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Conflict: Desert Storm II (known as Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad in North America) is a tactical shooter video game developed by Pivotal Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. It is the second installment in the Conflict series.
Operation Desert Storm was the US name of the airland conflict from 17 January 1991 through 28 February 1991 [35] Operation Desert Sabre (early name Operation Desert Sword) was the US name for the air and land offensive against the Iraqi Army in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations (the "100-hour war") from 24 to 28 February 1991, in itself, part ...
This is the order of battle for the Liberation of Kuwait campaign during the Gulf War between Coalition forces [1] and the Iraqi Armed Forces [2] between February 24–28, 1991. The order that they are listed in are from west to east.
17 January: Operation Desert Storm is launched and the first air attacks are launched on Iraq and Kuwait. 18 January, 01:00 GMT: Iraq fires 12 Scud missiles at the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, slightly injuring 12 people. The United States tells Israel to not retaliate, out of fear that it will escalate the war and trigger the collapse ...
Conflict: Desert Storm (2002) is set during the Persian Gulf War. The player can play either as the British Armed Forces 22 SAS Regiment or the United States Army Delta Force. Conflict: Desert Storm II (2003), also known as Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad, is set during the Persian Gulf War too and sees the same characters returning ...
During Desert Storm, 36 aircraft were shot down in aerial combat. [58] Three helicopters and 2 fighters were shot down during the invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990. Kuwait claims to have shot down as many as 37 Iraqi aircraft. These claims have not been confirmed. [59]
The use of Italian aircraft as part of the Desert Storm operation represented the first operational employment in combat missions of Italian Air Force aircraft after the end of World War II. During the 42 days of war, Italian fighters made 226 sorties for a total of 589 flight hours.
The Package Q Airstrike was the largest airstrike of the Gulf War and the largest strike of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft in military history. Many aircraft, including the F-117 Nighthawk, were used to attack targets in Baghdad, which was the most heavily defended area of Iraq.