Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
Edited piece regarding the Persian Gulf War, aka Operation Desert Storm. Includes short clips of fighters, bombers, helicopters, tanks, ships, Patriot air defense missiles, ground troops, some action shots. Good ADC (armament delivery recordings) of bombs & rockets hitting various targets, followed by shots of damaged or destroyed Iraqi military armor & vehicles. Green-colored night vision scenes. America's armed forces.
Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
H/a MS fighter pilot wearing helmet & oxygen mask in cockpit of fighter during refueling. TLS M-1A1 Abrams tank turning in desert. MS anti-aircraft field gun turning in desert. MS U.S. Army soldier in desert camoflague walking towards helicopters at base. TLS three large deck gun of U.S. Navy destroyer turning. MS soldier in desert camo walking by cam. TLS F-117 A Stealth fighter taxiing on runway. Air to air shot of F-18 Hornet doing barrel roll. MS/CUs soldier lookig through binoculars from behind sandbags. TLS hydrofoil on water. WLS helicopter kicking up dust while flying low over desert. TLS destroyer firing deck guns towards shore. Great air-to-air shot of F-15 E Strike Eagle pulling away from fuel tanker. MS fighter jet nose cone art of angry shark face.
Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
Over the shoulder MS of soldier in desert camo fatigues aiming & firing grenade in desert. MS happy USAF pilot in cockpit giving thumbs up to camera. TLSs F-16 Falcon fighter jets taxiing on runway. Panning TLS F-117 A Stealth fighter taking off. Great air to air shots of two F-16 Falcons flying over desert, one pulling away. TLS fleet of helicopters parked on tarmac. MS helicopter pilot in cockpit. LS two AH-64 Apache helicopters flying over desert. Bluish ADC shots of American missiles & rockets fired from ground forces hitting Iraqi targets during nighttime bombing sorties. Excellent h/a nighttime shot (night vision, hence the greenish hue) of a F-117 A Stealth fighter pulling away from fuel carrier after mid-air refueling, large city all aglow below. More ADC footage of bombers dropping bombs, making tactical strikes; aerials of explosions.
Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
LS of Tomahawk cruise missile firing from USN destroyer. Air to air shot of F-16 Falcon dropping smart bomb (missile). ADC footage of tactic aerial strikes, smart bombs & missiles hitting targets, exploding. Air to air shot of fighter jet taking off, landing gear retracting. More stunning ADC footage of tactical air strikes, direct hits, massive explosions. Great nighttime shot of Scud missile flying over desert, MIM-104 Patriot missile launching to intercept; great night vision shot of Patriot missile intercepting Scud missile. Air to air shot of A-10 Thunderbolt II in flight, deploying from tanker after aerial refueling. LS two B-52 Stratofortress in flight. TLSs F-18 Hornet taking off from aircraft carrier. Air to air shot of F-16 Falcon fighter jet in flight, followed by four fighters in flight. Air to air shot of F-14 Tomcat deploying from in-flight refueling. Sideview MCU fighter pilot during flight. Many air to air shots of F-16 fighter jets in flight. Great MCU fighter pilot, wearing oxygen mask & helmet, sitting in cockpit, flying below four fighter jets.
Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
MS Army soldier in desert camo fatigues kneeling with rifle in desert, radio pack on back. LS/TLSs M-1A1 Abrams tanks in desert. LS truck convoy in desert. More shots tanks, tank commanders. Aerial of fleet of M-1A1 tanks parked in desert. MS Major General BARRY MCCAFFERTY, Commander, 24th Infantry Division, speaking to cam. TLSs M-1A1 tanks firing in desert; LS direct hit, explosion. MS soldier peering through large telescopic sight atop tank in desert. TLS/MSs charred remains of destroyed Iraqi tanks in desert. Another MS of Maj. Gen. McCafferty. Great TLS six AH-64 Apache helicopters in flight. Footage of ground battles in desert, American forces scoring direct hits (explosions) against Iraqi tanks, as seen through targeting sights of US ground forces. TLS/MSs burning, smoldering, charred remains of destroyed Iraqi tanks, carriers, trucks. Brutal.
Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
MS M-1A1 Abrams tank firing, gun retracting. MS U.S. soldier pulling firing cable inside tank. TLS camoflagued tank firing in desert. MS U.S. soldier in desert camo combat gear running from M-113 A2 APC in desert. TLS rocket launcher firing in desert. MS anti-aircraft missile tray spinning on truck. TLS M-1A1 Abrams tank rolling at top speed in desert; MS tank machine gun firing. MS soldier pulling firing cord of howitzer in desert. Great night vision (greenish hue) of nighttime skirmish between U.S. & Iraqi ground forces: explosions in distance; US soldiers cutting through barbed wire, advancing, hitting the ground, engaged in firefight.
Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
WLS two missiles flying over desert in V pattern. WLS two tank firing in desert. MS explosion on ridge. MS machine gun on tank firing in desert. MS/CUs US Army soldiers in desert camo trotting along path. MS soldiers firing bazookas. MS two soldiers firing M-60 machine gun; CU bullets feeding into gun. WLS nighttime battlefield, hellish orange-red glow of fires burning in BG, helicopter flying overhead (Apocalypse Now!) MS heavy calibre machine gun of M-113 firing, spent shells spewing from gun. LSs M-1A1 tanks firing in desert. TLS several AH-64 Apache helicopters flying low over desert.
Gulf War; Operation Desert Storm
Aerial of the Highway of Death, the road from Mutlaa, Kuwait, to Basra, Iraq: charred remains of destroyed convoy of Iraqi trucks, buses, cars, tanks, etc along lonely spanse of desert road. Aerials of destroyed Iraqi howitzer nest, tank in desert. TLS/MSs charred remains of destroyed Iraqi tanks along Highway of Death. Aerials and traveling shots of Highway of Death, burning, smoldering, destroyed vehicles littering the landscape. Aerial of POW camp, U.S. soldiers herding & stationing Iraqi soldiers at crude desert compund. Traveling shot of Kuwait City limits sign. TLS two men crouched by side of road, waving flag of Kuwait. MS NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF and Iraqi dignitaries shaking hands at surrender.