Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kevin A. Geiselman) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: *** Allied Forces deployed in Kuwaiti Theater Message-ID: <1991Jan14.011120.6234@cbnews.att.com> Date: 14 Jan 91 01:11:20 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys Lines: 196 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Kevin A. Geiselman 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