferior. That's the whole point.

[@RK-cj4oc]

@@tonyjoka2346 A country with the 4th largest militairy in the world at the time that had just run over a actually defenceless country, funny how you just leave that out buddy.

[@tonyjoka2346]

@@RK-cj4oc no you leave the facts out iraq on paper had a big army but 80 percent of there troops where in no fight g condition and In poor morale only around 20 percne to fthe iraqi army was actually showing any risistanc ealso ahvign a massive army on paper doesn't mean anyting North Korea easaly can have the number one biggest army that doesn't make them a advesery they are still defencless as was iraq

[@RK-cj4oc]

@@tonyjoka2346 Okay so? That means that THEY did not care enough for their soldiers. They still had the 4th largest army and were thus not defenceless.

[@yungcaco1443]

Never realised how many coalition air craft were actually lost and I’m surprised at how many they lost through accidents.

[@vyros.3234]

Luke half of America's casualties during the war in Iraq and Afghanistan were due to friendly fire and accidents.

[@bronzebackbassing18]

Historically speaking more aircraft are lost in accidents then in combat against the enemy. When you are constantly putting a complicated fighter jet and it’s pilot/crew though constant usage, something is eventually going to give

[@theknightikins9397]

I actually think it makes sense. The US had covered every option. I can imagine that Iraqi strategists and control rooms were absolute pandemonium.

[@joeroyward6457]

Especially an air operations if you don’t practice then you don’t survive

[@hamsterfromabove8905]

As was mentioned once during this video, there were at minimum hundreds of coalition aircraft in the sky at any given time. They don't have perfect knowledge of where their allies were. There were many radar contacts at any given time. They had to as quickly and accurately determine which radar contacts were friendly aircraft vs which were enemies. There were so many ally aircraft in every direction it was often difficult to quickly determine where the enemy was exactly. That's one of the drawbacks of outnumbering your enemy so badly in the air.

[@TomLerch]

As a former A-6 Naval Aviator who flew in the very first strike package, I can tell you this information is very accurate. Unfortunately, he appears to have left out the 1st Navy strike from the Gulf that delivered Gator mines and 500 lb bombs on target in Southeastern Iraq on Shaibah Airfield. Good video just missing some good info on the Gulf carriers who struck hard on the first night with no casualties.

[@jamesbreeden3061]

That must have gave you an incredible feeling to be part of such a huge air operation.

[@cgeucare276]

Thank you for your service.

[@squarehammer4619]

Thank you for your service🇺🇸

[@Bigfawtyy]

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸

[@Andre232323232332323]

@@jamesbreeden3061 A huge massacre over political interests, you mean.

[@melbaker9495]

I was a very junior news Producer at National Public Radio the night the air war started. I was on the desk in Washington and told that if there was word of an attack, I would go down an eight page list of instructions to "turn on" the full network and call all of my supervisors. I was also told, "don't worry, we have sources who are telling us the air war won't start during my shift," Which explains why a very junior producer was sitting at that desk! I followed the instructions and even before I got half way through our Pentagon corresponent came running in and saying she was having dinner with a source when his beeper went off and he ran out the door. My boss came in just a few minutes later and told me good work and you can hand everything over to me. One of the most exciting and nerve wracking nights of my life. It was of course totally unclear as to what forces were attacking where, watching this video brings all of what was happening into focus!

[@nedstudios6490]

What a battle. Imagine sorting out all this information, then putting this together in time-lapse. THat was no easy task. Hats off

[@jordaneimer2873]

while i agree this video is phenomenal. I must say that this is no puzzle. As you can see this was incredibly timed and carefully decided. every bomb and every motion was on time and planned. the formations. the places the tomahawks were flying. the exact zone they crossed the border. it was scheduled like a sunday mass.

[@maxjones503]

Seeing the sheer volume of fire being expended here is absolutely ridiculous.

[@testserver2054]

Better to demoralize with so much destruction the enemy surrenders instead losing more ground troops which is pretty bad for press

[@specialagentoso2227]

Us wanted to use their new toys lol

[@michaelripperger5674]

And they did

[@ds2738]

Better to be safe than sorry right

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

The basic doctrine of the US military since Vietnam has been "it's better to spend things than people".

[@joeskis]

The logistics of just keeping the aircrafts organized, preventing friendly fire, preventing mid-air collisions is mind boggling.

[@777jones]

Yes, most people do not have a clear idea that any “war” between enemies is about technology and logistics. People falsely believe the US had trouble defeating Iraq or Afghanistan militarily. Actually defeating lower level militaries is extremely Easy. It is over in hours. Occupying territory is hard.

[@Twan_01]

Yeah man, I have a logistic enthusiast and I cannot understand the brain power of these group of super intelligent men and women who organize such will.

[@bryanmahon7547]

I can't believe they didn't have one mid air collision, unless I didn't hear that.

[@haydentravis3348]

@@777jones Especially when you bomb a lot of innocent civilians in your extremely easy victory. Gotta be careful not to create you next deadly enemy in the process of defeating the first, right?

[@777jones]

Hayden Travis I agree and I did not support the 2004 invasion. The 1991 defeat of Iraq was fairly justified and easy to do. If a dictator invades another country, civilians should expect that they may die during a justified defensive campaign by that country and its allies. Japanese or German civilians in 1945, same thing.

[@JG54206]

I don’t know if it was Schwarzkopf who designed the air campaign that prefaced the ground war but whoever it was who drew up this battle plan couldn’t have done a better job. It’s most impressive how the coalition is able to leverage technology that at the time was new, somewhat untested and unproven on large scale and yet still manage to make such a good use of it. The F-117’s circling Baghdad meanwhile the controllers at the TACC have no idea if their stealth tech will be good enough to keep them hidden. There was also the use of GPS by the ground forces being able to navigate a desert that the Iraqi’s themselves couldn’t effectively navigate. Simply brilliant.

[@holymolythejabroni9040]

A lot of people rightfully remember Desert Storm as a one sided beatdown, but the coordination of the opening air campaign was one of the most impressive feats in the history of human warfare.

[@17MrLeon]

But nobody knew that at that time. Iraq had one of the largest armies in the world and it was considered to be another Stalingrad

[@DrStrange234]

@@17MrLeon Iraq had biggest army lol You got to be kidding. They had militias not Army . World war 1and 2era weapons vs modern Weapons. Who will win ? It's like taking candy from a baby .

[@17MrLeon]

@@DrStrange234 Are you troll? Iraq was 4th biggest army in the world at that time after china, soviet union and vietnam with 900 000 soldiers. Get educated son before you make fool out of your self.

[@DrStrange234]

@@17MrLeon I am new to this channel Uncle , Iraqi had biggest army is a Shock to me . Maybe you are right but Iraqis had bigger army but poor weapons and training, Americans were far advanced, most Technologically advanced arms and forces , poor Iraqis had no chance .

[@17MrLeon]

www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Iraq-s-Army-Was-Once-World-s-4th-Largest-7151366.php

[@sebastianhugely7035]

The reporter that saw the missile said “I realised it was modern warfare when it went past the hotel turned left and hit the building”

[@jeffcamp481]

I have never seen such a precise explanation of a battle or a subject in my 60 years! My hat is off to you and all your hard work! A precise explanation of a precision air campaign! I’m so glad Random Gary endorsed your channel, so I could enjoy your channel!

[@williamyoung9401]

What about the rest of the casualties? Not to mention those that suffered from Gulf War Syndrome after the fact...

[@JeffSharonLive]

Incredible work on all of your videos. A few suggestions for future topics: - The 2003 Iraq War - Operation Just Cause - Anything having to do with the Korean War (my grandfather fought in Korea, so I always wanted to know more about it)

[@admranger]

Korean war videos would be very good to see.

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

So many channels take the journalistic route of he said this, and this happened because. What sets your channel apart, is the detailed tactical information, and the ability to show us, as non military people, actually numbers, actions, and effects of historical conflict. Though nobody likes the toll taken on human beings by war, these events happened, and in the past we've only had descriptions that cilivians can't really imagine in the fullest sense. Thank you, I'm sure I speak for all your subscribers, when I say, your content is fascinating. I hope everyone that reads this, encourages new subscribers. You're so close to that 100K mark, and we can get you that deserved plaque.

[@TheOperationsRoom]

Thank you so much!

[@chinqlinq89]

Really well said. I’ve shared this video multiple times to friends and on online forums because of the detailed information that I believe the vast majority of people, including myself, have never been exposed to.

[@VirtanenDK]

please remember that all information comes from the US and other countries. I remember that many news stories was just about the tactics. We had DK soilders special forces, pilots and some navy forces...... But i like to see the whole story played out this way. Thanks 😊

[@pg1171]

Excellent reply! I still have an old VHS tape that CNN put out of the opening hours of the first Gulf War. This really goes into detail of what was happening on both sides. Excellent documentary. Waiting to see if there is a part 2... be safe and have a great day!

[@pfurman69]

I was on duty as a Marine on the USS New Orleans in the Persian Gulf when this started. We were listening to the BBC after it was suggested we may want to tune in. Heck of a way to celebrate my birthday. Outstanding presentation!

[@terracottaneemtree6697]

LOL, they were at the Persian Gulf, for six months media promoted it would start January 15, and you were surprised? Are you a bot or a troll? What was the single incident of HIGHEST CASUALTIES? Answer: Friendly fire calibrated by traitors to USA who got pats on the back by traitor politicians!

[@PappyGunn]

I was a Lt in the RCAF. When this started, I went to buy a six pack of beer and watched TV. I knew the next few months were going to be busy.

[@danielwoods3896]

@Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi A fucking lot of money

[@2000ViperGTSsubscribe]

@Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi We achieved the liberation of Kuwait along with a message to not invade nations. We also ousted a dictator that used chemical weapons on the Iranians and the Kurds. Maybe watch more videos or read a book, this video does not really go into that too much, but lots to learn.

[@Mainz_1901]

ACTUAL SUPERPOWER DOING SUPERPOWER THINGS 30 YEARS AGO LMAO (close your eyes if you're Russian)

[@hotdogmakemehappy7337]

Actual number would be higher (2800 lol)

[@CrayonEater255]

Fellow NCD member, good to see you here

[@Robertthachickenwrangler]

Good meme

[@whybndsu]

3000 invincible warplanes of the Coalition

[@MicroWaveLasagna]

I hear the song I hear the fucking song

[@BravoCharlie]

What an incredible video. Thank you for putting this together. Staggering logistics.

[@slimkek4254]

"Now i have learned that Uncle Sam has absolutely zero chill"

[@silverplanet2078]

Uncle Sam doesn’t fuck around 🇺🇸

[@MrShadowtruth]

a sovietwomble a well man of culture :)

[@zoecarlibur]

Uncle Sam can't win a war without NATO backing, Can't beat Afghan and Vietnam farmers.

[@timingiseverything879]

@@zoecarlibur the war in Vietnam was vietnam fighting for freedom which means it was winnable. The war in Afghanistan is not a war against their government so it is technically and I might add that nato was involved in that war. Also USA has the biggest army the biggest airforce and the biggest navy in nato

[@zoecarlibur]

​@@timingiseverything879 I'm glad the US is strong, But when you're strong is when you should be humble. This excessive pride in the military requires a reminder that the US is no longer invisible. The war in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Korea, and Iraq has shown the US can start wars but can't sustain them, especially when they become unconventional. Iraq was a very weak nation at this point and had even lost a war to Israel. So all this showing off was really just for the cameras and the screaming patriots.

[@Silva_Carlos]

I usually never comment on these things but wow. It's like watching a full feature movie or documentary. Excellent work!!!

[@sechanchannel2764]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmjIlKuwf5iDd80 Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

[@sechanchannel2764]

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[@fallward917]

My entire family served the Iraqi militarty since before the Iraqi-Iranian war and also participated in the gulf war, one of my uncles was a communications military officer and he survived an air strike on his base in the west region and my other uncle was a mechanic in the army and he was in Kuwait 9 days before the highway of death incident but he was ordered to return to Basra and he also survived the war. The gulf war was pretty much cursed for Iraq before it even started since Iraq had no allies who can help against the 35 country coalition, and the war was also a lesson for the world for why you shouldn't let a dictator who has no real military degree take control of the entire military departments decision making. And I forgot to mention that all three of my uncles also served the new republic in the war against Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups and yes they did survive again until they retired. I hope that I inherited some of their luck in my genes lol

[@fallward917]

@A dude with a flashlight Nope, this country is on the verge of collapsing and the military is very weak right now because of the Iranian political influence, so I wouldn't really want to serve in a force that protects foreign interests more than the country and its people.

[@talongodfrey4362]

@@fallward917 What about joining ISOF?

[@allansouri]

thanks to your family for their service

[@fallward917]

@@talongodfrey4362 I'm currently entering my last year of high school so it all depends on my score in the final tests, also while I would like to continue the tradition of my family's military background, most of my family members and friends advised me not to take the armed forces as my first choice.

[@talongodfrey4362]

@@fallward917 Awesome! Well goodluck with your future!

[@douglassauvageau7262]

The planning / coordination was impressive. "SHOCK and AWE"

[@mattp7828]

I served in the 1st Gulf War, I can recall the huge amount of aircraft flying over us loaded down with ordnance and coming back with nothing on them...we knew someone was having a bad day, it's nice to see what was actually happening! Good video thanks!

[@stevenkramer2616]

I was in the Air force station in southern Turkey. On some days the sky was filled with aircraft. I thought the same thing and very grateful I was on the US side.

[@mattterry30]

Thank you for your service gentlemen!

[@ihatetheantichrist7207]

thanks for the oil and destroying a country;)

[@mattp7828]

@@ihatetheantichrist7207 which country? Kuwait that we liberated?

[@ihatetheantichrist7207]

@@mattp7828 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHvHl2Z3oMaFhpI

[@swright1970]

I earned the National Defense Service Medal for CONUS participation in Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm. This is by far the most engaging and thorough representation of the enormous effort that went into the opening salvo of the Persian Gulf War. The visuals must have taken an incredible amount of time to portray in such stunning detail. Well done.

[@pg1171]

Thank you for your service! I know that in this day and age, you hardly ever, if ever, get thanked. This doc is really excellent. Stay safe and have a great day!

[@aesirgaming1014]

People don't appreciate how incredibly professional and skilled the NATO militaries are. We see in Russia's invasion of Ukraine just how easy it is to screw it all up. The US command faced greater odds in terms of air defenses and yet launched a debilitating first strike on Day One. This documentary just scratches the surface of the intricate planning, coordination and logistics that went into preparing this type of an operation. These operations also highlights the advantages of the NATO system, which encourages initiative and decision making by soldiers in the field. This is directly opposed to the top-down system that Russia uses. When pilots understand the Commander's Intent (what the commander wants to achieve), it allows them to make independent decisions that will further this intent. This lets NATO forces adjust quickly to the fast-paced modern battlefield in a way that Russian forces just can't. What we see in Ukraine is that the Russians are heavily reliant on set-piece actions (where they can follow a scripted plan) and struggle mightily when confronted by situation that are outside of the plan. This isn't true for all Russian forces, especially the VDV and Naval Infantry. But this is true for the majority of their regular formations.

[@andriod8014]

NATO wasn’t part of this...... This was mostly done by US, UK, and France.

[@fayereaganlover]

You are wrong. The Ukraine had been armed by NATO since 2014 and yet it is losing against Russia now.

[@aesirgaming1014]

@@fayereaganlover not really. Russia is a complete embarrassment and only someone blinded by Putinist propaganda can see that. Russia was sent reeling back from Kyiv with heavy losses of men and materiel. They lost their flagship. They haven't yet established air superiority, let alone air dominance. Compare that to Iraqi Freedom. The US had established Air Dominance within the first week of the fighting. US forces drove straight to Baghdad in what, 36 days? The US military suffered just under 500 killed in the 2003 campaign year, just under 850 killed in 2004. Compare that to Russian losses. Yes, the US got bogged down in counter-insurgency warfare...but the Russians can't even get to that stage of occupation. If you want to compare, imagine that the US suffered an estimated 15,000 dead (best estimate for Russian losses), got repelled from Baghdad and bogged down in fighting around Basra and Nasiriyah for months. Then, imagine the Iraqis managed to sink a US Aircraft Carrier in the Persian Gulf and the US was still struggling to establish air superiority. It would be viewed as nothing short of an embarrassment. Russia is not a competent military in any shape of the word. Yes, they can make advances by hurling firepower at an enemy they vastly outclass, but they can't maneuver, communicate or fight on the same level as NATO. They are like a JV team trying to play against professionals. They can't use their navy against a nation that has no navy. They can't gain air superiority over an enemy that they dwarf in air assets. Their troops are sluggish, by the book and lack initiative. The Russians are basically a very large version of a banana republic's army.

[@michelmilaneh8963]

@@fayereaganlover losing where 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ukrain wasn't armed by nato they were trained by them

[@tanveerhasan2382]

so it seems, so it seems

[@Beliedat]

I hope the person(s) that makes these videos read this. Thank you so much for sharing with us !

[@DonJB93]

I wish all battles were taught this way in history class.

[@gfranks5080]

Ken Burns's 'civil war documentary' uses similar visuals to explain how battles occurred. Somewhat rudimentary because of absence of cgi and modern graphics software, but effective nonetheless

[@Mike-oz4cv]

It’s an unnecessary amount of detail for history class. The underlying reasons for the war and the outcome are much more interesting and relevant.

[@Joaocruz30]

Yeah. For you to be a girl that's ranked 37th in educational level and are incapable of point Basra in a map or knowing what was a dramatization of an act of war in Atlanta,Georgia to intern consumption...

[@ricecrispeee3367]

@@Mike-oz4cv detail is what makes students take interest in the subject

[@proudinfidel7791]

The only "History" taught in America's schools now is revisionist history to indoctrinate students with hatred for their own country. Communist propaganda taught by lefty activists and funded by big tech oligarchs with disarmament and subjugation of our nation's population the eventual goal.