kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kevin A. Geiselman) (01/14/91)
From: Kevin A. Geiselman <kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu> OTHER MILITARY FORCES IN KUWAITI THEATER OF OPERATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARGENTINA --------- 100 ground troops AUSTRALIA --------- Sydney FFG-7 (US Perry-class) Brisbane DDG Westralia (Appleleaf-class) in January Ships rotated out, December 1990 -------------------------------- Adelade F-01 (US Perry-class) Darwin F-04 (US Perry class) Success AOR-304 (Durance-class) BANGLADESH ---------- 2,000 Infantry and engineers BELGIUM ------- Iris M-920 (tripartite minehunter/sweeper) Myosotis M-922 (tripartite minehunter/sweeper) Zinnia A-961 (cmd & logistic support) 1 sqn (18 ac) F-16 to Turkey BULGARIA -------- Pledged or en route ------------------- 400 ground troops CANADA ------ Brisbane DDG (mod US Adams-class) Adelaide FFG + supply ship 450 troops 1 ftr/atk sqn with 12 CF-18 (409th sqn 'Nighthawks') Rotated out, December 1990 -------------------------- Athabaskan DDH-282 (Iroqouis-class) Terra Nova DD-259 (Improved Restigouche-class) Protecteur AOR-509 CZECHOSLOVAKIA -------------- 200 Chemical Warfare troops DENMARK ------- Olfert Fischer F-355 (Niels Juel-class) EGYPT ----- 20,000 ground troops 500 ground troops in U.A.E FRANCE ------ 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) 1 co paratroops (180 soldiers) in United Arab Emirates 6 Gazelle and Puma hel 6th Light Armored 4,000 man Rapid Action Force 13,000 troops including Foreign Legion 4 sqn ftr and atk ac GERMANY ------- 5 minesweepers in Eastern Mediterranean 1 sqn (18 ac) Alpha of Jagdbombergschwader 42 (Oldenburg AB) to Turkey GREAT BRITAIN ------------- York D-98 (Sheffield-class) Battleaxe F-89 (Broadsword-class) Jupiter F-60 (Leander-class) Cardif Orangeleaf A-110 (Appleleaf-class) 3 Minesweapers in Eastern Mediterranean 3 Nimrod in Oman 2 sqn Tornado-F3 2 sqn Jaguar in Oman 1 sqn Jaguar in Bahrain 7th Armored Brigade w/ 6k-8k troops and 120 Challenger tanks 35,000 Troops and sailors total The British have no MBT's remaining in England. All have been deployed. GREECE ------ Limnos F-451 (Netherlands Kortenaer-class) GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait) ------------------------ 150,000 troops total 10,000 troop Rapid Deployment Force 330 ac of various types 7,000 Kuwaiti troops HONDURAS -------- 150 troops IRAQ ---- 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 troops and do not represent the entirety of Iraqi forces. ITALY ----- Libeccio F-572 (Maestrale-class) Orsa F-567 (Lupo-class) Stromboli A-5327 Minerva (corvette) in Eastern Med Stinge (corvette) in Eastern Med 1 sqn (6 ac) Tornado to Turkey MOROCCO ------- 1,200 ground troops 500 ground troops in U.A.E. NETHERLANDS ----------- Pieter Florisz FF (Kortenaer-class) Witte de With DDG (Jacob van Heemskerck-class) Zuiderkruis A-832 (Poolster-class fast CS) 1 sqn F-16 NIGER ----- 480 troops NORWAY ------ Andenes W-322 (CG Nordkapp-class) PAKISTAN -------- 8,000 ground troops 2,000 ground troops in U.A.E. 6,000 advisors in Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. POLAND ------ 2 support ships medical personel PORTUGAL -------- 1 naval support ship SOVIET UNION ------------ Admiral Tributs DD (Udaloy-class) 2x4 SS-N-14 SUGW, 8x1 SA-N-9, 2x12 ASW RL, 8x533mm TT, 2 Ka-27 hel; plus 2x100mm guns another ASW ship SENEGAL ------ 500 troops SPAIN ----- 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 ----- 1 armored division special forces troops 19,000 troops total
grayt@uunet.UU.NET (Tom Gray) (01/16/91)
From: mitel!Software!grayt@uunet.UU.NET (Tom Gray) Canada >------ >450 troops >1 ftr/atk sqn with 12 CF-18 (409th sqn 'Nighthawks') > Rotated out, December 1990 > -------------------------- > Athabaskan DDH-282 (Iroqouis-class) > Terra Nova DD-259 (Improved Restigouche-class) > Protecteur AOR-509 > The Canadian ships are still in the gulf. The crews are being rotated back to Canada. There are ships undergoing training in Canada however in preparation for the rotation of the existing force. I understood that there were currently 18 CF18's in Qatar. Additionally, there are 6 more CF18's being assigned to the force.
davecb@nexus.yorku.ca (David Collier-Brown) (01/24/91)
From: davecb@nexus.yorku.ca (David Collier-Brown) | From: Kevin A. Geiselman <kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu> | OTHER MILITARY FORCES IN KUWAITI THEATER OF OPERATIONS | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | CANADA | ------ | Brisbane DDG (mod US Adams-class) | Adelaide FFG | + supply ship | 450 troops | 1 ftr/atk sqn with 12 CF-18 (409th sqn 'Nighthawks') | Rotated out, December 1990 | -------------------------- | Athabaskan DDH-282 (Iroqouis-class) | Terra Nova DD-259 (Improved Restigouche-class) | Protecteur AOR-509 Er, I think that was a typo from the Australia posting: I doubt we have Brisbane/Adelaide. Crews are now rotating on the Athabaskan, Terra Nova (our oldest destroyer) and Protectuer, but the ships remain in the Gulf. News reports now have the naval forces on escort duty, with our senior naval officer commanding the portion of the multinational force charged with escoring vessels into and out of the gulf (not with the operational escorts of the fleets, you understand) --dave -- David Collier-Brown, | davecb@Nexus.YorkU.CA | lethe!dave 72 Abitibi Ave., | Willowdale, Ontario, | Even cannibals don't usually eat their CANADA. 416-223-8968 | friends.