kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kevin A. Geiselman) (02/21/91)
From: "Kevin A. Geiselman" <kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
ORDER OF BATTLE: OPERATION DESERT STORM, ALLIED FORCES
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AFGHANISTAN
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Brigade-minus (300 troops) Mujahadin
ARGENTINA
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100 ground troops
AUSTRALIA
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Sydney FFG-7 (US Perry-class)
Brisbane DDG (mod US Adams-class)
Westralia (Appleleaf-class) in January
Ships rotated out, December 1990
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Adelade F-01 (US Perry-class)
Darwin F-04 (US Perry class)
Success AOR-304 (Durance-class)
BANGLADESH
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Infantry brigade (Mecca, 6,000 troops)
BELGIUM
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Iris M-920 (tripartite minehunter/sweeper)
Myosotis M-922 (tripartite minehunter/sweeper)
Zinnia A-961 (cmd & logistic support)
1 transport squadron (C-130)
1 sqn (18 ac) F-16 to Turkey
BULGARIA
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400 ground troops
CANADA
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Athabaskan DDH-282 (Iroqouis-class)
Terra Nova DD-259 (Improved Restigouche-class)
Protecteur AOR-509
4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade
Royal Canadian Dragoons (56 Leopard 1)
1er Bataillon, Royal 22e Regiment ("The Van-Doos") mech inf (M113)
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
1st Regiment (btn), Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (24 M109 155mm hwz)
4th Combat Engineer Regiment (btn)
No. 444 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (11 OH-58A hel)
409th Tactical Fighter Sqn ("Nighthawks", Qatar, 18 CF-18)
1 transport squadron (Qatar, 12 C-130)
B707 tanker
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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200 Chemical Warfare troops
DENMARK
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Olfert Fischer F-355 (Niels Juel-class)
EGYPT
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7th Mech Division
8th Tank Brigade
11th Mech Brigade
12th Mech Brigade
4th Armored Divisions
2nd Tank Brigade
3rd Tank Brigade
6th Mech Brigade
Parachute Brigade
20,000 ground troops total
Infantry brigade (U.A.E., 500 troops)
FRANCE
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Clemenceau R-98 (Clemenceau-class)
30 Gazelle hel
10 Puma hel
Colbert C-611
Dupleix D-641 (Georges Leygues-class)
Duquesne D-603 (Suffren-class)
Montcalm D-642 (Type C 70)
Var A-608 (Durance-class)
LaRance (Hospital Ship)
1 squadron (8 Mirage F1)
1 squadron (8 Mirage 2000)
1 squadron (8 Jaguar)
1 squadron (Qatar, 8 Jaguar)
6th Light Armored Division
1st Foreign Legion Mech Regiment (AMX-30 B2)
1st Regiment de Spahis (AMX-10RC)
2nd Foreign Legion Mech Regiment
21st Marine Mech Battalion
Mechanized Battalion
Tank Regiment (AMX-30 B2)
68th Artillery Regiment
11th Mariine Artillery Regiment
6th Engineer Regiment
5th Combat Helicopter Regiment
7th Combat Helicopter Regiment
1st French Hussar (U.A.E., 270 paratroopers, air defense)
GERMANY
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5 minesweepers in Eastern Mediterranean
1 sqn (18 ac) Alpha of Jagdbombergschwader 42 (Oldenburg AB) to Turkey
GREAT BRITAIN
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Cardiff DD (Type 42)
Gloucester DD (Type 42)
Brazen FF (Type 22)
London FF (Type 22)
Ledbury MS (Hunt-class)
Cattistock MS (Hunt-class)
Atherstone MS (Hunt-class)
Dulverton MS (Hunt-class)
Hurworth MS (Hunt-class)
1 squadron (Dharan, 12 Tornado F3)
1 squadron (N.W. Saudi Arabia, 12 Tornado GR1)
1 squadron (Bahrain, 12 Jaguar)
6 Buccanneer w#12 Squadron
1 maritime patrol (Oman, 4 Nimrod)
1st Armored Division
7th Armored Brigade
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (57 Challenger)
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars (57 Challenger)
1st Staffordshire Infantry (45 Warrior)
40th Field Regiment (24 M109 SP 155mm howitzer)
664th Helicopter Squadron (9 Lynx)
10th Air Defence Battery
4th Armored Brigade
14/20 King's Hussars (43 Challenger in 3 squardons)
1st Royal Scots (45 Warrior)
3rd Royal Fusiliers (45 Warrior)
23rd Regiment, Royal Engineers
46th Air Defence Battery (36 Javelin)
2nd Field Regiment (24 M109 SP 155mm howitzers)
39th Regiment, Royal Engineers
16/5 Queen's Royal Lancers (24 Scorpion, 24 Scimitar, 12 Striker)
32nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (16 M109 155mm hwz, 12 M110 203mm hwz)
4th Army Aviation Regiment (24 Lynx w/ TOW, 12 Gazelle)
39th Heavy Artillery Regiment (12 MLRS)
12th Air Defense Regiment (24 tracked Rapier SAM)
Coldstream Guards, 1st Battalion (EPW duty)
Royal Highland Fusiliers (EPW Duty)
King's Own Scottish Borders (EPW duty)
GREECE
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Elli FF (replacing Limnos)
Limnos F-451 (Netherlands Kortenaer-class)
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait)
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150,000 troops total
10,000 troop Rapid Deployment Force
7,000 Kuwaiti troops
15 Mirage F1 (Kuwait)
42 F-15C, 53 F-5E, 19 Tornado ADV, 25 Tornado IDS (Saudi Arabia)
(see further details under SAUDI ARABIA and KUWAIT)
HONDURAS
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150 troops
ITALY
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Libeccio F-572 (Maestrale-class)
Orsa F-567 (Lupo-class)
Stromboli A-5327
Minerva (corvette) in Eastern Med
Stinge (corvette) in Eastern Med
1 detachment (from 6th & 35th Sqns, 8 Tornado GR1)
KUWAIT
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1 squadron (15 Mirage F-1)
1 squadron (A-4 Skyhawk)
35th Armored Brigade (4,000 troops, 32 Chieftan, 70 T-72)
Mech Brigade (4000 troops, 40 T-72)
Mech Brigade (4000 troops, 40 T-72)
Helicopter Detachment (12 Gazelle, 6 Puma)
MOROCCO
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6th Regiment reinforced Mechanized Battalion (1700 troops, M113 APC)
500 ground troops in U.A.E.
NETHERLANDS
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Pieter Florisz FF (Kortenaer-class)
Witte de With DDG (Jacob van Heemskerck-class)
Zuiderkruis A-832 (Poolster-class fast CS)
315th Fighter Squadron (18 F-16)
NEW ZEALAND
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hospital team w/ 3 C-130
NIGER
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Infantry Battalion (480 troops)
NORWAY
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Andenes W-322 (CG Nordkapp-class)
PAKISTAN
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Brigade (5,000 troops)
POLAND
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2 support ships
medical personel
PORTUGAL
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1 naval support ship
SAUDI ARABIA
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3 squadron (72 Tornado GR1)
3 squadron (72 F-15)
4 squadron (98 F-5)
2 squadron (37 Strikemaster)
I Corps
1st Division
4th Armored Brigade (AMX-30)
20th Mech Brigade
8th Armored Brigade (M-60A3)
2nd Division
Mech Brigade
National Guard Brigade
Royal Guards Brigade (Rihyad)
Tank Brigade (Tabuk)
Mech Mrigade (W Saidi/Iraqi border)
parachute brigade
National Gurad Brigade(s)
SOVIET UNION
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Admiral Tributs DD (Udaloy-class)
another ASW ship
SENEGAL
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Infantry Battalion (500 troops)
SPAIN
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Santa Maria FF in Gulf of Oman
Cazadora F-35 (Type F-30) in S. Red Sea
Descubierta F-31 (Type F-30) is S. Red Sea
SYRIA
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9th Armored Division
52nd Tank Brigade
53rd Tank Brigade
43rd Mech Brigade
parachute brigade
Para-Commando Battalion (U.A.E.)
19,000 troops total
ORDER OF BATTLE: DEPLOYMENTS OF IRAQI MILITARY FORCES
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280,000 troops in Kuwait
additional 5 div (250,000 troops) Republican Guard to Kuwait
230,000 troops in S. Iraq
including Republican Guard{_ div w/ 1,800 tanks
50,000 troops in Baghdad
8 div in N. Iraq (Turkish border)
These numbers represent{ estimated deployment of Iraqi forces and do not
represent the entirity of Saddam Hussain's military.