Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnews!military From: mongol@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kevin A Geiselman) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: **(4.2) Foreign Military Forces in Middle East (update) Message-ID: <1990Aug31.030827.24289@cbnews.att.com> Date: 31 Aug 90 03:08:27 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys Lines: 107 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Kevin A Geiselman 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 mongol@unix.cis.pitt.edu =============================================================================== OTHER MILITARY FORCES IN MIDDLE EAST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIA --------- Adelaide F-01 (US Perry-class) 1x Seahawk hel, 2x3 ASTT; plus 1x SM-1 MR SAM/Harpoon SSM launcher Darwin F-04 (US Perry class) 1x Seahawk hel, 2x3 ASTT; plus 1x SM-1 MR SAM/Harpoon SSM launcher Success AOR-1 (Durance-class) 8,200 ton diesel, 1,100 ton Avcat, 250 ton water, 180 ton dry stores, 250 tom ammo, 40 ton naval stores, plus 1x Seahawk or Sea King hel Belgium ------- 2 minesweepers 1 supply ship CANADA ------ Athabaskan DDH-282 (Iroquois-class) 2 CH-124 Sea King ASW hel (Mk 46 LWT), 2x3 ASTT, 1x3 ASW mor; plus 1x 127mm gun Terra Nova DD-259 (Improved Restigouche-class) 1x8 ASROC, 2x3 ASTT, 1x3 ASW mor Protecteur AOR-509 13,100 ton FFO, 600 ton diesel, 400 ton Avfuel, 1048 ton dry stores, 1250 ton ammo; plus 3x CH-124 Sea King EGYPT ----- 5,000 ground troops FRANCE ------ Clemenceau R-98 (Clemenceau-class) standard air compliment replaced with attack helicopters Colbert C-611 1x2 Masurca SAM, 4x MM-38 Exocet, 2x 100mm guns Dupleix D-641 Dufresne FF Montcalm FF Var A-608 (Durance-class) 7,500 ton FFO, 1,500 ton diesel, 500 Avcal, 130 ton water, 170 ton food, 150 ton ammo, 50 ton naval stores 1 co paratroops (180 soldiers) in United Arab Emirates GREAT BRITAIN ------------- York D-98 (Sheffield-class) 1x2 Sea Dart, 1x155mm gun, 2x3 ASTT, 1 lynx hel Battleaxe F-89 (Broadsword-class) 2 Lynx hel, 2x3 ASTT; plus 4x MM-38 Exocet SSM Jupiter F-60 (Leander-class) 1x4 Seacat, 2x115 mm gun, 2x3 STWS, 1 lynx hel Orangeleaf (supply) 3 Minesweapers in Eastern Mediterranean 3 Nimrod 2 sqn Tornado-F3 2 sqn Jaguar in Oman 1 sqn Jaguar in Bahrain Italy ----- 2 frigates 2 corvettes 1 support ship Morocco ------- 1,200 ground troops Netherlands ----------- Pieter Florisz FF (Van Speijk-class ??) 1 Lynx hel, 2x3 ASTT; plus 2x4 Harpoon Wilte de With FF ASTT, SAM Spain ----- 1 frigate 2 corvettes Syria ----- 2,000 ground troops West Germany ------------ 5 minesweapers in Eastern Mediterranean