Question
During this war, humans surrendered to a drone for the first time in human history. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this war that also saw the final deployment of battleships in a combat role. The losing side in this war set fire to the oil wells of a nation that had earlier been accused of slant drilling.
ANSWER: Gulf War [or Operation Desert Storm]
[10e] During the Gulf War, the United States and Royal Navies destroyed this nation’s navy at the Battle of Bubiyan. Under Saddam Hussein, this nation’s invasion and annexation of Kuwait led to the Gulf War.
ANSWER: Iraq [or Jumhuriyat al-Iraq]
[10h] Earlier American involvement in the Persian Gulf occurred during this phase of the Iran-Iraq War. Attacks on namesake vessels during this war led to the retaliatory destruction of the Iranian navy in Operation Praying Mantis.
ANSWER: Tanker War [accept Oil Tanker War]
<American History>
Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 89% | 22% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 78% | 22% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 71% | 14% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 14 | 20.00 | 100% | 79% | 21% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 78% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 11.43 | 71% | 43% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 78% | 22% |
Data
| Appalachian State B | Virginia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Duke B | Liberty B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| James Madison A | UNC D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NC State | UNC A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Liberty A | UNC B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| VCU | Liberty C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech A | Duke A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Virginia Tech B | UNC C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Tusculum | William & Mary | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |