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F-16 Viper: Forgotten Winner of Desert Storm

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: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis - Social Media - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/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