Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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UM! I rti. lirl.m Uli. .m holtoin: Tile .Silkw.)iiii mis- -lU- IS ilic ( himsc Mision ol the Sovirt .St -x inlv mIc 1 hrvc- (.ipiuicd iiussilfs Krrc biiiuj ' lii to Kahi.im I..1 lunlui ir.iiislii lo tin- f.S. Riglil: Ihr iiisidrs ,,1 .1 Silkuorm ir r.il that ilirv ,in- .1 Mi iiiisiiphisiH .iiicl uiMpciii hut rioiii- the less he h.id. w ciiioiis sliirli were latt-r loimd (111 the h.ill let iclds .iflci lllf ( c.isi-lii c, Ii w.is .iKci taiil ik ' .ii III see ill. II llic Ii.i(|is kiHw tlicx were iijoing to Idsf llus w.ii ciiKc llic cllci livciu-ss of Sjlkwdi 111 ,11111-slii]) iiiismIc l.tuiu h silis. I he ,111 u.it I hi aiiic t It.ii . In an aUcinpl Fiiillui inland, li aifs S i icl hnill I -CiL ' In cnsiiic Knuaii ;iii muhint; liai k and l-7 ' ' lanks ucic liiiiRfl tip In lluai allci lia(| iclicalcd. llic Ira(|i inililaiT liituis in sand. While diis lailu clinii- li)(ilfd llic ciiliic ((innlt and scl fire nalcd llic iiKiliililv llial is inlicicnl unit Ki linndicds (.1 Ktiwail ' s oil s. The a lank, il did |)iii idc Im a siidiii; cm 11 iinnicnial and ccdiioiiiu impact defensive position. sas iniiiicasni able. Saddam Ihisscin had used ihcmual . s ilic . .tssanlt woie on. |)Te- sca|)ons 111 ihc |i,isi and on his own paialions were made lot an .ihscn( e pco|)lc. Il uas asstmicd dial he would ol icsisiaiui- on the pail of the lia(|i ihicaU ' ii lo use ihcm ai;ain in the (.nil i;ioniid Iok cs. Ajiail Irom the liaqi Wat. Ihc ihiial was made and I ' icsi- lioo|)s ihal lotit;hl. thetc weie llioll- dcnl Bush icspoiuU-d wilh ihc piomisc sands who. Iiicd. dcmoiali cd. and dial il Iia(| used ( hcmual wc.ipons. the liiint;i . icadiU sniicndcied or Inilcd Stales would I claliale w till o n I 1 1 1; h I dcsciicd to coalilioil iiiassixe dcsii ik lion . Wliclhci il as Iomcs. lieeaiise 1)1 I ' lcsidenl Bush ' s wai iiiii; 01 As was die i ase with the iiiiiiiIhi of lor some olliei icasoii. Ilnssciii ap|)ai Iiatp (asnallics. n ic e |H ' ctcd that nth iicxci used the ( hemiial weapons ilicic would he so iitatn prisoners. .va: . 101