kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kevin A. Geiselman) (11/22/90)
From: Kevin A. Geiselman <kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
This is part of a series of postings detailing the military forces involved
in and around the Persian Gulf. As changes occur relevant postings will be
updated and re-submitted.
Any questions, comments or corrections concerning these postings should be
e-mailed rather than posted to save network clutter.
Kevin A. Geiselman kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu
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MILITARY FORCES OF SAUDI ARABIA
source: The Military Balance 1989-1990
International Institute for Strategic Studies
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TOTAL ARMED FORCES:
ACTIVE: 65,700
Terms of service: voluntary; consription, males aged 18-35, authorized
ARMY: 38,000
2 armd bde
4 mech bde
1 inf bde
1 AB bde (2 bn, 3 SF coy)
1 Royal Guard regt (3 bn)
5 arty bn
18 AD arty bty
EQUIPMENT:
MBT: 550: 300 AMX-30, 50 M-60A1 (to be A3), 200 M-60A3
RECCE: 250 AML-60/-90
AIFV: 500+ AMX-10P
APC: 1,100 M-113 (incl TOW/comd/spt variants), 30 EE-11 Urutu, 170 Panhard M-3
TOWED ARTY: 105mm: some 24 Model 56 pack, 40 M-101/-102 (in store); 155mm:
70 FH-70, 34 M-198
SP ARTY: 275: 155mm; 224 M-109, 51 GCT
MRL: 127mm: 6 ASTROS II
MORTARS: 107mm: 360 M-30 4.2-in
SSM: (est) 9 Ch CSS-2
ATGW: BGM-71A TOW (incl 200 VCC-1 SP), M-47 Dragon, HOT (incl AMX-10P SP)
RCL: 75mm; 84mm: 450 Carl Gustav; 90mm; 106mm
AD GUNS: 40mm: M-42 SP; 90mm: 15 M-117
SAM: Stinger, 500 Redeye
NAVY: 7,200 (incl 1,200 marines)
BASES: Riyadh (HQ Naval Forces). Western Fleet: Jiddah (HQ), Al Wajh, Yanbu.
Eastern Fleet: Jabayl (HQ), Al Qatif, Ras Tanura, Al Dammam,
Ras al Mishab
FRIGATES: 8:
4 Madina (Fr F.2000) with 4x 533mm, 2x 406mm ASTT, 1x AS-365N hel
(AS 15 ASM) plus 8 Otomat-2 SSM, 1x 100mm gun
4 Badr (US Tacoma) (ASUW) with 2x4 Harpoon SSM, 2x3 ASTT (Mk 46 LWT)
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS: 13:
MISSILE CRAFT: 9 As Siddiq (US 58m) PFM with 2x2 Harpoon
TORPEDO CRAFT: 3 Bammam (FRG Jaguar) with 4x 533mm TT
PATROL, INSHORE: 1 US Pegasus PHI, 9 PCI in store
MINE WARFARE: 4 Addriyah (US MSC-322) MCC
AMPHIBIOUS: Craft only; 4 LCU, 12 LCM
SUPPORT AND MISCELANEOUS: 6:
2 Boraida (mod Fr Durance) AOR, 3 ocean tugs, 1 Royal Yacht
NAVAL AVIATION:
HELICOPTERS: 24 AS-365N, (4 SAR, 20 with AS-15TT ASM)
MARINES: (1,200): 1 inf regt, with 140 BMR-600P
AIR FORCE: 16,500; 179 cbt ac, no armed hel
FGA: 5 sqn
3 with 63 F-5E;
2 with 20 Tornado IDS
FIGHTER: 3 sqn with 42 F-15C. Tornado ADV being delivered
RECCE: 1 sqn with 10 RF-5E
AEW: 1 sqn with 5 E-3A
TANKER: 8 KE-3A, 8 KC-130H
OCU: 2 with 15 F-5B, 22 F-5F, 17 F-15D
TRANSPORT: 3 sqn
35 C-130 (10 -E, 25 -H), 9 L-100-30HS (hospital ac), 35 C-212
HELICOPTERS: 2 sqn: 1 AB-204, 14 AB-205, 25 AB-206B, 29 AB-212, 17 KV-107
(SAR, tpt)
TRAINING: 30 Hawk Mk 60, 30 BAC-167 Mk 80, 30 PC-9, 2 Jetstream 31,
13 Cessna 172
ROYAL FLIGHT:
ac: 2 BAe 125-800, 2 C-140, 4 CN-235, 1 Gulfstream III, 2 Learjet 35,
2 VC-130H
hel: 5 AS-61, AB-212
AAM: AIM-9J/L/P Sidewinder, AIM-7F Sparrow
ASM: AGM-65 Maverick
AIR DEFENCE FORCES: (4,000)
33 SAM bty:
16 with 128 Improved HAWK;
17 with 68 Shahine (Crotale) fire units and AMX-30SA 30mm SP AA
73 static Shahine fire units as static defence
EQUIPMENT:
AD GUNS: 20mm: 100 M-163 Vulcan; 30mm: 53 AMX-30SA; 35mm: 180; 40mm:120L70
(in store)
SAM: 141 Shahine, 128 MIM-23B Improved HAWK
PARA-MILITARY:
NATIONAL GUARD: (Ministry of Interior) 56,000 (10,000 active, 20,000 reserve;
26,000 tribal levies):
2 mech inf bde each 4 all arms bn
1 ceremonial cav sqn
EQUIPMENT:
APC: 700+ V-150 Commando
TOWED ARTY: 105mm: 50 M-102
RCL: 106mm
ATGW: TOW
AD GUNS: 20mm: 30 M-40 Vulcan
FRONTIER FORCE: 8,500
COAST GUARD: about 40 PCI<, 24 hovercraft, about 400 boats
GENERAL CIVIL DEFENCE ANMINISTRATION UNITS: 10 KV-107 helcdaf@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Charles A. Daffinger) (12/05/90)
From: cdaf@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Charles A. Daffinger)
A question about saudi armaments:
MILITARY FORCES OF SAUDI ARABIA
source: The Military Balance 1989-1990
International Institute for Strategic Studies
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[...]
RCL: 75mm; 84mm: 450 Carl Gustav; 90mm; 106mm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What are these?
-charles
[mod.note: The Carl Gustav is an 84mm recoilless gun for antitank work.
It's shoulder fired, and looks like a short bazooka. It dates back to
1949 in its original version, and is used by several NATO armies including
Sweden (where it was designed) and Britain (I think the UK still uses
these). My newest data, sadly, is ca. 1973; at that time the Carl
Gustav could engage tanks to 700 meters, and could fire other sorts
of ammo, including an illumination round with a 2000m range. - Bill ]
--
Charles Daffinger cdaf@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
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