Desert storm, the air war in time lapse.

[bob10]

This shows just how complicated was the planning for day one of the air war on IRAQ. Mind boggling.

Desert Storm - The Air War, Day 1 - Time-Lapse - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxRgfBXn6Mg&feature=emb_rel_end)

[bob10]

British Army documentaries, The Gulf conflict Part 1, Defensive Operations


The political and strategic background to the crisis sets the scene for Part 1, which details the build-up of Coalition Forces, initial UK Forces and the command structure. It covers the planning for air and naval operations and 7th Armoured Brigade's initial role with MARCENT. It ends with the decision to send 4th Armoured Brigade and thereby commit 1st (BR) Armoured Division.




The Gulf Conflict Part 1 - Defensive Operations - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKbV-tCLi4)

[bob10]

The Gulf conflict, Part 2.


Starting with a political update and an explanation of the operational objectives, Part 2 covers the command, control and resubordination issues and the planning for the ground offensive. The successes and problems during training by 4th and 7th Armoured Brigades are highlighted. As the air war gets underway, final preparations for the land battle are shown as both Armoured Brigades finish their training and are declared ready for battle.

The Gulf Conflict Part 2 - Preparation for War - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93GKvRemeWQ)

[bob10]

The Gulf War conflict, Part 3.


By the beginning of February 1991, all units of the 1st (BR) Armoured Division are concentrated in Area Keyes. The air offensive continues and air supremacy is achieved. The land battle commences on 24th February 1991, G-day, and four days of decisive ground offensive operations follow until the suspension of hostilities on 28th February 1991, Kuwait has been liberated.

The Gulf Conflict Part 3 - The Liberation of Kuwait - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYcNZEzyAOc)

[bob10]

The desert sand caused technical problems for the Brits. their Lynx helicopters had to be fitted with sand filters, the average life of a Lynx engine without sand filters was about ten hours, with a filter about 100 hrs. Normal life in Europe was 1200 hrs. The power packs of the Challenger tanks [ engine & gearbox] were expected to fail on average one power pack every time the fleet moved 5 km's. 7th brigade's tanks were restricted to 15 km's / week to conserve them for war. All the Warrior APC's had to be halted for mods. to their engines , to stop sand- ingestion. The wheeled vehicles had to be replaced by M453 tracked vehicles from the US Army, the wheeled vehicles would transport as far as they could before transferring the load to a tracked vehicle. All these problems were sorted satisfactorily by time for the main assault.

From the Book, " Storm Command " by General Sir Peter De La Billiere.

[bob10]

The Truth Behind Bravo Two Zero. A couple of years before the 2003 Iraq Invasion, Michael Asher (Ex-Para/23 SAS) went to Iraq to try and uncover the truth behind the infamous Bravo Two Zero mission of the Gulf War.

The truth behind Bravo 2 Zero , and Andy McNabb and Chris Ryan.

Bravo Two Zero The Real Story - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPe-c_3eAIg&app=desktop)

[bob10]

The longest recorded tank on tank kill, 1991.

The Longest Recorded Tank-on-Tank Hit | February 1991 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAZlPbVay28)