Airpower Against an Army : Challenge and Response in CENTAF's Duel with the Republican Guard

By William F. Andrews

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Title:	Airpower Against an Army : Challenge and Response in CENTAF's Duel with the Republican Guard
Author:	William F. Andrews
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Political Science, Military
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Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 THE INNOVATION IMPERATIVE . . . . . . . . . 3 THE ADVERSARIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 THE PLAN: 3 AUGUST 1990–15 JANUARY 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 CLASH OF ARMS: 17–26 JANUARY 1991 . . . .28 CENTAF ADAPTS: 27 JANUARY–5 FEBRUARY 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 ATTRITION WAR: 6–23 FEBRUARY 1991 . . . 59 GROUND WAR: 24–28 FEBRUARY 1991 . . . .63 THE KEYS TO INNOVATION . . . . . . . . . . . 71 IMPLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Appendix A Primary USAF Units That Participated . . . 101 B Chronology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 C Location of Air Strikes during Desert Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 D Distribution of Strikes against RGFC Heavy Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 E Iraqi Prisoner of War Comments . . . . . . 117 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Illustrations Figure 1 Republican Guard Dispositions in CENTAF Kill Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2 Section of Tawakalna Division Template . . 31 3 Numerous Revetments Confounded CENTAF Targeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 4 Ground Offensive and RGFC Actions . . . . .65