Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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shcUeis, and aiiiicUK, the Toim als togi ' thfi will) Saudi Aiahian and Anici- ir.in K-ir) ' s |)aliiillcd llic skies (i tiluad if.Kh to sluxil tU aii i|)|)()MlU)n aii( rait lluil Husst-in nii«;lii Lunuli. . i first the Ira(|i pilots did loinc up ui their Frt-nrli built Mirage a nd SomcI 2 built Mig fighters, but tluir skills wcii no match for the astl supti lor , nici i- can fightei pilots and iIkIi losses wi-re lieaw. Alter onh one week, the lra(|i pilots would no longei i onu ' u]) to challenge the malition fighters uliuh Al then patrolled the skies o ii Iraq and Kuwait luiopposed. The priman tlne.it to the atlaiking A(iE Intruders were short i.uige sur- al e-to-air missiles an anti-airi ral I ailillen. But like the Ira(|i fightei .lii- (lall, these delenses too weic laigeh inetiecti e. More ollen then not mis- siles were shot and guns weie liiid m panit without .in ladai laigeling inlorm.ition. In lac l. ((lalilion pilols would, during nighttime i.nds, wati h lor the Hash of SAM laiim h or anti-air- craft artillen the- .md then dio|) their bombs on these positions. Iiacii Ixl.iw lill, .iTlfl rii;lit S..M, I l)ulll Ii.v i 1 sli.. .,l .111,1 .i ImikI. .111.1 ..11 111. Ii.illlr lul.l B.l.iU A I ' .. 111.. I iiusmIc SVM.III - Kll.lhk .1.I.11S. ' .i. ' .iiiiM S. 11.1 iiiismIi- .vil.uks .)8

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((Olll. Ilolli [)j;. ' .!()) I lie iiiili.tl IV. ' iL ' i.iids wen- nooii fol- lowed Willi all.K ks l) (airier and laiul based homheis, Aiouiid the ( lo k loi llie iieM ' M) da s (o.ililioii hoinhs raiiu-d down upon iia(| and Kuwait. Ilieie weie Aiiieii(an (.Uriels in hoih the Red Sea and ihe I ' eisian (.nil laiuuliiiii; siiikes anainsi Ii,i(| da .ind nielli. Koi ilif piiois Ihiiig sliikes Iroiii die Red Sea. ea( li mission was parlicu- lail aidiioiis as ilie had to tl hun- dred.s ol miles a(ioss Saudi .Xiahia and icluel 111 llii hl se eial limes before iIk-n 1401 lo llieii lan ;(is in lia(|. OiKc llieii missions were (omijlele. tlie Ii.k I Left: Binniim i.il l ] l(K lilKd ih.- sk uiili ihuk .e K 1 ■ ,1 ,, , , ,, , ,, , , ,, , ' ii ' ■ ' .line (iurne ba( k lo llieii (ariieis black siiuikc. hclciu 1 In li]; ln .i n. IVisi.ili Bclmv risjlit: One III iln (hsiiiii I1M- slim inn s 111 ' ' 1 ' ' Si ' A. Rouiul trip missions ilcuMihnwi Kuu.iii (,ii ih.ii siir n,il ilu iLiip wfie soineliiiies as loniJ as eit lit lionis. ' ' ' ' ' CJn eatli mission the carrier-based strike aircraft, the A6F. Intruder, were accompanied b F ,A-IS strike lit;lileis and F-l t loiiKals as es(()its. While the Intruders wciii down and dropix-d their bombs on la( lories, ladai sites, armor enipla(einenls. h.irdened. The eflectiveness of the ( o.ilition i -s : 97

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|)i iMinci s I cixii led I li.il I lii li.id Ic. lined diis .iiid soon icliisfd lo liic llitit wcapoiiN at I he .ill.u kini; .iii( tail. I he Iia(]i Iomcs wcic |)onnd( l iclcnllcssK 1 ( oalition an alla( ks non- slo|) loi M) da s aionnd llic ( loi k. A 1)1 illiani la( lii . llns Icll ihc lia(|i sol- dicis tnt ' d. lHnit;i , (Icnioi ali rd, and s.Hicd hcloif llic i ionnd war (Acri lH!:;an. In a sense, ihe wai was won hetoie die lirsl (oalilinii iioops e ei d.-hns ot iiUei(e|iled and desiio ed irossed ihe Sandi Aialnan lioidei into missiles, onl one SCll) missile lra(| and Kuwait. In the da s that pre- , cat lied its intended taii;et. late in llie ceeded the ,t;i(iinid i aiii|)aii;ii. the i)ii- ,,,1 ,,ii Ameiicaii aiiiis (amp ill Saudi man iia(p ies])oiise (o the loalilioii Aiahi.i was sutTessliiilv alta ked. killinsi olleiisixc lame in the toiiii of SCll) several do en sokliers. missile attacks. Diieeied priinarih at Coalition aire rah did not (Oiuen- Isiael and Saudi Arabia, the relativeh ,|.,i(. cxehisneK on shore based tai- maeetirate SCUD missiles were eifec- „,.,s. As minimal .is it was. lra«i did tivelv countered bv the Patriot missile 1,., ,. ,, mall ii.iw then own loice ol deleiise svstem. Apai I Irom the lallins; Soviet biiilt ( )S. last patiol boats was aii.nmented b several ( aptnierl Kuwaiti patrol boats and did pieseiu a i iiiise missile thieat to ilie snilate ships in it ' the noitlK-in I ' eisiaii (.nil. . j)art Irom Mfc , these (lalt, liac] had v.iiious other - ■• , small vessels (a|)abk ' ol lavin; mines. i Al)iivc kli: . ii iiiUK 1 Iraqi T-ti ' J tank abaiidoiiccl m « ,in llu- l altl -ru-lfl. Above; A l).niu- l oiH h.uy T- 1)2. I. ll: A buriud .ml sell |.i(.| illr.l lumil r. I ' lu.l.. oriliil .il.-.l hv IT KriUfh 99