Decisive Force: Strategic Bombing in the Gulf WarExamines the U.S.Air Force strategic bombing campaign of Iraq & Iraqi armed forces occupying Kuwait from January 17th through February 28th, 1991 . Describes the aircraft & weapons, changes in technology & the reexamination & reapplication of traditional strategic bombing theory by USAF planning officers. Provides a chronological review of the campaign with an analysis of the results. Photos, maps, graphs & tables. Includes suggested readings. |
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Decisive Force: Strategic Bombing in the Gulf War Richard G Davis,Richard Harding Davis No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 76 - Joint pubs define space superiority as "the degree of dominance in space of one force over another that permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land, sea, air, space, and special operations forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force.
Page 15 - Immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal of all Iraqi forces from Kuwait; Restoration of Kuwait's legitimate government; Security and stability of Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf; and Safety and protection of the lives of American citizens abroad.
Page 83 - All the routes, land, water, and air, which connect an operating military force with a base of operations and along which supplies and military forces move.
Page 78 - See also double-target leveling rod; single-target leveling rod. target materials — Graphic, textual, tabular, or other presentations of target intelligence, primarily designed to support operations against designated targets by one or more weapon systems. Target materials are suitable for training, planning, executing, and evaluating such operations!
Page 76 - That degree of capability (preponderance in morale and material) of one air force over another which permits the conduct of air operations by the former at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing air force. Air Supremacy. - That degree of air superiority wherein the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference.
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Page 45 - During the first twenty-four hours of the war, coalition aircraft struck critical targets in Saddam's capital and elsewhere. Weeks of fighting remained, but the initial attack was so overwhelming that Iraq was unable to mount a coherent military response thereafter. First day targets in Baghdad are numbered on the map. ened aircraft shelters concealing the bulk of the Iraqi Air Force. This was intended to prevent an Iraqi "Air Tet...
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Page 75 - It also included the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, and the Gulf of Oman.
Page 31 - Destroy nuclear, biological, and chemical production, storage, and delivery capabilities; 5. Destroy Republican Guard forces; 6.