Desert Storm Package Q - The Largest F-16 Strike Ever

As the Persian Gulf War was coming to a close, the coalition forces against the Iraqi government aimed for one last push.

Under Operation Desert Storm, American forces sought to attack the Iraqi military defending Baghdad, the country’s last stronghold and most heavily guarded area.

Operation codename Package Q was the war’s largest airstrike, meant to destroy critical objectives before ground units could enter the city.

The objectives included the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center near Baghdad, defensive zones where surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft guns were stationed, as well as barracks and other military depots.

US forces were confident in their superior numbers, aircraft, and overall technology. Still, the Iraqi enemy defending its homeland was a force to be reckoned with.

Package Q was launched on January 19, 1991. It had an unsatisfactory outcome, as it was neither a failure nor a success. Although Baghdad was heavily bombed, with hundreds of civilian and military casualties, the Iraqi nuclear research facility was not destroyed.

Military analysts and personnel attributed Package Q's merely average results to a series of communication problems, sudden changes of strategy, and an accumulation of minor mishaps.

This combination of factors proved that military superiority amounts to nothing when there is no coordination between the parties involved.

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