Total UK forces
(see also breakdown of forces deployed) |
| Land |
28000 |
| Maritime (19 RN ships & submarines, 14 RFA, 43 helicopters) |
9000 |
| Air (115 aircraft, 27 helicopters) |
8000 |
| NCHQ and others |
1000 |
| |
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| Total |
46000 |
| Coalition total |
467000 |
| |
| Air Campaign |
| No of UK sorties: |
| |
Offensive strike |
1353 |
| |
Air defence |
169 |
| |
Airborne early warning |
87 |
| |
Reconnaissance |
274 |
| |
Air-to-air refuelling |
355 (dispensing 18,884,000 lbs of fuel) |
| |
Airlift within theatre |
263 |
| |
Aero-medical |
18 |
| |
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| Total |
2519 |
| Coalition total |
41400 |
| |
| No of UK weapons released: |
| |
Tomahawk land attack missile |
* |
|
Storm Shadow stand-off missile |
27 |
|
Enhanced Paveway II precision-guided bomb |
394 |
|
Enhanced Paveway III precision-guided bomb |
10 |
|
Paveway II laser-guided bomb |
265 |
|
Maverick anti-armour missile |
38 |
|
ALARM anti-radar missile |
47 |
| |
Non-precision-guided munitions |
138 |
|
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| Total |
919* |
| Coalition total |
29200 |
