Infantry fighting vehicle second gulf war. The iraqi offensive began on the night of 29 january when approximately 2000 soldiers in several hundred armored fighting vehicles moved south. Its two mechanized brigades and one armored brigade were equipped with the most advanced equipment available in the iraqi army including 220 t 72 tanks and 278 infantry fighting vehicles. The m2 bradley infantry fighting vehicle ifv was a troop carrying version and was developed to replace the vietnam war era m113 apcs which were considered too slow and too poorly armed and armored to accompany tanks directly into battle. And a new air defense system called the patriot a missile capable of shooting down incoming missiles.
First footage of the m2 bradley fighting vehicle destroying a tank. The second generation soviet ifv 1980 after a consummated success story as the bmp 1 has been exported to more than 60 countries it was thought in the 1970s to improve its main armament a low velocity unstabilized 2a28 grom 73 mm gun 500 m accurate range as well as obsolescent the atgm malyutka nato sagger. The ah 64a apache attack helicopter. The uh60a black hawk transport helicopter.
The gulf wars first ground engagement was near observation post 4 built on the al zabr police building. We usually speak of the big fivethe m 1 abrams main battle tank. Coalition aircraft inbound during operation desert shield. List of gulf war military equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the gulf war of 19901991.
The gulf war of 1991 provided some of the most recent large scale tank battles in history producing the worlds first digital war. It had fought with distinction during the war with iran and was one of the lead divisions in saddam husseins invasion of kuwait in august 1990 4. The m 2 bradley infantry fighting vehicle. A british fv432 apc in kuwait during the gulf war ifvs.
Tank footage m1 abrams battle gulf war 1991 jesus abrams jj. In the 1960s soviet designers developed another approach the infantry fighting vehicle ifv. Tank tactics the gulf war documentary english part 2. There are a total of 43 gulf war vehicles desert storm 1991 in the military factory.