Toaw Scenario: Desert Storm 91

Middle East,
February 23, 1991,

Coalition army of 435 units opposed to Iraq army of 710 units
for a battle of complexity 1.13 at Battalion(II) level
on a 5 Km/Hex map
for 10 turns of Half Day each.

by Wild Bill Wilder submited on 21-12-2002

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Briefing
Desert Storm 91 UNIT COLORS COALITION FORCES USA VII Corps - Lt. Gray/Pea green USA XVIII Corps - Lt. Gray/Pea Green USMC - White/Pea Green UK - Cream/Beige France - Baby Blue/Olive Green Egypt - Baby Blue/Tan Syria - Royal Blue/Tan Kuwait - Sky Blue/Tan Saudi Arabia - Mint Green/Tan USAF - Black/Dark Green Coalitian Navy - Ocean Blue/Sky Blue Canadian AF-Royal Blue/Neon Green Italian AF-Pale Yellow/Lt. Gray IRAQI FORCES The Republican Guard - Teal Green/Brown Iraqi Regular Units - Rust/Brown EVENTS If Kuwait City fallls to the Coalition forces, the Iraqis have a 60% of using chemical weapons. If they do so, the Coalition in turn will have go to a shock status. The Marines offshore will be released for an amphibious assault and a 55% chance of using nuclear weapons against Iraq. If a gung ho commander decides to go for Baghdad, serious consequences will ensure. It might be worth it (and it might not!) If the Allies are delayed in taking certain key objectives in the war, the Iraqi forces receive extra points, indicating the displeasure over the lack of progress in the war. BACKGROUND In August, 1990, Iraqi forces cruelly swept into Kuwait without any announcement of hostilities. In less than a week, the oil-rich country was swallowed up by the greedy Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein. Now they stood on the border of Saudi Arabia, greedily contemplating even more conquests. This unprovoked aggression prompted a vociferous world wide protest. President Bush stated the case succinctly when he declared, "This aggression will not stand." Within a week a strong US presence was in Saudi Arabia in an operation known as Desert Shield. After a steady buildup of US, British, French and other countries over a six month period, the final warning was given to Hussein to give up his mad enterprise. He ignored it. On January 15th, a simple announcement was made from the White House. It told it all. "The battle is joined" For over five weeks, sorties by the Coalition air units liquidated Iraqi air assets and hammered ground units unmercifully. Then on February 23rd, the second phase of the Allied effort to retake Kuwait began. It was code-named "Desert Storm." Though facing an army numerically stronger, the Allies took the battle to the enemy. In less than five days it was all over. Kuwait was free again, and what little remained of Saddam's once mighty army was at the mercy of the Coalition. Will it happen again, here and now? That depends upon your expertise in this recreation of the conflict. Once again, "the battle has been joined." Now you are in command. Your warring skills will decide the outcome. Scenario Design by Wild Bill Wilder Orders of Battle by Pete Abrams Sources The Whirlwind War - CMH Certain Victory - Scales Crusade - Atkinson Desert War - Friedman Desert Storm - Time Life Iron Soldiers - Carhart Into the Storm- Clancy Persian Gulf War Almanac - Summers Desert Storm - Summers Airborne Assault- Quarrie The Ready Brigade - Caraccilo Land Power - Ripley Armies of the Gulf War - Rottman, Volstad and a host of clippings, documents and other articles from that time period in the author's library.

Briefing

Desert Storm 91

UNIT COLORS

COALITION FORCES

USA VII Corps - Lt. Gray/Pea green

USA XVIII Corps - Lt. Gray/Pea Green

USMC - White/Pea Green

UK - Cream/Beige

France - Baby Blue/Olive Green

Egypt - Baby Blue/Tan

Syria - Royal Blue/Tan

Kuwait - Sky Blue/Tan

Saudi Arabia - Mint Green/Tan

USAF - Black/Dark Green

Coalitian Navy - Ocean Blue/Sky Blue

Canadian AF-Royal Blue/Neon Green

Italian AF-Pale Yellow/Lt. Gray

IRAQI FORCES

The Republican Guard - Teal Green/Brown

Iraqi Regular Units - Rust/Brown

EVENTS

If Kuwait City fallls to the Coalition forces, the Iraqis have a 60% of using chemical weapons. If they do so, the Coalition in turn will have go to a shock status. The Marines offshore will be released for an amphibious assault and a 55% chance of using nuclear weapons against Iraq.

If a gung ho commander decides to go for Baghdad, serious consequences will ensure. It might be worth it (and it might not!)

If the Allies are delayed in taking certain key objectives in the war, the Iraqi forces receive extra points, indicating the displeasure over the lack of progress in the war.

BACKGROUND

In August, 1990, Iraqi forces cruelly swept into Kuwait without any announcement of hostilities. In less than a week, the oil-rich country was swallowed up by the greedy Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein. Now they stood on the border of Saudi Arabia, greedily contemplating even more conquests.

This unprovoked aggression prompted a vociferous world wide protest. President Bush stated the case succinctly when he declared, "This aggression will not stand."

Within a week a strong US presence was in Saudi Arabia in an operation known as Desert Shield.

After a steady buildup of US, British, French and other countries over a six month period, the final warning was given to Hussein to give up his mad enterprise. He ignored it.

On January 15th, a simple announcement was made from the White House. It told it all. "The battle is joined"

For over five weeks, sorties by the Coalition air units liquidated Iraqi air assets and hammered ground units unmercifully.

Then on February 23rd, the second phase of the Allied effort to retake Kuwait began. It was code-named "Desert Storm." Though facing an army numerically stronger, the Allies took the battle to the enemy. In less than five days it was all over. Kuwait was free again, and what little remained of Saddam's once mighty army was at the mercy of the Coalition. Will it happen again, here and now?
That depends upon your expertise in this recreation of the conflict.

Once again, "the battle has been joined." Now you are in command. Your warring skills will decide the outcome.

Scenario Design by Wild Bill Wilder

Orders of Battle by Pete Abrams

Sources

The Whirlwind War - CMH
Certain Victory - Scales
Crusade - Atkinson
Desert War - Friedman
Desert Storm - Time Life
Iron Soldiers - Carhart
Into the Storm- Clancy
Persian Gulf War Almanac - Summers
Desert Storm - Summers
Airborne Assault- Quarrie
The Ready Brigade - Caraccilo
Land Power - Ripley
Armies of the Gulf War - Rottman, Volstad
and a host of clippings, documents and other articles from that time period in the author's library.