Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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I„A, I„ .,1 Ijombing hrianic ajj|)arfni .md a i;r()Uiul tani|)ait;n st-ciiu-fl ifil.iin. thcv bci;aii lo |)if|)in( ' ac ( ordingh . Aii- plaius ,111(1 hfli( i)|)tcTs ( t all t ))i ' s began llccing Id ncit hboi ing Ir.m in h(i[Ks ibal llu wiiiild suni t - tin- w.ir lluic And (•xentiialh l)f rctuiiu-cl to iia(|. W ' liai aii(iali iliai difl ifiiiain bt ' liiiid wfic icinovcd timii tin- aii- litlds and hidden anHini st trees oi |)cnked near mosijues and schools - plai es ihe r.S. h.id pnblit l stated it would nol all.uk. Klsewheie. neai the i.i ' l nii cm (iiasi and llie Saudi Ai.ibian l)ordei , ! , , ' the Iia(|is tilled hum ' lienihes with oil l„,iiil, , i.ui i and inu-nded lo i!;;iiile iheiii as toali- lion loKes a|)|)i oai lied. While tluse lire [Ills were iie ei used. lhe would ha e |)iesenled a loiiindable obstacle to the id ani ini; lioo|)s. in the waleis of the (.111! the liacps leleased nnllions ot gallons ol oil 1 1 i iii a c a|il in i d Kiiwaili oll-shoie oil leiniinal and enip lied the ( oillellls ol . ' i oil laiikei s oil llie Kuwail (oasl. ( )l (oinse e ei on( I e me 111 bei s I li - in i lies, llie I i .u is |)lailled a |)ellliielei ol ininellelds oil die (oasl as well as mines m ihe sand a.ong ihe shoiehiie. . lso along the co.i dine, die li.Kiis established se ci.il rfl . Sll I.. I II., u.. SilU ,1 Silku..ini ,.,„. ,.l llu m. 1 II ■ ' •■ »i uV ' 2 00