How many planes did the United States lose in the Gulf War? More than 200 casualties are not underst

Mondo Military Updated on 2024-02-15

A netizen asked me an interesting question that sparked some thoughts on the Gulf War. Did you know that in the face of coalition attacks by more than 30 countries, Iraq is still capable of shooting down American warplanes?

So, what was Iraq's military strength at that time? Let's take a look.

In 1991, a coalition of more than 30 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, launched a war against Iraq. The war ended with the victory of the U.S.-led coalition, and although Iraq was able to resist the multinational forces as a single country, it was still defeated.

According to official data, the US-led coalition forces numbered 690,000 and were equipped with more than 3,700 tanks, more than 5,600 armored vehicles and 1,740 combat aircraft, of which American aircraft accounted for the majority.

To combat Iraq, the United States even sent F-117A** fighters and B-52 bombers. Iraq has built a total of 77 divisions and 1.2 million people, and more than 540,000 people have been deployed to defend against coalition forces in the three lines of defense.

Are Iraq's soldiers as vulnerable as paper tigers? This is not the case. In the Gulf Campaign, even in the face of the bombardment of troops and equipment from more than 30 countries, the death toll of the Iraqi army reached more than 20,000, while the coalition army totaled more than 4,000 people.

These figures are a testament to the determination and will of the Iraqi people. So, how many more American warplanes did Iraq shoot? According to statistics, a total of 68 warplanes of the multinational force were damaged, while the US military lost 56 aircraft, which is less than the 324 planes lost by Iraq.

Despite such difficult circumstances, the Iraqi army was able to inflict more than 4,000 enemy troops**, as well as the scrapping of aircraft, tanks and ships.

In the Gulf War, the U.S. military had a total of 3,722 troops, of which only 286 were fighting. It is worth noting that 2,978 of them were not injured in combat, but as a result of various accidents.

For example, on two occasions the U.S. military accidentally wounded friendly soldiers, resulting in twenty **. On another occasion, American soldiers accidentally wounded dozens of their comrades in artillery fire. Although the exact number of US troops in these accidents may still be disputed, it is certain that the number of US troops in the Gulf War was about 200.

So, how did the United States destroy the army of tens of thousands of Iraqi soldiers in such a small situation?

The United States made special pre-war preparations before engaging the Iraqi army. One of them was the use of two jets to draw the Iraqi flag on the colourful jets at the tail of the plane, so that the Iraqi people could mistake it for a "celestial phenomenon".

Then, suddenly, the U.S. military drew a cross on the flag, misleading the Iraqi people for a bad omen. This psychological tactic successfully influenced the psychological state of the Iraqi army.

In addition to this, the United States also influences the judgment of the people through methods such as ** and fake news, which affects the performance of soldiers on the battlefield. However, the United States does not only use this tactic of "playing the devil", and they have also made sufficient strategic preparations.

The core idea of the new copy: Before the war with the Iraqi army, the United States influenced the psychology of the Iraqi army and the people through a variety of means, including using colorful jets to draw the Iraqi flag and then draw a cross, as well as through ** and fake news.

Although the United States has adopted these tactics, they have also made ample strategic preparations.

After the Battle of Shangganling, the U.S. military began to learn from the engagement with our army and to sum up lessons. They found that the U.S. military appeared to be underperforming these areas compared to melee and night combat, which required individual courage and daring.

Due to the shortcomings of practical combat experience and mental will as a result of mechanized troops and training, the United States began to conduct in-depth research on bulletproof technology, etc. In addition, the US military is also good at making the most of its strengths and avoiding its weaknesses, making full use of its firepower superiority, and trying to avoid falling into a war of attrition.

This was fully demonstrated in the Gulf Campaign, which allowed the U.S. military to successfully avoid a large number of **.

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