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4 MODERN WAR 44 | NOV–DEC 2019 MODERN WAR 44 | NOV–DEC 2019 5 #44 | NOV-DEC 2019 FEATURES 6 Desert One War Military Conflict in the Persian Gulf 1978-1981 The Iranian Revolution of 1979 caught the US by surprise. Before long the US embassy was stormed and its staff taken hostage, resulting in a hastily-organized rescue attempt that failed. The lessons learned from the incident led to a renaissance of US special operations that can still be seen today. By Joseph Miranda 20 Shaba Wars 1977-1978 After gaining independence from Belgium in June 1960, the situation in the Congo went badly from the start. Never was the nation more shaken to its core than during the Shaba Wars of the late 1970s. By Patrick S. Baker 32 Hill 3234 On Hill 3234 in the eastern mountains of Afghanistan, Soviet troops fought an epic two-day battle against the mujahideen during the winter of 1988. By Kelly Bell 42 Operation Eastern Exit Mogadishu Evacuation 1991 While the world waited for the impending war against Iraq, a small naval task force was diverted to Somalia to evacuate the embassy in Mogadishu in January 1991. By Vernie Liebl MILITARY HISTORY IN THE MAKING PUBLISHER Dr. Christopher Cummins ASSISTANT PUBLISHER/ ART DIRECTOR Callie Cummins MANAGING EDITOR Kyle Lockwood ASSOCIATE/MEDIA COLUMN EDITOR Chris Perello DESIGN L. Jason Shroyer MAP GRAPHICS Joe Youst PROOF TEAM Richard Aguirre, Paul Bessemer, Dave Carson, Chris Dickson, JR Hoyne, Steve Levan, C.D. Melson, Javier Romero, & Tim Tow WEBMASTER Chris Dickson ADVERTISING Callie Cummins [email protected] READER SUBMISSIONS We welcome interesting and concise stories about virtually any aspect of military history. We also wel- come Media Reviews (of any type) for Strategy & Tactics, World at War and Modern War magazines. We value critical analysis over summaries alone. Maxi- mum word count is 500. Contact the editor directly. Please use the Editorial contact form on our corporate site: http://www.strategyandtacticspress.com/wpsite/contact/ MODERN WAR® (USPS 9240) is published bi- monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfield CA 93312. Periodical Class postage paid at Bakersfield, CA and additional mailing offices. MODERN WAR ® is a registered trademark for Decision Games’ military history magazine. Modern War (©2019) reserves all rights on the contents of this publication. Nothing may be reproduced from it in whole or in part without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. All correspondence should be sent to Decision Games, P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. Some images from www.dreamstime.com and www.shutterstock.com POSTMASTER Please send address corrections to MODERN WAR ® . P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. COLUMNS 56 AMERICAS Tank Tuning, Cuban Style By Javier Romero EUROPE Will Turkey Leave NATO? By Gilberto Villahermosa ASIA/PACIFIC Australia's New Defense Posture By Patrick S. Baker MIDDLE EAST A Port on the Med By Steve Eden DEPARTMENTS 18 Design Theory 54 On the Horizon 60 Regions Venezuela 2019 By Javier Romero GAME EDITION RULES Desert One War By Joseph Miranda NEXT ISSUE (#45) On Sale January 2020 • The Dragon & The Hermit Kingdom • Vietnam Fire Support Bases • Operation Just Cause • Yom Kippur War in the Golan 6 20 32 42 64 Air Power Systems Warfare By Joseph Miranda 68 Future War Israel Strikes:The Next Middle East War By Gilberto Villahermosa 72 Education BALTDEFCOL By Andrew Ziebell 76 Weapons The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon By Carl O. Schuster 78 Media Reviews
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6Desert One WarMilitary Conflict in the Persian Gulf 1978-1981The Iranian Revolution of 1979 caught the US by surprise. Before long the US embassy was stormed and its staff taken hostage, resulting in a hastily-organized rescue attempt that failed. The lessons learned from the incident led to a renaissance of US special operations that can still be seen today. By Joseph Miranda
20Shaba Wars1977-1978After gaining independence from Belgium in June 1960, the situation in the Congo went badly from the start. Never was the nation more shaken to its core than during the Shaba Wars of the late 1970s. By Patrick S. Baker
32Hill 3234On Hill 3234 in the eastern mountains of Afghanistan, Soviet troops fought an epic two-day battle against the mujahideen during the winter of 1988. By Kelly Bell
42Operation Eastern ExitMogadishu Evacuation 1991While the world waited for the impending war against Iraq, a small naval task force was diverted to Somalia to evacuate the embassy in Mogadishu in January 1991. By Vernie Liebl
MILITARY HISTORY IN THE MAKING
PUBLISHERDr. Christopher Cummins
ASSISTANT PUBLISHER/ ART DIRECTORCallie Cummins
MANAGING EDITORKyle Lockwood
ASSOCIATE/MEDIA COLUMN EDITORChris Perello
DESIGNL. Jason Shroyer
MAP GRAPHICSJoe Youst
PROOF TEAMRichard Aguirre, Paul Bessemer, Dave Carson, Chris Dickson, JR Hoyne, Steve Levan, C.D. Melson, Javier Romero, & Tim Tow
WEBMASTERChris Dickson
ADVERTISINGCallie Cummins [email protected]
READER SUBMISSIONS
We welcome interesting and concise stories about virtually any aspect of military history. We also wel-come Media Reviews (of any type) for Strategy & Tactics, World at War and Modern War magazines. We value critical analysis over summaries alone. Maxi-mum word count is 500. Contact the editor directly. Please use the Editorial contact form on our corporate site: http://www.strategyandtacticspress.com/wpsite/contact/ MODERN WAR® (USPS 9240) is published bi-monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfield CA 93312. Periodical Class postage paid at Bakersfield, CA and additional mailing offices. MODERN WAR® is a registered trademark for Decision Games’ military history magazine. Modern War (©2019) reserves all rights on the contents of this publication. Nothing may be reproduced from it in whole or in part without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. All correspondence should be sent to Decision Games, P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. Some images from www.dreamstime.com and www.shutterstock.com POSTMASTER
Please send address corrections to MODERN WAR®.P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390.
COLUMNS
56AMERICASTank Tuning, Cuban StyleBy Javier Romero
EUROPEWill Turkey Leave NATO?By Gilberto Villahermosa
ASIA/PACIFICAustralia's New Defense PostureBy Patrick S. Baker
MIDDLE EASTA Port on the MedBy Steve Eden
DEPARTMENTS
18Design Theory
54On the Horizon
60RegionsVenezuela 2019 By Javier Romero
GAME EDITION RULESDesert One WarBy Joseph Miranda
NEXT ISSUE (#45)On Sale January 2020
• The Dragon & The Hermit Kingdom
• Vietnam Fire Support Bases
• Operation Just Cause
• Yom Kippur War in the Golan
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64Air Power Systems WarfareBy Joseph Miranda
68Future WarIsrael Strikes: The Next Middle East WarBy Gilberto Villahermosa
72EducationBALTDEFCOLBy Andrew Ziebell
76WeaponsThe M249 Squad Automatic WeaponBy Carl O. Schuster
78Media Reviews
