Coalition of the Gulf War

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Map of Coalition countries (Green & Blue levels) and Iraq (Orange).

The Coalition of the Gulf War were the countries officially opposed to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait during the 1990 / 1991 Persian Gulf War.

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[edit] Coalition by number of military personnel

Soldiers in a Niger army unit stand in formation while a dignitary visits their outpost during Operation Desert Shield.
Egyptian, Syrian, Omani and Kuwaiti troops stand for review during Operation Desert Storm.
List of Coalition forces by number of military personnel
Country Number of Personnel Comments / Major Events
 United States 575,000 - 697,000 Operation Desert Shield
Battle of Khafji
Battle of 73 Easting
Battle of Al Busayyah
Battle of Phase Line Bullet
Battle of Medina Ridge
Battle of Wadi Al-Batin
Battle of Norfolk
Operation Desert Storm
 Saudi Arabia 52,000 - 100,000 Operation Desert Shield
Battle of Khafji
Operation Desert Storm
 United Kingdom 43,000 - 45,400 Operation Desert Shield
Operation Granby
Operation Desert Storm
 Egypt 33,600 - 35,000 Operation Desert Storm
 France 18,000 Opération Daguet
 Syria 14,500 Operation Desert Storm
 Morocco 13,000 Security Personnel
 Kuwait 9,900 Invasion of Kuwait
Operation Desert Storm
 Oman 6,300 Operation Desert Storm
 Pakistan 4,900 - 5,500 Backup team
 United Arab Emirates 4,300 Operation Desert Storm
 Canada 2,700 Operation FRICTION
 Qatar 2,600 Battle of Khafji
 Bangladesh 2,200 (Operation Moru-prantar) Security Personnel including 2 field Ambulance teams
 Italy 1,200 Deployed Panavia Tornado strike attack aircraft
 Australia 700 Australian contribution to the 1991 Gulf War
 Netherlands 700 Naval deployment; Air Force deployments of Surface-to-Air Missiles to Turkey and Israel
 Niger 600 Patroller group
 Sweden 525 [1] Field hospital
 Senegal 500 Base Guards
 Spain 500 on the field / 3,000 off the coast Engineers
 Bahrain 400 Base Guards
 Belgium 400 Base Engineers
 Poland 319 Operation Simoom
Naval & medical deployment
 South Korea 314 Medical & transportation support
 Czechoslovakia 200 Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
Czechoslovakia in the Gulf War
 Greece 200 Pilots
 Denmark 100
 New Zealand 100 2 C-130 Hercules transporter aircraft [2]
 Hungary 50
 Norway 50 Naval & medical deployment


[edit] Coalition by Divisions

[edit] Army Central Command

[edit] Marine Central Command

[edit] Joint Forces Command East

[edit] Joint Forces Command North

[edit] Other Divisions

[edit] Commanders of Coalition

[edit] Canada

[edit] Czechoslovakia

[edit] Egypt

[edit] France

[edit] Saudi Arabia

[edit] Syria

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] United States

[edit] Coalition by Equipments

[edit] United States

[edit] Tanks

  • IMP1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • M1A1 HA Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) Heavy Armor
  • M60A1/A3 Patton MBT (Main Battle Tank) (USMC)
  • M551A1 Sheridan TTS (Tank Thermal Sight) Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle

[edit] Armoured Vehicles

  • M2A2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • M3A2 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle)
  • AAVP7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (USMC)
  • LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle (USMC)
  • LAV-AT Light Armored Vehicle (Anti-Tank) (USMC)
  • M113A2/A3 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • M901A1 ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle)

[edit] Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets

  • LAV-M Light Armored Vehicle (Mortar) (USMC)
  • M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
  • M109A2/A3/A4 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M110A2 8inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M270 MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System

[edit] Anti-Aircraft

[edit] Artillery & Mortars

Engineering & Recovery Vehicles

[edit] Command Vehicles

  • M577A2 ACP (Armored Command Post) Carrier
  • AACV7A1 (Assault Amphibian Vehicle Command) (USMC)
  • LAV-25C2 Light Armored Vehicle (Command & Control) (USMC)
  • M981 FISTV (Fire Support Team Vehicle)

[edit] Other Vehicles

[edit] Helicopters

[edit] Airplanes

[edit] Aircraft Carriers

[edit] Battleships

[edit] Submarines

[edit] Amphibious Assault Ships

[edit] Guided Missile Cruisers

[edit] Destroyer Tenders

[edit] Destroyers

[edit] Guided Missile Destroyers

[edit] Frigates

[edit] Amphibious Transport Docks

[edit] Ammunition Ships

[edit] Dock Landing Ships

[edit] Tank Landing Ships

[edit] Fast Sealift Ships

  • SL-7 Type (USS Algol, USNS Bellatrix, USS Denebola, USS Pollux, USNS Altair, USS Regulus, USS Capella)

[edit] Fleet Oilers

[edit] Combat Stores Ships

[edit] Fast Combat Support Ships

[edit] Replenishment Oiler Ships

[edit] Minesweepers

[edit] Repair Ships

  • Vulcan Class (USS Vulcan, USS Jason)

[edit] Rescue & Salvage Ships

  • Edenton Class (USS Beaufort)

[edit] Sealift Ships

  • Wright Class (USS Wright, USS Curtiss)

[edit] Hospital Ships

[edit] Amphibious Cargo Ships

  • Charleston Class USS Durham, USS Mobile)

[edit] Mine Countermeasure Ships

[edit] Survey Ships

  • Chauvenet Class (USS Chauvenet)

[edit] Light Water Craft

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] Tanks

[edit] Armoured Vehicles

[edit] Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets

  • FV432(M) Trojan SPMC (Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier)
  • M109 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M109A2
  • M110 8inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M110A2
  • MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)

[edit] Anti-Aircraft

  • Rapier Field Standard B2 Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Tracked Rapier TR1 Mobile SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Javelin LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher) SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

[edit] Artillery & Mortars

[edit] Engineering & Recovery Vehicles

  • FV4205 Chieftain AVLB (Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge)
  • FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor)
  • FV434 ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • FV512 Warrior MCRV (Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle)
  • FV513 Warrior MRV(R) (Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair))
  • CHARRV (Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle)

[edit] Command Vehicles

[edit] Other Vehicles

[edit] Aircraft

[edit] Frigates

[edit] Destroyers

[edit] Submarines

[edit] Fleet Support Tankers

[edit] Fast Fleet Tankers

[edit] Stores Ships

[edit] Mine Countermeasure Vessels

  • Hunt Class (HMS Ledbury, HMS Cattistock, HMS Dulverton, HMS Bicester, HMS Atherstone, HMS Hurworth)

[edit] Fleet Repair Ships

[edit] Primary Casualty Reception Vessels

[edit] Saudi Arabia

[edit] Tanks

[edit] Armoured Vehicles

[edit] Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets

  • M109A2 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • AMX-GCT 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • ASTROS-II MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
  • M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
  • Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Mortar 81 mm)
  • Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Mortar 90 mm)

[edit] Artillery & Mortars

[edit] Anti-Aircraft

  • M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System
  • AMX-30SA Shahine Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • AMX-30SA SPAAA (Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • MIM-23 Improved Hawk SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Shahine Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Bofors 40 mm L/70 AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • Oerlikon-Buhrle Twin 35 mm GDF AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)

[edit] Other Vehicles

[edit] Helicopters

[edit] Airplanes

[edit] Kuwait

[edit] Tanks

  • M-84AB MBT (Main Battle Tank)

[edit] Armoured Vehicles

  • BMP-2 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • M113A1 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)

[edit] Helicopters

[edit] Airplanes

[edit] France

[edit] Tanks

[edit] Armoured Vehicles

[edit] Artillery & Mortars

  • TR-F1 155 mm Towed Howitzer
  • MO-81-61C 81 mm Mortar
  • MO-120-RT-61 120 mm Mortar

[edit] Anti-Aircraft

  • GIAT 20 mm 53T2 Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • Mistral SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

[edit] Other Vehicles

  • Peugeot P4 4WD
  • VLRA (Vehicle de Liaison et Reconnaissance de L'Armee) Truck
  • GIAT VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé)
  • GIAT VAB-PC (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) (Command)
  • GIAT VAB-VCAC/HOT (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launching Vehicle
  • GIAT VAB-VTM (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) Mortar Tractor

[edit] Helicopters

[edit] Airplanes

[edit] Aircraft Carriers

[edit] Qatar

[edit] Tanks

  • AMX-30S MBT (Main Battle Tank)

[edit] Italy

[edit] Airplanes

[edit] Czechoslovakia

[edit] Other Vehicles

  • Tatra T-815 (Heavy truck)
  • UAZ-4629 (All-terrain vehicle mounted with chemical reconnaissance probes)
  • ARS-12M (De-contamination truck based on Praga V3S)
  • POP (Mobile field medical truck based on Praga V3S)

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ http://www.mil.se/sv/i-varlden/Utlandsstyrkan/Truppinsatser/Kuwait/ Field hospital deployed as part of Operation Granby (in Swedish)
  2. ^ http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/history/the-post-war-years.htm Royal New Zealand Air Force website
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