>>22121901iraq had 600,000 men in Kuwait and 1,000,000 total deployed men, 6,000 tanks, and 1000 aircraft, they also had a suerIor amount of artIllery when compared to the coalitions 2,000 sytems vs iraq's 3,000.
the coalition pounded the iraqi army from the air for days with strategic bombing, completely neutralizes theIr capabilities on all fronts.
you can look at the stats of this famous battle to show how one sides it was depsite iraqs supposed strength. your only right about iraq being a paper tiger in that manpower, artillery, and tanks dont matter if you dont have air superiority
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_73_Easting the gulf war was the largest deployment of western troops since ww2 for a reason and when push came to shove the u.s showed their absolute superiority
