The Advanced Weaponry That Dominated The Gulf War | Battlezone | War Stories
The Gulf War began when Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq launched his troops into Kuwait in August 1990. Spearheaded by 100,000 of his Republican Guard, helicopter gunships, armoured personal carriers, mobile artillery and tanks, the Kuwait army didn’t stand a chance. This triggered the most impressive logistic military operation since WWII, with the US and British Armies immediately sending soldiers out to Saudi Arabia, along with an impressive list of weapons...
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Today I got high and learned about the weapons of the Gulf War on KZhead
Ditto. I'm 28
High guys! Me too 👍
Medicated. Not high. Stay medicated.
My getting high days are over.😇 I will let you all enjoy and have fun.🥳
Rad I've gotta wait for payday, was just thinking this would be so much better if I was high #720
Not to be specific. One ship did catch a missle. Damn near sank it. The crew sealed themselves in flooding compartments , sacrificing themselves to keep the extremely large ship afloat. This should not be left out of the pages of history, their sacrifices , duty and committment to their assignment.
What did they sacrifice themselves for? Britons no longer even have the right to freedom of speech in their own country.
I work with a guy that was on that ship, we talk about it sometimes. He's sitting beside me now
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USS Stark? Name the ship if you don't want it to be left out of the pages of history
Not to name something specific but that specific thing should not be forgotten. What?
Glad I’m not the only watching this as soon as it was released.
Love the modern history content. Great work.
This is biased tis not history
This was a great documentary, thanks for posting it. 👍
Love these old war stories!
The moment I heard the narrator's voice I thought it was a Monty Python skit.
The POWER of the United States military is a sight to behold. The ability to project power in any theatre logistically is unrivaled in the history of warfare. It’s spectacular.
Thanks for shearing the documentary
Great documentary!!! 👍 👍 👍
I love how when the Narrator is talking about the US deploying the three Iowa-Class Battleships to the Gulf, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin, they show a picture of USS New Jersey (BB-62) which was the ONLY Iowa-class battleship not listed. Also, USS Iowa wasn't deployed for Desert Storm. Only Missouri and Wisconsin were. Made me laugh. But that aside, great show.
Lots of "documentaries" are full of lies.
@@skitariisoldier7367 I prefer to think of them as errors, not lies. Most of the time. Or as often as it is prudent.
@@herbsuperb6034 maybe they show the ship they have the best picture of.
@@pokiparkassistent Seems an odd point to take the time to post. Are there not numerous photographs of all four vessels throughout their respective careers?
@@herbsuperb6034 You people are just something else, and man, don't you all love to prove, and prove so openly how uneducated you all really are, it's quite astonishing to read. Herb Superb 1 month ago @Skitarii Soldier I prefer to think of them as errors, not lies. Most of the time. Or as often as it is prudent. Lies and propaganda are not errors, they're as it says they are, propaganda, who in their right mind would ever try to claim outright deliberate propaganda, as errors? Is there something wrong with you, maybe? . And therein lies your very own level of intelligence, you people live for propaganda, as it's all you actually have, we always read all of you, always trying to big up US (propaganda weapons) you've never seen do anything, and then you all attempt to run down others countries military technologies that you all know absolutely nothing about? What is it all about? You Americans only ever "talk like" you have a military history like the British, or something as hilariously stupid. I mean, that's just so wrong, It's actually incredible reading you people, you surely must go down in your very own "special place" in history, as simply, by far, the least educated and propaganda swallowing society ever seen before. The United States has one of the very worst, and easily the most cowardly military record of any country on earth. Yet, reading them all, you could be forgiven for thinking they're awesome at fighting wars! LOL. But that would only be 100% wrong. The United States was founded in 1776, and she's been at war for 227 of her 247 calendar years of existence. In other words, there are only 20 calendar years, in which the U.S. did not wage any wars. The Wars waged were never against a militarily capable country, but only countries considered the Third World. And any resistance from those countries, nearly always saw the USA lose! Pick any year since 1776, and there's a 91% chance that America was involved in some war during that calendar year, and a 73% chance they lost it. No U.S. president truly qualifies as a peacetime president. Instead, all U.S. presidents can technically be considered “war presidents.” The U.S. has never gone a decade without war. The only time the U.S. went five years without war (1937-42) was during the isolationist period (cowardly period) of the Great Depression. Since the 2nd World War, the USA has started 206 armed conflicts, resulting with around 40-50 million (mostly civilian casualties). And only ever based on false premises/lies. (And failed in most). This is more than 2 conflicts, started based on nothing more than lies and propaganda, per year. Ain't you just awesome?! LMFAO!
That Narrator was sure confident in the strength of British Arms wasn't he?
He should be, they have a fine military. Highly trained and well equipped for the most part, even if it has been shrunk down significantly since those days - mostly due to politics and economics. Plus they have us as an ally.
@@marcoslaureano5562 I would expect nothing less.
Awesome content, alot of these weapons systems systems retired now,,, technology has changed drastically!!
Great bed time video 😎 good timing
This is the best documentary about this war I have seen I have seen so meny on this . This is definitely best 👍
Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣
@@internetcensure5849 No need. Russians are puny folk.
My cousin fought in desert storm. Came home lost all the hair on his head and body and had developed skin conditions and breathing problems.
Thanks
I love such formates like Wochenschau
You know you messed up when BOTH Washington and Moscow are coming for you
Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣 The Soviet Union made a cowardly retreat, but never participated in the aggression.
Not sure what threat Moscow offers - other than nuclear, but plenty o’ countries have nuclear weapons nowadays. So Russia’s a bit rubbish, really. Pip pip!
I’d fight alongside Britts or Aussies any day! I got to work with some of The SAS units in Afghanistan when our ODA & SAS teams were in the same AO. I don’t think I’ve ever drank as much tea as I did those 30 days in my life since then! 🤙🏻
Brothers in arms til the end mate🇺🇸🇬🇧
Finally an American giving the British credit lol
@@connorbranley5407 stop with that
Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣
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OMG I didn't realize the Challenger (tank) had a diesel engine! Definitely not planning on surprising anybody. But supporting your industry by buying RR engines is probably a necessary move.
Aside from the Abrams and the Soviet T-80, all tanks have diesel engines.
Tanks aren't meant to "sneak".
A turbine engine has many flaws, Its a absolute gas guzzler, plus I'd really wouldn't reccomend any soldier to take cover directly behind an M1!. Not to mention the heat signature given off by such a system. I believe the new AbramsX has gone back to a diesel/electric hybrid power plant. Unsurprisingly they claim will have 50% fuel economy savings. Plus the tank will be able to be moved (limited range) silently under battery power. Certainly one to look out for in the future.
The Challenger 1 had a rolled homogeneous armor which was made of single steel composition hot-rolled to improve its material characteristics - as opposed to layered or cemented armor. Our Abrams later adopted it. With that type of armor, it didn't really worry too much about the enemy knowing that it was coming.
God bless PM Thatcher ! RIP ma'am. 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️
Nice...
Αnother excellent documentary.Great Channel!!
Very good but the resolution is low - only actually about 360 pixels and the aspect ratio is wrong - it makes everything look too wide.
Nice shoping centre.
Being in 8th grade watching this on tv in school, this was a shocking thing to see as a young lad .
Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣
@@internetcensure5849 RUSSIA didnt attack NATO country nor it can do so.but ask you failed country to attack usa & i promise it will be flattened 🤣🤣
The narrator failed to mentioned the participation of the Canadian Air Force who suffer few air assets in the first day of the assault. If I missed to hear.. My apologies. I WAS IN KSA SINCE THE START OF THE INVASION UNTIL THE LIBERATION OF KUWAIT..
I love sea king. It is very roomy from inside idk why they didn’t just make more of sea king instead of h-60 in which you can barely fit 10 people.
3:49 That actually isn't a bad idea. I'd support that now!
I called them in for an airstrike so precise
جرب سلاحك مع روسيا ياعزيزي💪✌️
big like video 😛💣💚
This documentary made me feel like I was watching an old documentary movie during ww2
The A-10 Warthog what a beautiful plane too bad they decided to scrap it
Did they? Not what you think
My favorite. Makes any enemy tank obsolete
@28:16 Brits cluster munitions are nasty 😱😮
8:30 whats the music title?
The commentary is hilarious 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣
Thought I was Lisa to the goodies for a minute
It should be noted that the many oil rig fires were extinguished in a few short months rather than the years that were projected in this video.
Imagine being a helicopter pilot and only learning to land on the ground then getting told figure out how to land on a moving ship. No thanks
42:16 We went from this to fully autonomously drones
a 10 warthog is a great air craft
More like marketing that an actual war :D
They didn't change the war, they shaped it. To change it they would have had to be developed to addresse a problem specific to that war. These weapons all existed long before 1991.
28:45 WOW
I remember gas prices going from 80 cents to 1.59 overnight when Iraq invaded. War was inevitable immediately. It took to long to start from there in my opinion. It might be the only time I thought Cheney was in the right.
its 2.25 euro for a liter now in the netherlands, where is my war?
And now it’s 3.50 in Florida lol thanks Biden
Wdym Iraq was the most pointless war aside from Vietnam. So many deaths based on a false promise that Iraq had wmd
@@hogsandstews the attacked Iraq twice. You’re talking about the wrong war pal
@@timstinies9519 still true. 🤦♂️
Holy GRATE ‼️ ya☝️
8:47 when the Ace Combat Mission music starts
MICIMATT PR video?
Greetings from Serbia for f117 - "invisible" plane.
11:46 when he said "allied forces" lmao
the British did pull a save with the sea dart when the Missouri was targeted , kind of a surprise to me after the incident in the Falklands war where they ignore a missile and get their ships hit
Falklands war was BEFORE the gulf war.
You genuinely believe they ignored the missile? Sea dart has a lot of trouble targeting incoming missiles at extremely short notice and with land in the way
@@JG-ib7xk they did , sailors monitoring the radar detected an incoming object but the ships command failed to act thinking it was a false alert or friendly aircraft, they were tunnel visioned on the enemies ww2 subs being the threat . and desert storm proved the sea dart can intercept incoming missiles
Terrible 1950's background music. Can't do it
The Big Red One is not the First Armored Division. It is the First Infantry Division.
I had trading cards of desert Strom troops and vehicles back in 91
Unless I missed it no mention of A10 War Hogs?
It was all about the British
You missed it. They did have a mention.
Your Mom is a war hog…
No respect for the best tank killer of all time the A10 to a man on the ground that has to be his worst nightmare !
One correction, the iraqis did not set fire to the oil wells in any act of "terrorism". It was to create a pollution/biological hazard for the forces chasing behind them and more importantly to provide cover against air attacks and thermal imaging. Its a desert and you are being hunted by gunships and fighters, you will take any chance you can. still terrible though.
Good point but you know what happened on the Basrah highway for the retreating Iraqi forces, I presume.
True, there was a tactical purpose behind that ecological calamity they caused. But I do believe there was an element of spite, as well. Saddam went into Kuwait in the first place to take their oil wealth. Destroying it on his way out was done partly out of malice. Just my opinion, of course. I don't know that it could ever be decisively proven.
So much of ingenuity just to kill the other guy
Thanks for President Ronald Regan with “Star War” program…so we had advanced weapons.
32:11 sega genesis music kicks in
The whole length of this Video is like an Add or sail,s pitch TBH..
Go Great Britain! Greatest nation ever!
In the 90s
? they said the f18 was liked at the time over the f16 for being able to use the latest missiles, thats not correct. the f16d was the first and only fighter to fire the aim 120 i think or at least the first to use it in the war
The F-16 didn't get the AIM-120 until 1992.
Beautiful invisible bird F 117 Nighthawk
The gulf war is analogous to a mediocre high school football coach (Saddam) thinking he could take on an NFL team because he's also fielding 11 players.
Ông sadam chơi thân với ông ... Lên mới đen thế này
Me tooo
You sure gave the glory to the Britts, when the American tanks actually took out most of the Iraq tanks. But I guess this was a Britt production after all.
The Plugger. First GPS.
With so many advanced weapons, there is no wonder why saddaam was defeated so soon
American oil obsession
It's a world wide energy economy pal go back to school !
Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣 Bl@ck South Asi@n should know, it was not "Saddam Hussein" who suffered from US aggression, but the Iraqi people!
Advanced weapons aside, how many nations ganked up on Saddam, again?
Chatting too much about Maggie Thatcher, she only saw about 80 days of this campaign she was gone by November 1990. Played hardly a bit part in all this
47:40 either that Island near "KUWAIT" on the map looks like a hand pointing at a small chip or something while the wolf or wolflike creature opens its jaws wide and its eyes glowing red 'BASRA' or i've smoked too much zaza also the eastern IRAQI coast right above the wolf looks like Gigachad's lower lip and chin
If they could do that then what have they got now. 😱
Brilliant operation , 43 days and 4 Th largest army doesn’t exist , and 17 January 2022 is 31 th anniversary of DESERT STORM
Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣
"4th largest army" in US propaganda to make the "enemy" look larger than real.
You forgot The Nayirah testimony..
God bless those who put themselves in harm's way to help the defenseless innocence around the world He created.
Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣
good video but the intro music was very bad, almost didn't watch past that.
8:46: "Israel's president Shameer says he'll attack Iraq if the US doesn't" - *False. never happened.* What *did* happen? - *AFTER* the war has started and Iraq started firing Scuds at Israeli cities, Shameer warned that eventually he will have no choice but strike back in attempt to take out the launchers. Eventually Israel was assured that the the coalition was doing its best to take out the launchers and also received Patriot missiles along with improved warning via US satellites.
Israel without their nuclear bombs could never face the 1990 Iraq army 1v1. Iraq was much stronger back then regardless of the outcome of the gulf war.
@@Adam-gf3jg You're hallucinating. Israel has won 3 major wars prior by that time, taking on 3-8 arab armies every time, including Iraqi expeditionary forces. Moreover, by 1990 Israel was stronger than ever, while Iraq hasn't even started to recover from its disastrous decade long military campaign against Iran. Any Iraqi force making its way to Israel in 1990 would be decimated hundreds of miles from the border, somewhere in Jordan.
@@hipfirehippie3474 The reason why Israel won these wars was not only by them having the better technology thanks to its western allies but these wars were just few days long and in reality Israel had moblized the same and sometimes even more manpower and armament than all of the arab countries combined. I don't believe Israel can survive in long raging wars like how Iraq did with Iran 1980-1988 and the US 1991-2003. Anyway at that time Iraq had 1000s of scud missels and good air defense. In a unrealistic scenario Saddam didn't need to send an army to Israel or anything else he could just keep launching his scuds and in few years time Israel would've collapsed. Of course this could happen only if Israel don't seek help from her powerful allies or nuclear weapons.
@@Adam-gf3jg Your first assertion about "better western technology" is extremely misinformed. The first time this superiority would be come into effect is in the Lebanon campaign of 1982, with the edition of the F-15 and F-16 fighter jets.. This was long after the major wars I mentioned in my previous comment. Meanwhile, humongous nations like Egypt and Syria enjoyed the support of the mighty USSR, which not only provided them with superior weapons (Saggers, SA-2/3/6/7, Frog-7, BTR's, migs 15-21), but sent thousands of advisors, soldiers, and fighter pilots. Your statement that "these wars were just few days long" is also wrong. Israel's independence war in 1948 vs the 8 invading arab armies raged on for a year and half. Egypt's war of attrition against Israel lasted for 3 years, 67-70. So we established that your "belief" that Israel can't survive long lasting wars isn't rooted in reality. But even if that was the case, it would still be a moot point. If Israel manages to defeat its enemies within a few weeks, then it effectively avoided a long, drawn-out war by, well, winning it. Finally, your last paragraph.. oh boy. Your notion of Israel "collapsing" (lol), due to sporadic firing of scuds "for a few years" is so absurd it actually made me chuckle.
Not one single proven kill of "Scud" launchers. Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣
Quite Good ! I got a laugh out of "Grooman" and "Mack" 3 ...
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"The Weapons That Changed The Gulf War" Should change the title to "he Weapons That Changed War"
Monty python at there best. Who's with me??
It's Dead !!!!!!!!! No it's not it's Sleeping !!!!!
If they thought oil prices were high back then they should see it now
The old boy simply can not mention the British frequently enough !!!
It's a British documentary...
Wasn't it true that after WW2, Kuwait was created from a portion of Iraq for the Sabah family? Didn't the Sabah family run away from Kuwait and take up residence in the UK? And didn't return even after the Iraqis were defeated?
I say mate , its a king now
That U.S. respone was SO fast. Ukraine could do with some oil fields right about now...
If you think about it, Putin is using the same exact excuse, that Husan did to invade Kuwait "It's historically ours anyway!"
Fighting 3rd world countries is panty Pentagon's business, while terrified of confronting Russia in Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣
@@internetcensure5849 It's not that black and white, it's incredibly complicated. And we only see the tip of the iceberg, we have no idea what's going on behind the scenes. The U.S. isn't scared of anything (except losing money) When you see baffling decisions, you can always bet on potential profits being the reason.
Actually, there are Lithium deposits in eastern Ukraine. That's what the war is all about.
Okay, I have to be totally honest. I couldn't get past the introduction. It sounds the same as US exceptionalism. Meaning it will lack objective storytelling. I'm not anti-British or American, I just don't believe that we need to flex. We already know how strong we are.
The weapon that won the war, wasn't actually a weapon. It was GPS.
When gps was military tech and a myth too other countries. Wonder what military tech in 2022, would be civilian in 10-15 years.
what gulf/which gulf/Persian gulf . say it
Mmm, A-10s, F-15s and Apaches make me very stiff!
WTF is that Princess chuck doing there?
1:39 is not an APC, but an Infantry Fighting Vehicle aka Russian-made БМП-1.
Talk about ONE-SIDED wars. Saddam was INSANE for not pulling out before deadline.
But where are the drones
That silly music in the background was too much for me
🎉🎉🎉forces of Liberty🗽🗽🗽