List of Gulf War military equipment

List of Gulf War Military Equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the Gulf War of 1990–1991.

Iraqi EE-9 Cascavel armoured car hit by Coalition tank fire in February 1991.
Coalition aircraft inbound during Operation Desert Shield.

Coalition

United States

Infantry weapons
M1 Abrams in formation, February 1991.
Artillerymen of the US Marine Corps reloading an M198 howitzer during Operation Desert Storm.

AT Tanks
  • M1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) 105mm cannon type
  • M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • M1A1 HA Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) Heavy Armor
  • M60A1 RISE Passive/A3 TTS MBT (Main Battle Tank) (USMC)
  • M551A1 Sheridan TTS (Tank Thermal Sight) Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle

Armoured vehicles

  • M2A2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • M3A2 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle)
  • AAVP7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (USMC)
  • LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle (USMC)
  • LAV-AT Light Armored Vehicle (Anti-Tank) (USMC)
  • M113A2/A3 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • TPz Fuchs APC NBC and EW variants (UOR acquisition from Germany)
  • M901A1 ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle)

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

  • LAV-M Light Armored Vehicle (Mortar) (USMC)
  • M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
  • M109A2/A3/A4 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M110A2 8 inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M270 MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System

Anti-aircraft

  • M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System
  • M48 Chaparral Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • M1097 Avenger Humvee
  • M167 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System
  • MIM-23 Improved Hawk SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • MIM-104 Patriot SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • LAV-AD Light Armored Vehicle (Air Defense) (USMC)

Artillery and mortars

  • M102 105 mm Towed Howitzer
  • M198 155 mm Towed Howitzer
  • M58 MICLIC (Mine Clearing Line Charge) Towed
  • M224 60 mm Light Weight Mortar
  • M252 81 mm Medium Weight Mortar
  • M30 107 mm Heavy Weight Mortar

Engineering and recovery vehicles

  • M728 CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle)
  • M9 ACE (Armored Combat Earthmover)
  • M60 AVLM (Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC (Mine-Clearing Line Charge))
  • M88A1 ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • M60A1 AVLB (Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge)
  • M578 Light Recovery Vehicle (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • D7 Caterpillar Armored Bulldozer
  • M139 Volcano Mine System

Command vehicles

  • M577A2 ACP (Armored Command Post) Carrier
  • AACV7A1 (Assault Amphibian Vehicle Command) (USMC)
  • LAV-25C2 Light Armored Vehicle (Command & Control) (USMC)
  • M981 FISTV (Fire Support Team Vehicle)

Other vehicles

Aircraft
United States Air Force (USAF) F4 Phantom IIs during Operation Desert Shield.
USAF F-16s and F-15s over oil fires set by withdrawing Iraqi forces in Kuwait.

Helicopters

  • Bell AH-1F Cobra (Army)
  • Bell AH-1J SeaCobra (USMC)
  • Bell AH-1T Improved SeaCobra (USMC)
  • Bell AH-1W SuperCobra (USMC)
  • Boeing AH-64A Apache (Army)
  • Boeing CH-46D Sea Knight (USN)
  • Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight (USMC)
  • Boeing CH-47D Chinook (Army)
  • Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion (USN, USMC)
  • Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (USMC)
  • Bell EH-1H Iroquois (Huey) (Army)
  • Sikorsky EH-60A Quick Fix (Army)
  • Boeing HH-46D Sea Knight (USN)
  • Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk (USN)
  • Boeing MH-47 (SOA) Special Operations Aircraft (Army)
  • Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon (USN)
  • Sikorsky MH-60G Pave Hawk (USAF)
  • Bell OH-58A Kiowa (Army)
  • Bell OH-58C Kiowa (Army)
  • Bell OH-58D Kiowa (Army)
  • Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion (USMC)
  • Kaman SH-2F Seasprite (USN)
  • Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King (USN)
  • Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King (USN)
  • Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk (USN)
  • Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) (Army)
  • Bell UH-1N (Huey) (USMC)
  • Bell UH-1V Iroquois (Huey) Aeromedical Evacuation (Army)
  • Boeing UH-46D Sea Knight (USN)
  • Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (Army)

Airplanes

  • Grumman A-6E Intruder (USN, USMC)
  • Grumman OV1D Mohawk (Army)
  • Vought A-7E Corsair II (USN)
  • BAe/McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (USMC)
  • A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog) (USAF)
  • Lockheed AC-130A (Spectre) Gunship (USAF)
  • Lockheed AC-130H (Spectre) Gunship (USAF)
  • Boeing B-52G Stratofortress (USAF)
  • Boeing B-52H Stratofortress (USAF)
  • Grumman C-2A Greyhound (USN)
  • Lockheed C-141 Starlifter (USAF)
  • Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain II (USN)
  • Raytheon C-12 Huron (USAF)
  • Lockheed C-130 Hercules (USAF)
  • Lockheed C-130F Hercules (USN)
  • North American Rockwell CT-39G (USN)
  • McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (USN)
  • Grumman E-2C Hawkeye (USN)
  • Boeing E-3B Sentry AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System (USAF)
  • Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior (USN)
  • Lockheed EP-3E Aries II (USN)
  • Grumman EA-6B Prowler (USN)
  • Boeing E-8 Joint STARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (USAF)
  • General Dynamics EF-111A Raven (USAF)
  • Lockheed EC-130E/J Commando Solo (USAF)
  • Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call (USAF)
  • Boeing EC-135L Looking Glass (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II (Wild Weasel) (USAF)
  • Grumman F-14A Tomcat (USN)
  • Grumman F-14A+(B) Tomcat (USN)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle (USAF)
  • General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon (USAF)
  • General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (USN, USMC)
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet (USN, USMC)
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet (USMC)
  • General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark (USAF)
  • General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark (USAF)
  • Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk (USAF)
  • Lockheed HC-130 King (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender (USAF)
  • Lockheed KC-130F Hercules (USN, USMC)
  • Lockheed KC-130R Hercules (USMC)
  • Lockheed KC-130T Hercules (USMC)
  • Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker (USAF)
  • Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (USAF)
  • Lockheed MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon (USAF)
  • North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco (USMC)
  • North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco (USMC)
  • North American Rockwell OV-10D+ Bronco (USMC)
  • Lockheed P-3B Orion (USN)
  • Lockheed P-3C Orion (USN)
  • Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II (USAF)
  • Lockheed S-3A Viking (USN)
  • Lockheed S-3B Viking (USN)
  • Lockheed U-2/TR-1 Dragon Lady (USAF)
  • Lockheed UP-3A Orion (USN)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Drones

Ships

Command Ships

Aircraft carriers

Battleships

Submarines

Amphibious assault ships

Guided missile cruisers

Destroyer tenders

Destroyers

  • Spruance class (USS Spruance, USS Paul F. Foster, USS Caron, USS Oldendorf, USS Moosbrugger, USS Leftwich, USS Harry W. Hill, USS Fife)

Guided missile destroyers

Frigates

Amphibious transport docks

Ammunition ships

Dock landing ships

Tank landing ships

Fast sealift ships

  • Algol class (USNS Algol, USNS Bellatrix, USNS Denebola, USNS Pollux, USNS Altair, USNS Regulus, USNS Capella)

Fleet oilers

Combat stores ships

Fast combat support ships

Replenishment oiler ships

Minesweepers

Repair ships

Rescue and salvage ships

Sealift ships

Hospital ships

Amphibious cargo ships

Mine countermeasure ships

Survey ships

Light water craft

United Kingdom
British Army convoy during Operation Desert Storm.
FV432 armoured personnel carrier bypasses a demolished Iraqi BRDM-2.

Land-based

Infantry weapons

Tanks

  • FV4030/4 Challenger MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • FV4003 Centurion Mk.5 AVRE 165 (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers)

Armoured vehicles

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

  • FV432(M) Trojan SPMC (Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier)
  • M109 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M109A2
  • M110 8 inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M110A2
  • MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)

Anti-aircraft

  • Rapier Field Standard B1(M) Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Rapier Field Standard B2 Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Tracked Rapier TR1 Mobile SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Javelin LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher) SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

Artillery and Mortars

  • L118 105 mm Light Gun
  • 51 mm Light Mortar
  • L16A1 81 mm Mortar

Engineering and recovery vehicles

  • FV4205 Chieftain AVLB (Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge)
  • FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor)
  • FV106 CVR(T) Samson ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • FV434 ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • FV512 Warrior MCRV (Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle)
  • FV513 Warrior MRV(R) (Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair))
  • CHARRV (Chieftain Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle)

Command vehicles

Other vehicles

  • Land Rover Defender
  • Leyland 4×4 4-Tonne Lorry
  • Bedford 4×4 8-Tonne Lorry
  • Mercedes Unimog Support Vehicle
  • FV620 Stalwart Amphibious Truck
  • Harley Davidson MT530E
  • Scammell Commander (TK/TPTR) Tank Transporter
  • Scammell Crusader (AVLB) Bridge Transporter
  • Scammell S26 Self Loading Dump Truck
  • Armstrong 500
  • Leyland DROPs (Demountable Rack Off Pickup System)
  • M548 Tracked Cargo Carrier
Royal Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar on takeoff, January 1991.

Aircraft
Rotary-wing
Fixed-wing

Ships

Aircraft carrier

Frigates

Destroyers

Command ships

Submarines

Fleet support tankers

Fast fleet tankers

Stores ships

Landing Ship Logistics

Mine countermeasure vessels

Primary casualty reception vessels

Fleet repair ships

Kuwait/Free Kuwait
Kuwaiti M-84 tank advances during Operation Desert Shield.

Land-based

Infantry weapons

Tanks

  • Chieftain tank MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • M-84AB MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured vehicles

  • BMP-2 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • M113A1 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • FV601 Saladin (Armoured Car)

Aircraft

Helicopters

Airplanes

France
French ERC 90 Sagaie during Operation Desert Shield.
French VCAC (VAB) Mephisto anti-tank missile system.

Land-based

Infantry weapons

Tanks

  • AMX-30B2 MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured vehicles

  • GIAT AMX-10RC Armoured Car
  • Panhard AML-90 Armoured Car
  • Panhard ERC-90F4 Sagaie Armoured Car
  • GIAT VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé)
  • GIAT VAB-VCAC/HOT (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launching Vehicle
  • GIAT VAB-VTM (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) Mortar Tractor

Artillery and mortars

Command vehicles

  • GIAT VAB-PC (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) (Command)

Anti-aircraft

  • GIAT 20 mm 53T2 Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • Mistral SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

Other vehicles

  • Peugeot P4 4WD
  • VLRA (Véhicule de Liaison et Reconnaissance de L'Armée) Truck

Aircraft

Helicopters

Airplanes

Ships

Aircraft carriers

Qatar

Land-based

Infantry weapons

Tanks

  • AMX-30S MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured vehicles

  • GIAT VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé)
  • GIAT VAB-VCAC/HOT (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launching Vehicle

Aircraft

Saudi Arabia

Land-based

Infantry weapons

Tank

  • AMX-30S MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • M60A3 TTS MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured vehicles

Anti-aircraft

Engineering and recovery vehicles

Other vehicles

  • M151 Truck, Utility, 1/4-Ton, 4×4

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

  • M109A2 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • AMX-GCT 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • Astros II MLRS

Artillery and mortars

  • M252 81 mm Medium Weight Mortar

Aircraft

Helicopters

Airplanes

Ships

Egypt

Land-based

Infantry weapons

Tank

  • M60A3 TTS MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured vehicles

  • M113A2 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)

Anti-aircraft

Other vehicles

  • Jeep YJ
  • M151 Truck, Utility, 1/4-Ton, 4×4

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

  • M109A2 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)

Italy

Infantry weapons

Airplanes

Ships

Canada

Infantry weapons

Aircraft

Airplanes

Ships

Belgium

Infantry weapons

Sweden

Infantry weapons

Syria

Infantry weapons

Tank

  • T-62 MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Iraq
Iraqi Panhard AML-90.
Iraqi T-55 Enigma.
Iraqi G5 155mm howitzer.
Iraqi Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 destroyed on the ground by US Special Forces at the Tallil Airbase near Nasiriyah, southern Iraq.

Iraq

List of substantial numbers of various military equipment in Iraq's possession from around 1970 onwards. (Not a guarantee that all were used in combat or in theatre during the war.)

Land-based

Infantry weapons

Tanks

  • T-72M/M1 MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • T-72 Ural MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • Asad Babil MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • T-62 MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • T-55A MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • T-55 MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • T-54 MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • T-55 Enigma MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • T-55QM MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • T-55QM2 MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • Type 59 MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • Type 69-II MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • Type 69-QM MBT (Main Battle Tak)
  • Type 69-QM2 MBT (Main Battle Tak)
  • PT-76 Amphibious Tank

Armoured vehicles

  • BMP-1 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • BMP-2 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • AMX-10P IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • Panhard AML-60 Armoured Car
  • Panhard AML-90 Armoured Car
  • Engesa EE-9 Cascavel Armoured Car
  • Engesa EE-3 Jararaca Reconnaissance Vehicle
  • BRDM-2 (Reconnaissance Vehicle)
  • Panhard M3 (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • Engesa EE-11 Urutu APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • YW351 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • OT-62C APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • OT-64C SKOT-2A APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • Walid (armored personnel carrier) (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • PSZH D-944 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • MT-LB APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • Mowag Roland APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • BTR-50P APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • BTR-60PB APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • OT M-60P APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • Panhard VCR-TH ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launcher Vehicle
  • BRDM-2 9P133 ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launcher Vehicle

Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets/Missiles

  • 2S1 Gvozdika 122 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • 2S3 Akatsiya 152 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • AMX-GCT 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M109A1 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • ASTROS II MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
  • RL-21 122 mm (Multiple Rocket Launcher)
  • BM-21 Grad 122 mm MRL (Multiple Rocket Launcher)
  • FROG-7 Luna-M TEL (Transporter/Erector/Launcher)
  • 9P117/SS-1c Scud-B TEL (Transporter/Erector/Launcher)

Anti-aircraft

  • ZSU-57-2 SPAAA (Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • ZSU-23-4 Shilka SPAAA (Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • NIIP\Vympel 2K12 "Kub" SA-6a Gainful Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Antey 9K33M Osa-AK SA-8b Gecko Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Nudelman 9K31 "Strela-1" SA-9 Gaskin Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • ZRK-BD 9K35 "Strela-10" SA-13 Gopher Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • AMX-30 Roland 2 Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Lavochkin OKB S-75 Dvina SA-2 Guideline SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Isayev S-125M "Neva-M" SA-3b Goa SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Roland 2 SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • ZPU-1 14.5 mm Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • ZPU-2 14.5 mm Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • ZPU-4 14.5 mm Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • ZU-23-2 23 mm Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • M1939 37 mm Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • S-60 57 mm Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • S-60 Twin 57 mm Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • KS-19 100 mm Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)

Artillery/mortars/rockets

Engineering and recovery vehicles

  • Type 653 ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • FV4024 Chieftain ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)

Command vehicles

  • Type 63 YW-701 CP (Command Post)
  • BTR-50PU Command Vehicle
  • BTR-60PU Command Vehicle

Other vehicles

Aircraft

Helicopters

Airplanes

Ships

Landing ships

Fast attack ships

Minelayers

  • Type 43 Class

Patrol boats

See also

References

Citations
  1. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 413.
  2. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 421.
  3. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 419.
  4. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 415.
  5. Sturtivant, Ballance 1994, p. 416.
  6. "British Forces involved in Operation Granby". RAF.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. Rottman, Gordon L. (1993). Armies of the Gulf War. Elite 45. Osprey Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 9781855322776.

Bibliography
  • Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994). The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
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