![]() Before the fighting commenced, these vehicles were modified as such: ![]() Life Guard (an elite formation with hundreds of years of tradition)īoth brigades had previously been deployed to Germany and were moved to Saudi Arabia from there in November 1990 as a part of a major military buildup. ![]() 14th/20th King’s Hussars (both regiments merged in India before the Second World War).The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (deployed initially)Ĥth Armoured Brigade (the Black Rats), specifically:.The Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars (deployed initially).These vehicles belonged to the following units:ħth Armoured Brigade (the legendary Desert Rats), specifically: Of the 420 vehicles built in total, the British deployed 221 during the operations. Much of this success can be attributed to the Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank, the workhorse of the British Army and one of the best MBTs of its era – if not the best. Within 66 hours of the fighting, the British managed to advance almost 300km across Iraq (a feat almost unheard of) and destroyed no less than three armored Iraqi divisions in the process.Ĭhallenger Mk.3 ODS, 7th Armoured Brigade, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, 1991 In fact, some of the achievements by the British, such as the longest tank to tank kill to date, are yet to be beat. The Tornados proved their worth during the month that followed as rugged aircraft and achieved great results, but the land phase, which began on February 24, was no less successful. The operation began on Januwith the first air raids by British Tornado fighter-bombers starting the next day. The British part of Operation Desert Storm was called Operation Granby. ![]() Today, we’d like to start with a British one for the Challenger 1 MBT, called Challenger 1 Mk.3 ODS. The Desert Storm Raid that is coming in April will feature four different skins based on the actual vehicles that took part in the February 1991 fighting and since the operation was a multi-national effort, each skin will also belong to a different nation. As we already hinted at in a previous article, we are planning a major event in honor of the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm and, as some members of our community already correctly guessed, this event will be a Raid. ![]() With a little over two weeks left on the ongoing Echoes of War Battle Path, we’d like to start telling you more about what’s next for Armored Warfare. ![]()
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