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Section 1412 Air Battle in the Mediterranean

At this time, the problem is not on the side of Li Cong and the Americans, but on the side of Europa and Great Russia, don't you want to eat our troops in one bite? We will give you this opportunity to eat it, but will you be able to bear what will happen after you eat it? This is a fatal problem, now the two major military blocs have mobilized their military strength, especially the energy bloc, that posture is that as long as you make a little move, I will immediately fight with you, the Americans' strategic air force is also constantly transporting troops to Sicily, of course, his intercontinental missiles are also aimed at this side, as long as there is a wind and grass, you dare to fire, I dare, so that everyone will be pulled back, it is an unwise thing to dispatch ICBMs, and the Europeans do not want to use that, missiles worth hundreds of billions to hit strategic targets worth billions, as long as the brain is not broken, basically people will not do that.

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBSP; ba11istinetbsp; missi1e), which usually refers to long-range ballistic missiles with a range greater than 8ooo km. It is an important component of the strategic nuclear forces and is mainly used to attack important military, political and economic targets on enemy territory. ICBMs have a longer range and faster degrees than intermediate-range ballistic missiles, shorter-range ballistic missiles, and newly named theater ballistic missiles.

Generally speaking, these are used to carry nuclear weapons, and it is still second in the world to carry a bunch of conventional warheads to hit an ace force like this time, in fact, the people of Europa also know that when the base launches an intercontinental missile, his mission has come to an end, even if Lee never destroys it, it is estimated that the Americans' missiles will have to blow it up, even if the Americans do not move, the Europeans will not continue to show there, everyone can see that an exposed base will not be ignored, it is not worth it。

In general, ICBMs should have a range of at least 55oo-8ooo km (definitions vary from country to country, but the range of the Energy Group's NY-31A ICBM has reached 192oo km).

Missiles are generally (but not necessarily) equipped with one nuclear or thermonuclear warhead, typically consisting of a liquid or solid propulsion unit, a two- or multi-stage booster rocket, an inertial guidance system (which can be equipped with constellation, satellite navigation, or terminal guidance systems), and one or more load-in vehicles, each containing a warhead. In this regard, the energy group is completely different from other countries, the energy group's booster rocket fuel is different from theirs, the main thing is that the energy group has its own concentrated fuel, in fact, if the shooting is done properly, it is not impossible to go around the earth, but now the technology has not yet reached that level.

In the United States, intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and long-range bombers have roughly the same status, and together they form a "three-in-one" strategic deterrent force. And in Russia, ICBMs are the main body of strategic strike forces. This is mainly due to the fact that the economic power of Great Russia is not very strong.

Today, there are more and more countries that already have long-range ballistic missiles, mainly the Energy Group, Europa, the United States, Great Russia, and of course, the newly formed Islamic League, which is only their own statement, as for the real physical objects, only the four major powers have them.

ICBMs have a longer range and faster degrees than intermediate-range ballistic missiles, shorter-range ballistic missiles, and newly named theater ballistic missiles. However, distinguishing missile types by range is always subjective and arbitrary, so there is no universally accepted definition that strictly distinguishes between the above types of missiles, and all definitions can only be agreed upon within a certain academic community.

The first successful test launch of an ICBM in the world was the Soviet P-7 (the nickname of the Soviet army is Cemepka, which means "Old Seven"), and the NATO code name SS "Topol" ICBM-6 "Baton". The missile was successfully test-fired on August 21, 1957, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in the union republic of Kazakhstan, and flew 6ooo kilometers.

For any country or organization, ICBMs are quite valuable things, so in future wars, the probability of appearing should not be very large, of course, if there are enough benefits, I believe that no one should be stingy.

The change in the situation of the war was born on the third day of the arrival of the US military aid, on this day the US strategic air force carried a large number of military supplies to Sicily as usual, this time the US transport force is huge, there are as many as 30 C13O transport planes alone, plus more than 70 escort fighters, the first time they may be very nervous, but this is the third day, hundreds of thousands of troops have fainted, and nothing has been seen, so most people's mood is a little relaxed, but today is definitely an extraordinary day for the Americans, just after the plane has passed through several air refueling into the Mediterranean, 35 Rafale-2 fighters took off from the air base in southern France, which is the latest improved model of Rafale, although Dassault Aviation Group is no longer in service for Europa, but the transaction with them has not been interrupted, so they still bought a lot of such aircraft, and Li Cong's relationship with Europa was still very good when he bought it.

This is only the first batch of planes, at the Lufthansa Air Base in Germany, hundreds of fighters are also ready to take off, they are the military planes that are about to be put into battle today, their mission is not to fire at the American planes, they are to prevent the Americans from replenishing the ground forces within their own borders, Europa's air force has been whipped by the media for three days in a row, such a thing makes them feel very unbearable, I really don't know what their boss does, we are not without military strength, why do the Americans do this to usIt is precisely because of the dissatisfaction of the Air Force that they are like a show, a show that can force the US Air Force back, in fact, this thing has failed before it has even started, the war is not praised, you have to go up and perform, people are here to work hard, what the result is, as long as you are not a fool, you can guess what the result is.

More than 100 fighters belonging to Europa were assembled in the sky and rushed towards the Americans' supply group, and they wanted to let these Yankees know that you Americans are not the only ones who can show off their might, and sometimes we also have our own territory, and if you want to come in, you have to see if our soldiers are satisfied or not.

Although the number of the US Air Force is a bit small, but they have all experienced some wars, and they also know that air combat is not simply relying on technology or quantity to win, of course, if the gap is too large, there must be a reason, but now the gap between the two is not very large, as long as the Americans themselves are careful, it is completely okay, the radar shows that both sides have entered the range of each other's air-launched missiles, originally the American pilots thought that these Europa pilots were here to fight hard, so they immediately opened fire without any consent, which is basically the normal way of doing things for the US air rollAs long as it is a threat to us, we must kill it immediately, otherwise we will only die ourselves.

The Europa group in the distance is directly stupid, what is the situation, why don't you understand anything, you immediately shot dozens of air-to-air missiles, and it is also the kind of fourth-generation missile with relatively strong combat capabilities, radar-type air-to-air missiles have American AIM-12O missiles, European AMRAAM missiles (advanced medium-range missiles), Russian R77 missiles, this kind of missiles are often conventional aerodynamic layout, using mid-way commands, Complex software systems are installed in the missile's embedded computer, which has a certain ability to "shoot and ignore it," is capable of attacking targets in all directions at the point of sight, and has a variety of anti-jamming measures and flexible firing methods; and has the ability to intercept a variety of aircraft.

As one of the members of the AMRAAM missile family, AIM-12O is the first active radar-guided line-of-sight air-to-air missile developed by the United States, and has derived four models of A, B, C, D, EFG for more than ten years, and is a weapon that many air forces in the world are vying to procure. In 2oo3, it was sold for $386,000 each. In 2O43, it was the most advanced AMI12O-H, this model is not for sale within the US ** team, it is said that the cost is 300,000 US dollars, and if it is sold, it will cost at least 500,000 US dollars.

The AIM-12O is an advanced medium-range air-to-air missile developed by the United States that 'shoots and then ignores,' and it has achieved results in its first use, opening a new page in the history of world air warfare. Prior to this, in line-of-sight air combat, since most of the semi-active radar-guided missiles were used, after the missile was launched, the carrier aircraft had to maintain tracking and irradiation of the target until it hit the target. During this period, the carrier aircraft must basically not make major movements, which is a great threat to the safety of the carrier aircraft and the pilot, because the chance of being hit by the enemy is very high.

In September 1991, the AIM-12OA began equipping the U.S. Air Force with F-15 heavy fighters, and in February of the following year, it was equipped with F-16 fighters. The U.S. Navy's FA-18 Hornet was retrofitted with this advanced air-to-air missile in January 1993. In December 1992, the AIM-12O achieved its second success since entering service, shooting down a MiG-25 Flying Fox fighter of the Iraqi Air Force. Since then, it has achieved many successes in the wars in Iraq and Yugoslavia. Subsequently, the AMRAAM model being produced in the United States has evolved from the AIM-12OB to the AIM-12OC. The AIM-12OC has a more compact design that shortens the length of the wings, allowing it to be loaded in the built-in bomb bay of the FA-22 and F-35 fighters.

The manufacturer of the missile, Raycion, is currently continuously upgrading the hardware and software systems of the AIM-12O, so that the entire missile exhibition is in an open spiral phase. The AMRAAM missile currently on the production line is the AIM-12OC-5, which is derived from the AIM-12OC and has a large off-axis angle firing capability (abbreviated as HOBS) that the former does not have. HOBS technology allows the missile to break through the limits of the direction adjustment of the seeker gimbal and fly to the target at a greater off-axis angle. Another modification that followed the production line in the second half of 2oo4 was the AIM-12OC-7, which was shortened by 15 centimeters due to the compact guidance system, and the missile was replaced with a rocket motor with a longer length and greater thrust, which greatly improved the flight maneuverability and effective range.

The updated AIM-12OC-8 moved from behind the scenes to the foreground in early 2oo5. The U.S. Navy-led upgrade program to enhance the AIM-12O's ability to suppress long-range air targets will add a fourth member to the AMRAAM family, the AIM-12OD. The AIM-12OD will be fitted with a bidirectional digital link, allowing it to better communicate with AESA radar. In addition, the range of the missile will also be significantly higher than that of the AIM-12OC. According to the predetermined plans, the AIM-12OD began to be produced in small batches only in 2oo6, and in 2oo8 to equip the US naval aviation forces.

AMRAAM is the product of an agreement between the U.S. government and several European NATO member states to develop air-to-air missiles and share related production technologies, but this agreement is no longer valid. According to the agreement, the United States will be responsible for the next generation of medium-range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAM, and NATO's European member states will be responsible for the next generation of short-range air-to-air missiles, also known as advanced short-range air-to-air missiles. The agreement ended with the European exhibition of the MBDA (nicknamed Meteor), a missile that competes with AMRAAM, while the United States continues to upgrade the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. But now these Europeans have to suffer on their own cooperation projects, and this is indeed the case.

The pilots of the US military immediately began to seize the advantageous position after firing a large number of medium-range air-to-air missiles, and that posture was not a test at all, they were simply here to fight directly, and hundreds of Europa fighters could only do things according to their own ideas without receiving instructions from the base, that is, to start a counterattack, anyway, it was not the first shot they fired first, if they did not fight, it seemed that they were afraid of others, and besides, their side was still fighting in the line, and if something went wrong, they would have to parachute by themselves, but if the US military also learned from them, they would have to be prisoners。

These Europa air forces also shot their own air-to-air missiles at the right time, just because the timing of the shot is not very right, so the hit rate should not be very high, medium-range air-to-air missiles may be lost if they are facing only one target, but this is a huge group in front of them, if they are lost, it is absolutely impossible, Europa's pilots are obviously very aware of this, so some of these veterans did not occupy a favorable position to launch missiles at all, but immediately left the group, although this is considered a violation of their own orders, but this can save their lives, only those rookies will go to the first time to fight back, even if the missiles you shoot can kill people, but your own lives are gone, what's the use of this?

Finally, after a few minutes passed, the air-to-air missiles launched by the Americans arrived first, and in the face of the huge temptation of more than 100 planes, the missiles flew towards their targets one after another, and the pilots immediately sat on a huge dodge action, but the planes around them were too dense, and if they didn't pay attention to it, they might be shot down, a total of 75 medium-range air-to-air missiles hit more than 30 planes, this record is still very good, and then look at the air-to-air missiles fired by Europa, they didn't have such good luck, they just shot down less than 20, although it was only a dozen differencesBut the total number of planes in Europa is much more than that of the Americans, and the next thing is that the bayonets on the planes are red, and they are very close, and when the short-range air-to-air missiles are missed, one by one they may have to rely on the guns on their own planes, of course, the Americans also have a disadvantage that they still have a large number of transport planes, on which there are more than 2,000 soldiers and a large number of supplies, if they have a problem, it will be a big problem.

The Americans have been fighting in the case of their absolute superiority, especially their air force, from World War II to the present, every time as long as the US air force participates in the battle, they basically have an advantage, and it is an absolute advantage, this time they also played the role of being bullied, one by one the US soldiers fought with the spirit of 120,000 points, these in front of them are not the garbage air force like Afghanistan and Iraq, although the air force of Europa has no actual combat, but the overall Su zhì is much stronger than the garbage air force of those countries, which they are prepared for。

When the fighters of both sides approached, there were some advantages that could be seen with the naked eye, Europa's experienced pilots' combat ability was similar to that of the recruits of the US army, and the recruits of Europa were as if they had not graduated, and the people of the investigation department of the energy group after the war summed up this air battle, and the result was that the US military often participated in the war, and their air force was always on the front line, and Europa's air force exercises were quite a lot, and they boasted very well, but judging from the results of this war, there was a lot of moisture before。

Half an hour later, the air battle was basically over, the US military was shot down except for less than 20 fighters that escaped, and only a few manned planes were taken hostage by Europa's fighters to the nearest base to land, it can be said that the US military failed in this operation, but they are also worthy of pride, because Europa's losses are much more than theirs, in addition to the 135 Europa planes that came for the first time, and then another batch of 50 planes came, a total of nearly 2oo, but not even 20 percent of the planes that could fly back, if it weren't for the US military watching their third batch of planes coming, they will definitely not retreat, then what the result will be is unknown.

But anyway, this is also a victory for Europa, the loss of 100 planes is not billions of euros, this is nothing compared to a huge victory, they began to hype up this victory, false numbers are necessary, originally Europa's top brass did not allow them to shoot missiles, originally wanted to wait for the commander to come down and dismiss them, I really didn't expect such a result, the commander not only did not have to be dismissed, but on the contrary, he was promoted, but this commander knows very well what is going on, he doesn't want to throw his life on the battlefield, you can lie to the people with clever words, but I can't do it here, so this meritorious man chose to retire, of course, no one has reported his news, no matter what time and place, such a villain is not welcome.

The Americans were absolutely enraged this time, and before the Europeans could react, the Americans began to increase their troops to their bases around Europa, this time it was absolutely real, first the US First Armored Division began to storm the Europa base in Gibraltar, and tens of thousands of troops inside the base immediately entered a state of war, and Europa knew very well that they were definitely not the opponents of the US First Armored Division, and they were not even fostered.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the 1st Armored Division is the originator of the American Armored Corps, and it is the earliest armored unit established in the US ** Corps. Since its establishment, it has participated in military operations such as World War II, the Gulf War, the Kosovo Peacekeeping Operation, and the Free Iraq War.

On July 15, 194o, according to the instructions of the 6th U.S. Military Department, the U.S. 1st Armored Division held its inaugural ceremony at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The division's first commander was Major General Bruce Magrud, and it is said that he looked at the energetic officers and soldiers and the neatly arranged tanks at the scene, and felt that this team was very similar to the American frigate "Constitution", which was equipped with thick armor protection, so he gave it a proud name: American Ironclad.

Like the "Big Red 1st Division", the 1st Panzer Division's first military operation in World War II was also involved in "Operation Torch". The difference is that at this time, the "Big Red First Division" had already experienced the baptism of World War I, while the 1st Armored Division had only been established for two years.

In the early morning of November 8, 1942, the British and American forces launched Operation Torch in French North Africa. According to the battle plan, the British and American forces participating in the "Operation Torch" operation had a total of 13 divisions and 65o warships and transport ships. The 6 forces consisted of seven divisions and about 110,000 men, of which 80,000 were in Casablanca, 45,000 in Oran and 10,000 in Algiers. In addition, several airborne battalions will take part in the operation, whose task is to occupy airfields and key points in the depths of enemy defenses. The 6 used 17oo aircraft as air cover, the vast majority of which were parked at the Gibraltar Fortress.

The operation was divided into three routes: the Central Task Force was the U.S. 2nd Army (under the command of the U.S. 1st Armored Division), under the command of Major General Lloyd R. Freddendoyle, to attack Oran, the Western Front Task Force, led by General George S. Patton, to capture the Casablanca area, and the Eastern Front Task Force, composed of British troops under the command of Major General Charles C. Ryder, commander of the 34th U.S. Infantry Division, to attack Algiers.

The Central Task Force, under the command of Major General Freddendoyle, was at Orlandon at about 1 o'clock on the 8th. In Oran, the 1st Panzer Division, which had been formed just over two years ago, encountered stubborn resistance from the French ** team when it ascended to the 6th. However, the U.S. task force worked closely with the British Navy, which transported them to the scene and brought them ashore, and did a great job.

At that time, the defenders of Oran City were the French ** team, about 10,000 officers and soldiers. If reinforcements were received from the six stations, the number could be almost doubled in less than 24 hours. Therefore, one of the important tasks of Task Force Central is to quickly blockade Oran City. In the assault on Orlan, the United States spearheaded the 1st U.S. Infantry Division under the command of Major General Terry Allen, and the 1st Armored Division was responsible for providing them with fire support. Terry Allen's two regiments landed 6 on Aze Bay Beach, 24 miles east of Oran, and then attacked Oran and the harbor on two flanks, while Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt's 3rd Regiment landed 6 on Lysanda Luce Beach, 14 miles west of the city. A lightly armoured column then advanced inward6 from the beachhead at Arzer, while a smaller lightly armoured column ascended from near Buzajar, 3o miles west of Oran, to attack the airfields south of Oran and approach the city of Oran from the flank.

At the beginning, the battle went smoothly. On the evening of 7 November, the convoy pretended to pass through Oran and headed east, but turned back in the dark. At 1 a.m., the boarding began on time at 6 in Arze. Half an hour later, there were also U.S. troops in Lysandalusse and Puerto Buzajar.6 On the beach, the U.S. forces met no resistance, despite the fact that there were 13 coastal defense batteries in the area. It was only after dawn that the French began to carry out artillery harassment, but there was little damage.

Then, the U.S. forces began to attack the port of Oran. Two British speedboats, the USS Walner and HMS Hartland, loaded with 4oo American soldiers, stormed the port of Oran. Their task was to prevent the defenders from sabotaging the equipment in the harbor and the ships moored there. Both speedboats flew American flags as they charged, but the French defenders ignored them and still opened fire to block them, resulting in heavy damage to both speedboats. Half of the crew and American soldiers were killed, and the rest were wounded and taken prisoner by the French.

At 9 a.m., the troops attacked from the beachhead and extended in depth, but they did not go far before they were met with French resistance, and the troops had to stop advancing.

On 9 November, the U.S. offensive was still unsuccessful. At this time, the commander of the French garrison in Oran, knowing that Algiers was negotiating, gave up resistance.

On the 1oth, two lightly armored units of the American army broke into Oran from the south and approached the French headquarters. At noon, the French commander announced his surrender.

In this battle, thanks to Fredendale's proper command and the strong cooperation of the British Navy, the whole battle went smoothly. After two days and nights of fierce fighting, under the heavy artillery fire of the 1st Panzer Division, the French finally could not resist, and the Allies captured Oran.

After that, the U.S. 1st Panzer Division, advancing eastward, became the first Allied unit to encounter Rommel's Afrika Korps.

Sunday, February 14, 1943, Valentine's Day. Storms swept through the mountains and plains of central Tunisia. German armored battle groups painted with black crosses advanced under the sound of storms and dust. At 4 o'clock in the morning, the armored battle group, consisting of the 1O Panzer Division, which had recently arrived in Africa, and the elite 21st Panzer Division of Rommel's African Army, began to attack along the Franco-German and Mazara passes according to the predetermined plan.

At this time, Rommel's German Afrika Army was under tremendous pressure, and the British 8th Army, which had been pursued from Egypt from the east, had begun to reorganize under the command of General Bernard Montgomery, preparing to deal a fatal blow to the old German Afrika Army. Although Rommel's western flank was protected by a ridge that stretched from the Mirina River to Maconasi, the danger of the Allies breaking through the line through the pass became increasingly severe. In order to avoid being slowly strangled in the noose that closed on both sides, Rommel preferred to attack first to break the stalemate. In addition, Rommel already knew that Hitler was considering replacing the German forces fighting in Africa with General Hans von Arniem. So in any case, he also desperately needs a victory to prove his prestige as a "desert fox". The Battle of Casalin Pass, the first major battle of World War II between the American and German 6th armies, began.

Rommel's plan was to penetrate the passes and penetrate northwest into the enemy's rear, dividing and destroying the American units that he considered to be novices. This plan was approved by Hitler.

The 1st Panzer Division of the U.S. 6th Army was the first U.S. division to take on the German 6th Army, the first U.S. division to operate in the desert, but ironically, it was also the only unit of the 16 U.S. armoured divisions in World War II that had not been trained in desert warfare before the war. At that time, the division's troops were scattered on a 6o mile front and were about to fall victim to the German maneuver's various breaking tactics. "The far-sighted plan de facto sentenced combat operations to death. Alki of the 1st Armored Division of the 6th U.S. Army after World War II said in his post-war reminiscences about the Battle of Kazarin Pass.

General Anderson, commander of the British 1st Army, to which the U.S. forces were subordinate, did not concentrate the 1st Panzer Division in the middle of the battle line, as ordered by the Allied commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and refused to engage it in battle as a whole. The U.S. 2nd Army, to which the 1st Armored Division belongs, was ordered to dismantle the 1st Armored Division and form a battle group directly under several armies, of which Battle Group B was transferred to the direct command of the 1st Army. By 13 February, the U.S. 2nd Army and the friendly French 19th Army were scattered on a series of high grounds, with little cover for each other.

Due to the loosening of the front, the Germans quickly crossed the American front from both fronts and flanks. The German commander was Heinz Ziegler, who, as the deputy of General Hans von Anim, personally commanded the attack, codenamed "Spring Breeze".

In two days, the 1st Armored Division of the US 6th Army lost 98 tanks, 57 half-tracks, 29 artillery pieces and at least 5oo officers and men in the battle, and nearly 1oo well-trained tank crews were swept away. The defeat of the American army at the Kasseline Pass was the first crushing defeat of the American army in the North African theater, and the repercussions were extraordinary. Lieutenant General Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, immediately ordered the dismissal of Major General Fredendale from his post as commander and ordered Major General Patton to be the commander of the Second Army.

On 17 March, Patton commanded the Second Army into battle. Division Commander Ward led the U.S. 1st Panzer Division to attack the Stachin-Desened, and if progress went well, then advance to Meknasi. But the offensive of the 1st Panzer Division ran into trouble, several days of heavy rain turned the ground into a swamp, tanks and trucks had difficulty marching, and progress was slow. On the 21st, the 1st Panzer Division captured the Desenad station. On the 24th, Meknasi was captured. At this time, the Eastern Dossel Pass was close at hand, and the 1st Panzer Division could take advantage of the victory and take it in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, the indecisive Ward delayed the fighter plane, and the Germans seized the mountain pass, blocking the way of the American army's advance, and since then the fighter plane has been repeatedly delayed, and more than 15oo casualties since the 17th made Patton relieved Ward of his division commander and replaced him with Major General Harmon.

After the end of the North African campaign, the Anglo-American coalition began to attack Sicily. The U.S. 1st Panzer Division was not given the opportunity to participate in the Sicilian campaign due to its poor performance. Later, under the command of Lieutenant General Clark, commander of the 5th US Army, the 1st Panzer Division took part in combat operations against the Italian mainland, mainly including the battles of Naples, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Po Valley, etc.

On January 1, 1943, the 1st Panzer Division, together with other units, captured Naples. After a week of fierce fighting, the outpost of the Gustav Line was attacked, but little progress was made due to the bad weather, damaged roads, and stubborn German resistance. From 2 December, the 1st Panzer Division took part in a new offensive in the Apennines at a heavy cost. Until January 1944, the forward positions of the Lapido River and the Gustav Line had not been reached. In February, the 1st Panzer Division and the New Zealand Army launched three attacks on Cassino, but all of them ended in failure.

On the night of May 11, 1944, after heavy bombardment by Allied air forces, the French army passed through the mountains of Garigliano, broke through the Gustav Line, and entered the Ocente Basin. The U.S. 1st Armored Division and other units took the opportunity to advance along the coastal road, capturing Veletri and breaking through the Caesar Line on the 27th. Next, the 1st Panzer Division captured Valmonone and smashed Rome along Route 6. On 16 June, Clark led his troops into the city of Rome. At this point, the 1st Panzer Division did not end its World War II journey perfectly.

After the end of World War II, the 1st Panzer Division was sent to Schwabian Gmünde, Germany, on an occupation mission.

From April 1946 to February 1951, the U.S. 1st Armored Division was retired from active service. In February 1951, the U.S. 1st Armored Division was transferred to active duty at Fort Hood, Texas. In May 1971, it was merged with the 1st Cavalry Division of the United States to form the new 1st Cavalry Division of the United States, and the rest of the 1st Armored Division was retired from active service.

After years of development, the 1st Armored Division not only has a strong fire attack capability, but also has a high tactical mobility capability, and its heavy weapons have achieved self-reliance. These advantages helped the "ironclad army" play a huge role in the Gulf War and the Iraq War.

On August 2, 199o, when the war between Iraq and Kuwait broke out, the U.S. military announced that it would send troops to the Gulf, and on November 8, the 1st Armored Division was ordered to deploy to the Gulf. On February 2o, 1991, the 1st Cavalry Squadron of the 1st Armored Division of the United States Army crossed the Iraqi border behind the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, and at 15 o'clock, 16 combat engineering bulldozers opened 25o 8-meter-wide passages on the border sandbank after 1o hours of operation. The 1st Panzer Division entered Iraq through these passages, and by 18 o'clock the 1st Cavalry Squadron had actually advanced 6o kilometers into Iraqi territory. Starting from 5 o'clock on the 26th, after 89 hours of fierce fighting, a total of 485 Iraqi armored vehicles, 44o tanks, 137 anti-aircraft artillery pieces, and 19o artillery pieces were destroyed, and 6,686 prisoners of war were captured, and the mission was completed.

In January 1992, the U.S. 8th Infantry Division in Germany was reorganized into the U.S. 1st Armored Division. After the establishment of NATO's European Rapid Reaction Force in 1992, the 1st Armored Division was ordered to serve as one of its subordinate national divisions and take on the task of the rapid reaction force.

After the Kosovo War in 1999, NATO's Allied Command in Europe established the Kosovo Peacekeeping Force, and the U.S. 1st Armored Division sent a brigadier general deputy division commander to command the Eastern Multinational Brigade, which continues to this day.

In 2oo3, the Iraq War began, the 1st Armored Division of the United States Army was ordered to participate in the war, and together with other troops overthrew the Saddam regime, on May 22, the US troops stationed in Baghdad, Iraq, will change their defenses, and the 1st Armored Division will replace the 3rd Infantry Division. After the expiration of the service period, according to the rotation plan of the 6th Army of the US Army, it was withdrawn from Iraq in batches in February and April 2oo4.

No one thought that the combat effectiveness of the First Armored Division would be so amazing after being hidden by the American government for so long, and they had long known that they would win the war against the Europa Miscellaneous Army in Gibraltar, but the only thing they didn't expect was that the Europa army of tens of thousands of people did not withstand an hour, and even Li Cong was a little surprised by their combat effectiveness, even if their First Army came, they might not be able to achieve such results.

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