Volcano mine system. The M-136 Volcano mine system is a US an automated, scattered mine delivery system designed to lay a mine field of up to 960 mines (160 canisters) at an average density of 0.9 mines per meter front. The system is designed to be mounted on and powered by the following vehicles. Dispenser vehicles.
January 16-17, 1991 - Operation Desert Storm begins. February 24, 1991 - The allied ground assault begins. February 27, 1991 - Baghdad radio announces that Iraq will comply with United Nations resolutions. February 27, 1991 - Kuwait is liberated.
It is important to note that â¦Operation Desert Storm (the UN military advance into Iraq) did not start until 1991. The War, however, began with Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait in August of 1990. Operation Desert SHIELD also commenced in 1990. Operation Desert Shield was the build up of military forces in the Southwest Asian region (Saudi Arabia, etc.) To be used in the event Iraq refused to withdraw it's forces from Kuwait.