Theme Decks: Gulf War (1991) *Revised

Theme Decks:
Gulf War (1991)

Operation DESERT SABRE

Updates: compatible with latest patch.

While UK, FR and alternative USA decks are inspired of their respective global forces engaged during the war, the US 2nd armoured Cavalry Regiment, and Iraqi T-72 decks were inspired by the famous tank battle of 73 Easting, and Operation Desert Sabre beligerants. In the real battle, Republican Guard's T-72 divisions were crushed by US 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, a couple of hours after a succesful US air raid on Iraqi radars & com centers, that completly knocked out Iraqi organization.

Battle of 73 Easting

The Battle of 73 Easting was a decisive tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between American-British armored forces and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard. The battle took place several hours after the Battle of Al Busayyah. It was named for a UTM north-south coordinate line (an "Easting", measured in kilometers and readable on GPS receivers) in the featureless desert that was used as a phase line to measure progress of the offensive. The battle was described by the Military Channel as "the last great tank battle of the 20th century."

What if Radars & Com Centers wouldn't have been destroyed ?

Rewrite history with those decks!

While Iraqi decks were originaly designed for AI, to provide some good comp stomp, i've rebalanced it for PvP with all weapons/vehicles/planes typicaly used by Iraqi pre-91 army, in order to reflect what would happen if Iraqi radars & Com centers were not destroyed. the result is surprising. Also a lot of Saddam's weapon reserves are now include in the 2 new pre-80 decks.
Iraqi decks are based on: T-72 armada, Republican Guards, Saddam's impressive AA collection, Iraqi veterans Air superiority fighters (Iraqi pilots were feared for their hardened combat experience aquiered in Iran-Iraq war).

Changelog :

• ALL DECKS CODES UPDATED for DLC3 compatibility.
  
• Revision for 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment : Added Veterans M1A1HA (see new pic), M1A1 gained 1 vet rank, and Humwee avalaible for Infantry sections. updated/fixed pics (those are now authentics 3rd ACR pics took in Gulf war '91)
  
• Deep revision for 1st Infantry Division that gives more flexiblility for Infantry with cheap transport that will helps when ♥♥♥♥ hit the fan. Also added more veterans M1A1, Aircrafts gain more punch especialy against ground targets. The arrival in this deck of 7 AH-1F Cobras with 8 I-Tows, and F117 NightHawk, F15E-Strike Eagle, F16-C Block 52 Fighting Falcon, will ensure you fearsome CAS. If you want, the following planes can be swaped into the deck : F16-C Fighting Falcon (6x245kg Cluster) or F/A-16C Hornet (maverick ATGM). All those are Gulf '91 compatible.
  Be sure to grab the new code for 1st Infantry Division, especialy if you plan to PvP against tough opponents.
  
• Added 4 new decks: 82nd Airborne Division, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Marine Division (USA) & 45th Mechanized Infantry Division (Iraq).
  
• Revamped all USA & FR decks: better accuracy for authenticity, and better punch in PvP.
  
• The following decks recieved deeper modifications: Division Daguet, 1st Infantry Division & 1st Recon Battalion. Those 3 have way more punch now.
  
  -Previous changes-
  
• Motto added for all USA and French decks. If someone knows the Motto of UK 1st Armoured, let me know!
  
• Fixed 12th Armored Division name, is now 3rd Armoured Division (which includes 6th Armoured Brigade, 12th Armoured Brigade, 8th Mechanised Infantry Brigade + Artillery Group).
  
• Improved Republican Guard, they are now more balanced and more veteran. Also, BMD is removed, BRDM-2 Malyutka has been added, which is more accurate for authenticity.
  
• Fixed several mistakes (patches and names) in US/UK decks (thanks to Theron Nett for his help).
  
• v585 compatibility (deck code updated)
  
• Updated UK deck: More Challengers. Ferret (recon) was removed from armoured deck in v585, so I replaced it by FV101 Scorpion (recon). Also FV4003 Centurion Mk.5 AVRE 165 (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) are back in the deck for authenticity.
  
• Updated Iraqi 12th Armoured Division. A card of T55AM was added to simulate Saddam's veterans T55 with optic upgraded, the same way i use T-72A to simulate the frontal armour upgraded with lamined armor (ancestor of composite armor) on iraqi version..
  
• Updated Saddam's Infamous AA Train: even more infamous now, and still authentic.
  
• Updated US & UK decks: US are more dedicated, UK has now the strongest heavy tanks deck, but is less versatile than US 2nd ACR. (07/28/14)
  
• Added 1 USA deck: 3rd Cavalry Regiment (mixed), with Apache Longbow & LAV25. (07/25/14)
  
• Iraqi deck 'Persian Gulf War Veterans' improved. (07/25/14)
  
• Updated all decks: more authentics & balanced, thanks to your feedbacks! (07/25/14)
  
• Decks are now fully compatible with new patch
  
• Added 2 Iraqi decks: Saddam's AA death train (support), Persian Gulf War Veterans (pre 80)
  
• Added 1 FR deck: |FR| Division Daguet
  
• Added 1 UK deck (armoured): |UK| 1st Armoured Division
  
• Added 2 USA decks (motorized and mechanized): |USA| 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, |USA| 1st Recon. Battalion
  
• Added 1 Iraqi deck (armored): |Iraq| 12th Armored Division
  
• Iraqi Air: More veterancy for most aircrafts, but less avaliability.
  
• USA Air: EF111a Raven replaced by F15-C Eagle to get some dedicated ASF against Iraqi fighters (they were known as veteran combat hardened pilots, so they have hardened Mig-23 and Mig-25 to reflect that).
  
• Added more AAA to Republican guards
  
• Replaced M2A1 Bradleys (transport) by M3A2 Bradleys (recon). M72 LAW replaced by AT4 for all Riflemen

Sources :

• List of Gulf War military equipement[en.wikipedia.org]
  
• Order of battle of the Gulf War ground campaign[en.wikipedia.org]
  
• Main article of Gulf War[en.wikipedia.org]
  
• A lot of those Gulf War-related wiki pages[en.wikipedia.org]
  
• fprado.com Abrams page[www.fprado.com]
  
• Every wiki page of each Coalition Division / Regiment used in these decks, to grab as much infos as i could about the kind of vehicles each unit used (ill try to put em all here asap)
  
• Theron Nett for his precious help on various US Divisions / Regiments, patchs and insignas
  
• Various other websites for pictures (sorry i dont remember all those, too many!)

THEME DECKS Guides :

• World War II (1939-1945)
  
• Vietnam War (1956-1975)
  
• Gulf War (1991)
  
• TUTORIAL Skirmishes (New Players)

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|USA| 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Toujours Prêt ("Always Ready")

*Updated*

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Example of Ingame Deck name:

'91 #US 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

|USA| 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Blood and Steel



*Updated*

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@AM8BkCowBQOqdMlMAmSlJTJVTloBgAxdDeKSilIkMLUiVtEIJOAkAo+KmQukrMQ3yVEtNI4SmkiWRPkTxE8ROkTopSKq4strQSwA

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'91 #US 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

|USA| 1st Infantry Division

"The Big Red One"
No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great—Duty First!

*updated*





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'91 #US 1st Infantry Division

|USA| 5th Field Artillery Regiment

Parent unit: 1st Infantry Division
Faithful and True





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*Updated*

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'91 #US 5th Field Artillery Regiment

|USA| 82nd Airborne Division

Part of: XVIII Airborne Corps
All the way!




*Updated*

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@AMsDEcQwDOOYAoHVMzjqnbJTANkqomyVU6aAYBNAVNA1GAgakztBKpkWMMXSUklJEIRCEX+LLiziQEppCQCj4qZC6SsxJRSUUphJKSUEogllKhC00lLTXmsBLISq0ugrQKvw

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'91 #US 82nd Airborne Division

|USA| 1st Marine Division

No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy



* Deck code Updated to last DLC*

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@AMcK2glB6PSgdUzQSYBoJTLGSDmjJBzRBCpmyRMsDUmVNAMAmgKmJO0ehi5HCU1EpZIgRxIb6HAhvJKASAi2IthakStkhBJ2SZpJpSiVMIbwSAUblHxSqF0pWiXQl1FX4A==

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'91 #US 1st Marine Division

|USA| 1st Recon. Battalion

Parent unit: 1st Marine Division
Swift, Silent, Deadly



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@AMECWyUwDZKYBgqMAziJniCUytkpgE0AwEDUmeBqTOGLkgJIKmpMv6G+iwohCJwUpFKRHCU0kSzHAxvBIBR8VMhdJWYi4lJTG8VVlZUWclppYCLKiopQ4A==

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'91 #US 1st Recon. Battalion

|UK| 1st Armoured Division

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@AsMJ2y06yPUykOyZSHxMpD4haB2QtA7MSjOGJRnAY0Q6FNiSKUfBqqGAQ7ppSPmj5lPKT2g5FNhBekisLrC6wwMMDDCwwsN6DkWGNhQYMg6oOBTc

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'91 #UK 1st Armoured Division

|FR| Division Daguet

Parent unit: 6e Division Légère Blindée
vite, fort et bien ("Swiftly, powerfully and well")



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@BMEDCAFCDE4hticQhDQIUhoFKsMaEGO1CEHYpGBuQhA3KRbIEKJkaFEA5AOQCUAkMVKEipYoZaEWhFhsYbGZZKXSl0nBmbYCGpII/KPi1opVQBE2VBpSGkhUsILByvQLvA==

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'91 #FRA #Motorised Division Daguet

|Iraq| 3rd Armoured Division

(previous wrongly named 12th Armored Division)
3rd Armoured Division includes: 6th Armoured Brigade, 12th Armoured Brigade, 8th Mechanised Infantry Brigade + Artillery Group



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@QsKBSOcwpHOeki1FYRagmItQTBNRBWg9Ew0OQRqI+cI3CNoBCAWj5kwxOGlUlRgSITNMjjJMyTMmTJkyZsmaAmgJkziN0TrlKrR2ketH8SMA

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|Iraq| 45th Mechanised Infantry Division

(defeated by Division Daguet & 82nd Airborne Division on the February 24, 1991)




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@UsgCSYEwrFqKxDnFYhznpQtQTIWgYkLUFrHCKwj5OUE0EfBPsTDEBCAWjQECZM4iNokxB0hqE67CCwssLCPmkAJYjRqiZtHDR2DkAA==

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Alternate 'tanky' version:

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Originally posted by Ingame Example Deck Name:

'91 Iraq 45th Meca. Infantry Div.

|Iraq| Republican Guard

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@Qs6ByYEJ5HOE9DnPShaisQtQTIWoLWYgL4TUQdlApMMQEECKAmQdEahOuj5lKsOQThpVJUYEiIjaJMiZomaAmTOIIKCyjANHbR+0gtGo

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|Iraq| Saddam's Infamous AA

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*Deck Code updated to last DLC*

@UsQBULUViFqKxC1FYhzisQ5xWBNQTUR8EfJMMTDIBCAWjPILKMATnFKpRyiTIkzNAwIsCcOQThlVJUYEiImTAmwkMziE40fomSJm0cIJhB0A

|Iraq| Persian Gulf War Veterans

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*Updated*

@Us4BELUViFqE9C1BMhznpCaiPgj5JhiYYgII9iDonXKVSjlGgQEUBMmcRG0RtEmQ3ic5EyhyCcNKpKjAkREyaP2jgA==

[Gabwar]

you should do a community campaign

[Clarke]

Whilst 1st UK Armoured doesn't officially have a motto, and neither does 4th Arm Bde, 7th Arm Bde does being "All of one company".

[Balls Mahoney]

Great work. Seems like you are the only person on the workshop who posts WORKING deck codes.

[Aurens]

The British should have an MLRS battery as well though I'm quite that requires a general rather than an armored deck, that would also allow for the SAS to be in it as well which you could argue is accurate

[aramis1250]

Jez: he had at least one Roland missile system on an AMX-30 chassis. I know for a fact he did, because I saw it through the binoculars at the airfield, and C-24 destroyed it with a HEAT round. He also had more that were used in the Iran-Iraq war, and at least one of them survived through to 28 FEB 1991, because that's the one we destroyed. So, yes, he did have radar missile AA.

[Silver]

@aramis1250 : Thank you for your informations about the 2nd and 3rd ACRs, duely noted! When 'ill have a bit of free time, I'll see if i can find a way to fix this without cloning their decks.

[aramis1250]

Jez: Yes he did. We destroyed one at ar Ryumaylah airfield after it shot down one of our medevac helicopters.

[Ford Fiesta Enjoyer]

Saddam didnt have AA missiles

[aramis1250]

Also, I do see your comment about the 3d ACR having M1A1HA, and I can verify that this in fact the case.

[aramis1250]

Thank you for making the effort to set up these decks.

I haven't had a chance to read through all of the comments (there are 12 pages of them!), so I apologize if this was covered earlier. It's just a note, not a nitpick, and I know that it was a lot of work to set these up!

The US 2d and 3d ACRs had identical TO&E during Operation Desert Storm/Sabre (and for many years before and after, as well), and as such probably don't need separate decks.