Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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Brlinv; The buriK-d mil (diitKil Kmii .11 Kiiu.iit lin -rii.ilioiial an[)iin. Ritjlu: Iliis l.iiik blew ii top. Xi.K- the i[iu-xi)lod -a Ix.iiib b.u. ' i U-lI. Bilow right; IimIiK- iti.hhiiv t oul ol .1 iifiuti. this l.iiik u.is hit b .111 .viulkn slic-ll .11 tin- basi- olibr Imict. iiaiiih iiu I f.iscd ilir pirtisum and aciui.icN oi ihc . a al (.uiifnf ,Su])))()ii |)I(ah1 1 In MISSOURI and WISCON- SIN. Like ilic ((laliiiim ainiatt om-i Enifi the lialllcships. USS MIS- SOURI and USS WISCONSIN took nuns |)nniintlin;4 ilu- Knwaiti coastline with tiu ' ii K) int li i;iins. to aid in the jol) ol taim-linti and spottinii. thf hit; c 11 .1 1 i ,1 1 ' .-. .- I .- .- ' |)i fsi-ixation. Sadh thout;h, both ol shii)s fm! lo cd iriiiolch |)ilotfd rhi- 11-1. 1 ,1 ' ' • ilirsf L;iand li ;litini; shi|)s, thcsr nion- ( Ics - Miiall unmanned remote ion- , ' 1.1 ■ 1 , iimenls lo the past nidustiial mi«;hl tiiilled anijlaiies with tameiiis. Ihe , , . , ' anil iiuhlaiA suneiioiil ol . mern.i, Rl ' s Wfic hii ' liK sn( ( esshil and siirinl- , ,, 1 i ,1 • lell i( lim ,is ( asnalties ol anothi-i wai. Ihe ships that no sin!;le i oinentioiial weapon on earth loiild sink wviv taken out ol at lion 1) lallei ini; ei onom and a ilimmishini; miiitar hiiilnet hat k ii.tti, the hattleslniis wtiit viitnalh , 1111 home. Hllop[)oseil as lhe homhaiileil ihe shoreline with salvo altei saUo. ()iil one attempt w.is maile at atlatknii; ihem when a Silkwtnm missile was laimihed .it MISSOURI, liiloi ttiiiaie- Iv lor iiatp the HMS GLOUCESTER . iti-r(e])led ihe iiittimiiii; Silkwiuni vi h a sea Dait .SA. i anti destroxfti it. or 1 lie (()iise ineni( lo MISSOURI, e cM I. die Siikwotin had hit die onl at lion t 11 would liavi- heeii to |)i| e swce|)ers a ' die iiexl moiniii ; .issem- l)le a paiiiliii njei learii lor lopsiile Alt. 1 MISSOURI and WISCONSIN latl linisheil tlieii ( .FS task, the 102

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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

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ii;:: . 1.;; ,Sli-- ' fc = ' jj gj Al).n - Aii.illu 1 l.iiliiiiii; .III U( II A1...M- u-lil r fxplodtd ml Moi.ii;. i.ink. lUl. u: A S( 11) !• ck-stii)Vfcl bv ;i I ' alrlcii missile. Icll; A pitMiii Icn Saddam Hussein. amphibious landins ship.s came up liom the south. But less than two days tiom the proposfd in asion. USS TRIPOLI hii .1 nunt-. That same dav, llic . ii;is iiiisMk- (luiscT PiiiKftou was alsi) struck In .i uiinc. Whrthfi or not these mine sli ikes uei e the real reason, liie ain|ihihious iandiui; ne (.T haj)- pened. hi what i an tie best desc i ibed .IS a Blit kiieg. coahlion toK es invaded Iia(i .111(1 Kiiw.iil liom the south .ind .iloui; ihe W ' eslein (Link. Ilu- ])iiii;iess beiiii; iii.ide w.is so i.ijiid th.it the advaiu inj; Ihki-s were limiled onh In the m.iximuni speed ol the t.inks the di(i e. li,i(|i ( .isu. lilies were massixc - in the lens ol ihous.iuds - comp.ued to • iliiiost none hn the coalition forces, hi ihest- d.i s th.it preceeded the ground w.ii . coalition (asualtv predictions were .is liit;h as 4() ' c . No one expected that ilie w.ii would be such a onesided ic- ioi . When the casuall count came in many were in a slate of flisbeliel .ii how siaggeiini the Iraf]i losses were com- p.ired lo ihe rel.iti (l lew losses we sul- 10. '