In 1991, the Gulf War broke out. In the face of the crushing blow of the US-led NATO coalition, the Iraqi army made an unbelievable move: bury planes and tanks in the desert!
The Gulf War of the 1990s was the first modernization war in human history. Let's look at the comparison of military forces.
At that time, the Iraqi Air Force had more than 300 fighters, but they were all old MiG-21s, J-7s, Mirage F1s and so on. The US fighters are advanced F-15s, F-18s and so on. It can be said that the Iraqi Air Force is simply vulnerable to the US military.
Nato has invested 800,000 troops, 3,000 tanks, 1,700 aircraft, and more than 200 ships, including 6 aircraft carriers, and the combat strength has far exceeded that of the Iraqi army.
Iraq's total strength is 1.2 million, 4,000 tanks, 3,000 armored vehicles, and thousands of artillery pieces. However, the Iraqis buried the tanks in the sand, exposing the turrets for use as cannons. It's unbelievable.
In fact, after analysis, it is not difficult to see the purpose of the Iraqis.
Iraqi warplanes are too backward, and fighting with U.S. aircraft is tantamount to suicide. Iraq's tanks are live targets in front of the U.S. military's precision-guided missiles.
At the beginning of the Gulf War, Iraqis felt that the war would not last long and would not really be fought. Therefore, they buried the planes and tanks in order to keep some capital and make a comeback in the future.
Unexpectedly, the NATO coalition led by the United States really occupied Iraq, but President Saddam Hussein was also captured, and these fighters and tanks were also dug up by the US military and became trophies. #老照片 #
