If Soviet Union Participated in the 1991 Gulf War, Could They Defeat the United States?

Jerry Wang
8 min readMay 4, 2024

Although History Has No Hypotheticals, We Can Boldly Imagine

This article expresses my personal opinion; friends with different views are welcome to comment below :)

In the 1991 Gulf War, the U.S. faced an Iraqi army influenced by Soviet military thought and armed with Soviet weapons. They had a total force of 1.2 million, 5,500 tanks, 3,900 armored vehicles, hundreds of Scud missiles, and over 1,000 combat aircraft. They were indeed a formidable “steel

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Jerry Wang

Since I was young, I have always enjoyed reading biographies of historical figures, especially those about World War II, including documentaries and novels.