When the Gulf War broke out in 1991, many people had doubts about the strength of the squadron.
On August 2, 1990, in just six months, the United States officially brought modern warfare from the mechanized age to the information age by rescuing Kuwait, which had been invaded and occupied by Saddam.
The war changed the pattern of warfare and forced countries to adjust their tactical play. However, whether the Soviet Union, as the world's most powerful military, could achieve the same battle loss ratio in the Iraq war has become a matter of concern to military experts.
Although many people believe that the gap between the Soviet and American forces during the Cold War was not large, in some areas, the Soviet Union seems to be superior. The torrent of steel of the Soviet army is impossible for NATO forces to resist, but if the Soviet army crosses over to the Middle East theater and faces the Iraqi army, will it be able to achieve victory?
According to the analysis, there is no doubt that the Iraqi army will be defeated by the Soviets, and may even be defeated. However, due to the tactical style of the Soviet army, the Iraqi army will not be so aggrieved in the face of the Soviet offensive.
Even if they die, they know who killed them, which may be the biggest difference between the Soviet army and the American army. The Soviet Army's proudest ground force equipment is the T-72 main battle tank.
The US military's tactical style of play is mainly information warfare, which is very different from the Soviet army's propaganda strategy. Assuming that the Soviets had adopted similar tactics in the Gulf War, the war could turn into a replica of the Battle of Kursk, or a massive tank melee.
Despite the best efforts of the Iraqi army, the iron cavalry of the Soviet army could not stop it. After analyzing and boldly envisioning the fighting methods of the US and Soviet armies, we can conclude that although the Soviet forces were still able to defeat the Iraqi army in the Gulf War, the significance of the victory was much more than that.
In 1991, the U.S. military had mastered the techniques of air-ground coordination and battlefield information gathering, which enabled them to win the Gulf War and also changed the pattern of world warfare.
In modern warfare, what we pursue is to minimize the number of personnel and achieve efficient war goals. Therefore, when we are faced with a problem, we think first of all about the use of air strikes to solve the problem, and not the involvement of ground forces.
This is a fundamental change in the criteria for judging victory in modern warfare after the Gulf War. Let us learn from the experience of the US Army in conducting electronic warfare in the Gulf War and use high-tech means to achieve our goals as much as possible.