Gulf War is a huge war that took place in the Gulf region in the early 1990s. The significance of this war not only restores national sovereignty and territorial integrity to Kuwait , but more importantly, through this war, the whole world has seen that modern warfare is no longer mechanized warfare, but information warfare and electronic warfare , which is a competition of advanced equipment. Some people say that this is a war to wake up the world.
The Gulf War in 1991 was fought for forty-two days, but in fact, the winner was decided on the first day!
So what did the anti-Iran coalition forces led by the United States do on the first day? On the first day of the war, what devastating blows did Iraqi suffer?
weapons are fully prepared. Before the war began, the United States attached great importance to Iraq's military forces. The Iraqi army, which had just experienced the -Iraq War, had a million troops, 5,600 tanks, 3,800 artillery, and 770 aircraft. This is a huge mechanized combat army, so the United States attaches great importance to it. During the war preparation stage, the US military mobilized more than 400,000 troops and wanted to send 6 large aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, and follow 16 cruisers, and 12 destroyers, to form a huge maritime battle group. At the same time, the most advanced high-tech weapons and equipment such as B-2 strategic bombers (nicknamed "Ghost") and F15A fighter were sent.
cut off communication and contact. Around 30 a.m. on January 17, 1991, eight F117 stealth fighter of the United States launched several AGM88 high-speed anti-radiation missiles, which were used to suppress and destroy the radar and anti-aircraft gun control radar for ground and ship air defense missile systems. Within 5 minutes, all Iraq's air defense systems were bombarded, completely cutting off the communication contact between the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the outside world.
paralyzed the power system. accurately bombs the power system and interrupts the power supply. Within 5 minutes from 3:06 to 03:11 am on the 17th, the US Navy launched 52 Tomahawk cruise missiles ( subsonic , long range, low flight altitude, stealth and penetration capabilities), focusing on bombing Iraq's power system, resulting in the interruption of the power supply required for Iraq's air defense equipment.
air firepower suppression. uses advanced fighter jets to shoot down the vital forces of the Iraqi Air Force . Within 70 minutes from 03:20 to 04:30 am on the 17th, two waves of F117 stealth fighters (the first large-scale participation in the war) continued to bomb other air defense operations centers in Iraq. Among them, 20 F15C fighters were responsible for the F117 escort mission and shot down three Iraqi fighters. F15 fighters (supersonic jet fighter, nicknamed "American Eagle") approached Iraqi airport and shot down Iraqi aircraft that were preparing to take off.
Within three and a half hours from 8:30 am to 12:00 am, the United States' advanced B-52 strategic bomber (can launch cruise missile ) fired 35 air-launched cruise missile (mainly attacking ground targets). In the evening, 32 F16s attacked other air bases in Iraq again. At 10 pm, 8 F18, 10 A6s (nicknamed "Invader", subsonic carrier-based attack aircraft), and 4 G2 bombers bombed Basra Airport and 16 F15E fighters, attacking targets in Basra .
Faced with the willful rampant and bombardment of American aircraft, Iraq's ground troops were helpless and could only watch helplessly on the ground, but there was no way out.
On the first day of the beginning of the Gulf War, Iraq's communication was interrupted, the power system was paralyzed, there was no air control advantage in the air, and millions of troops on the ground were exposed to the United States' Hawkeye.
The first day of the beginning of the Gulf War, for Iraq, which is used to mechanization, it became a fantasy to drag the United States into the "quagmire of the Second Vietnam War". The situation on the first day of the war was destined to be a disaster for Iraq, and eventually led to its direct economic losses of more than US$200 billion.
