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.
Operation Desert Storm began on 15 January 1991 when Saddam Hussein missed the deadline to withdraw his troops from Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm Within the first 24 hours of Desert Storm, which began 15 January 1991, the air war was essentially won and the Iraqi Air Force hardly showed its face.