Iraqi Guards Were Stunned: How VII Corps Erased Saddam’s Elite Armor in Just Four Days

Описание: In February 1991, Iraq’s Republican Guard entered the Gulf War confident in its armored strength, Soviet doctrine, and years of battlefield experience. What followed shocked military planners worldwide.

In just four days of ground combat, U.S. Army VII Corps dismantled multiple elite Iraqi divisions using integrated technology, advanced training, and battlefield systems the Iraqis could neither detect nor counter. Thermal imaging, long-range fire control, and coordinated maneuver warfare created an imbalance rarely seen in modern military history.

This documentary-style breakdown examines how American armored forces dominated the battlefield during Operation Desert Storm, why Iraqi defenses collapsed so quickly, and how this moment marked a turning point in global armored warfare. Based on declassified reports, firsthand accounts, and postwar analysis, this video explains why the 1991 ground campaign reshaped military thinking worldwide.

This is not fiction. This is modern warfare—when the future arrived without warning.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Primary Sources:
Rick Atkinson, Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War (1993).
U.S. Army VII Corps After-Action Reports (declassified 1996–2002).
Michael R. Gordon & Bernard Trainor, The Generals’ War (1995).
Institute for Defense Analyses, Iraqi Perspectives Project (2004).
Technical & Military Analysis:
Jane’s Armour and Artillery 1990–1991 Editions.
U.S. Army Field Manual FM 17-12-1, Tank Gunnery.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) reports on M1A1 systems.
General Dynamics Land Systems documentation (M1A1 Abrams).
Battle-Specific Studies:
Douglas Macgregor, Warrior’s Rage: The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting.
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment unit histories.
National Archives battlefield maps and movement logs.
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