Gulf War Air Power Survey, Volume V: A Statistical Compendium and Chronology

Front......Page 1
Forward......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Contents......Page 11
Part I - A Statisitcal Compendium......Page 13
Report Acknowledgements......Page 15
Introduction......Page 31
1. A Note on Sources......Page 33
The Paper Archives......Page 34
Electronic Databases......Page 37
Electronic Databases Acquired by GWAPS......Page 38
Electronic Databases Created by GWAPS......Page 42
U.S. Postures Before the Gulf War......Page 45
Coalition and Allied Forces......Page 46
Iraqi Order of Battle......Page 49
U.S. Air Order of Battle......Page 52
U.S. Air Order of Battle by Aircraft and Service......Page 58
U.S. Naval Units in the Gulf War......Page 65
Major Ground Weapons......Page 71
Allied Order of Battle......Page 74
3. Deployment......Page 79
U.S. Commander-in-Chief Central (U.S. CINCCENT) Operations Plan (OPLAN) 1002-90 and Force Requirement......Page 80
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Personnel Strength at Weekly Intervals......Page 82
U.S. Air Force, Central(CENTAF) Strike Aircraft Strength by Week......Page 84
U.S. Air Force, Central (CENTAF) Combat Support Aircraft Strength by Week......Page 86
U.S. Air Force Unit Deployment......Page 89
Strategic Lift Summary by Transportation Mode and Cargo Type......Page 107
Intertheater Airlift......Page 109
Strategic Airlift Summary by Aircraft Type......Page 111
U.S. Airlift Shipment......Page 113
Gulf War Airlift by Civilian Air Carriers......Page 115
Donated Airlift in the Gulf War (as of 31 March 1991)......Page 117
Sealift Cargo Movement......Page 119
Strategic Sealift of Unit Equipment by Shipping Source......Page 121
Donated Sealift in the Gulf War (as of 31 March 1991)......Page 123
Aeromedical Evacuation in the Gulf War......Page 125
Ceiling on Reserve Call-up......Page 127
Reserves......Page 129
Gulf War Transportation Component Reserve Augmentation (as of 10 March 1991)......Page 153
Desert Shield/Desert Storm U.S. Air Force Demographics......Page 155
4. Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence, and Space Support......Page 157
Space Order of Battle......Page 158
Meteorological Satellite Support During the Gulf War......Page 161
Navigational Satellite Support During the Gulf War......Page 163
CENTAF Gulf War Radio/Telephone Communications Profile......Page 165
Air Traffic Control......Page 167
U.S. Flying Operations......Page 169
Sorties Flown in Desert Shield by Component Command......Page 170
Combat Air Patrol (CAP) in Desert Shield......Page 173
Reconnaissance Sorties in Desert Shield......Page 175
Support Sorties......Page 178
Electronic Combat......Page 180
Airborne Command and Control......Page 183
Daily Flying Hours and Average Mission Length by Base and Type of Aircraft......Page 185
Air-toAir Training Exercises......Page 193
Air-to-Ground Training Exercises......Page 196
CENTAF Training Exercises in Desert Shield......Page 199
Special Operations Training......Page 220
Allied Air Operations......Page 237
Iraqi Air Activity During Desert Shield......Page 240
6. Planning the Air Campaign......Page 247
Iraq and Kuwait Infrastructure by AIF Category Type......Page 249
Target Installation by AIF Category......Page 252
Tactical Target Material Production......Page 255
Target Type by AIF Category......Page 257
7. Desert Storm U.S. and Allied Sorties......Page 259
Total Sorties by U.S. Service/Allied Country by Mission Type......Page 263
U.S. Service/Allied Countries: Total Sorties by Day by Mission Type......Page 266
Daily Breakout of Sorties by U.S. Service/Allied Country by Mission Type......Page 274
Total Sorties by U.S. Service/Allied Country by Aircraft Type......Page 347
Daily Breakout of Sorties by U.S. Services/Allied Country and Aircraft Type by Mission Type......Page 350
Coalition Sortie Cancellations and Air Aborts During Desert Storm......Page 419
8. Desert Storm U.S. and Allied Strikes......Page 435
Desert Storm Strike Counts......Page 437
Sources for the Strike Counts......Page 443
Strike Counts by AIF Category......Page 446
Strike Counts by Kill Box......Page 494
Strikes by Precision-Guided Munitions......Page 545
Strike Counts by Master Target List Categories......Page 548
Strike Counts by Hour of the Day......Page 572
9. Counter-Scud Operations......Page 575
Scud Launches......Page 577
10. Logistics and Maintenance: Support for Combat Operations......Page 579
Munitions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm......Page 580
U.S. Air Force Mission Capable Rates......Page 587
U.S. Air Force Ammunition Supplies......Page 26
Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant (POL) Consumption at Weekly Intervals......Page 630
11. Proven Force......Page 641
Proven Force Data Sources......Page 642
Proven Force Aircraft......Page 644
12. Aircraft and Personnel Losses......Page 669
Aircraft Attrition in Desert Shield......Page 670
Desert Storm Coalition Aircraft Attrition......Page 672
Desert Storm Coalition Aircraft Combat Attrition Rates......Page 682
Coalition Air-to-Air Kill Matrix......Page 684
U.S. Personnel Losses in Desert Storm......Page 687
U.S. Prisioners of War (POW's) During Desert Storm......Page 28
Part II - Chronology of the Gulf War......Page 695
Contents......Page 697
Report Acknowledgements......Page 699
Introduction......Page 701
Antecedents to the Conflict......Page 703
1 - Chronology of Desert Shield......Page 705
2 - Chronology of Desert Storm......Page 859