F-16 Viper: How it Destroyed the Iraqi Army

Check out the VIPER Throttle Quadrant System: https://bit.ly/48hj3gx The F-16 played a massive role in the Coalition's air campaign during Desert Storm. Though initially conceived as a fighter, in an ironic twist of fate it became a premier ground striker platform during the operations against the Iraqi army and Republican Guard. Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/ Support - Patreon:   / milavhistory   Channel Memberships:    / @militaryaviationhistory   PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis Social Media - Twitter:   / milavhistory   Instagram:   / milaviationhistory   Sources - Cohen, Eliot (ed.) (1993). "Gulf War Air Power Survey Volume 2 – Operations and Effects and Effectiveness", Washington, D.C. Cohen, Eliot (ed.) (1993). "Gulf War Air Power Survey Volume 4 – Weapons, Tactics, and Training and Space Operations", Washington, D.C. Cohen, Eliot (ed.) (1993). "Gulf War Air Power Survey Volume 5 – A Statistical Compendium and Chronology", Washington, D.C. Hankins, Michael (2021). "Flying Camelot – The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia". Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. Simmonds, Bertie (2022) "F-16 Fighting Falcon", Tempest Books, Horncastle. Paquin, Robert (1999). “DESERT STORM: Doctrinal AirLand Battle Success or #The American Way of War?’”, School of Advanced Military Studies United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Pyles, Raymond Q. and Shulman, Hyman (1995). “United States Air Force Fighter Support in Operation Desert Storm”. RAND, Santa Monica, CA. “Operation Desert Storm – Evaluation of the Air Campaign”. United States General Accounting Office, June 12, 1997. Timecodes - 00:00 - Desert Storm 00:40 - Air Campaign Expectation 01:37 - American Workhorse 03:03 - Accuracy and Precision 06:10 - Smart Plane Dumb Bomb 07:10 - F-16 Ground Strike Demonstration 10:15 - Thrustmaster 11:14 - Effective Accuracy 14:17 - Y'all Have A Good Day Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound