Relive the pivotal events of the conflict that sealed the Cold War and radically changed the Middle East geopolitical landscape: The massive coalition build-up following the Iraqi invasion The first night over Baghdad on Januthe “do or die” strike that stopped Iraq’s chemical retaliation in the nick of time the frustrating “Scud hunts” all over the Iraqi desert coalition attacks on Iraq’s airfields the annihilation of the Iraqi navy at Bubiyan, the “highway of death” during the Iraqi retreat from Kuwait, and much more. For students of military technology and art, this was effectively the first war of the 21st century. For the first time an entire nation’s command and control apparatus was effectively removed abruptly at the very start of a conflict and the first time that stealth, standoff and precision-guided weapons were used on a mass scale. It featured a logistics built-up that exceeded WW2’s D-Day. It was the first time that air power decisively defeated ground forces on its own. It was the first conflict watched lived by billions across the world, 24/7.
What followed would forever transform the face of war.ĭesert Storm was the first truly high-tech war. In response, the United States promptly assembled an international coalition to attack and expel Iraqi forces out of Kuwait, and to eliminate Hussein’s capability to repeat such an act in the future. 40% of the world’s oil production, and the developed world’s economy, was placed in imminent threat by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. On August 2, 1990, Iraq’s ground forces invaded and occupied Kuwait.
#Desert storm game plus
Fourteen historical & hypothetical campaign scenarios plus a bonus contemporary standalone scenario cover the major actions that marked the conflict, allowing you to explore the events that happened - and the ones that could easily have. Command - Desert Storm is a DLC for Command: Modern Operations, the premier game of air, naval & strategic warfare and the choice of serious hobbyists and defence professionals alike.