VII CORPS PERINTREP 028

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Subject: VII CORPS PERINTREP 028                                         

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000225

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Document Number:         16




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         OPERATION DESERT STORM
         SUBJ: VII CORPS PERINTREP 028 (AS OF 100OZ 27 FEB 91)



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         2 fg,'REf3 iief) IRAQI SURPRISE MEASURES. THE FOLLOWING IS A
         REVIEW OF POSSIBLE IRAQI SURPRISE MEASURES THAT COULD BE EMPLOYED
         IN AN EFFORT TO "PUNISH" OR INFLICT HIGH CASUALTIES ON COALITION
         FORCES:
         A (SiRET3 @!eF) DETONATION OF LIQUID PROPANE OR NITROGEN GAS
         TANKS OR AMMONIUM NITRATE FUEL OIL DEPOSITS NEAR ADVANCING
         TROOPS. THESE TANKS ARE PROBABLY LOCATED NEAR THE RAMALLAH OIL
         FIELDS AND CAN POSE A THREAT TO IAD/3AD FORCES. EFFECT OF SUCH
         EXPLOSIONS CAN HAVE A RADIUS OF SEVERAL KILOMETERS AND INCLUDE
         DEVASTATING HEAT AND BLAST EFFECTS. SIMILAR TANKS IN KUWAIT MAY
         BE BOOBYTRAPPED BY WITHDRAWING IRAQI FORCES AND SET TO EXPLODE
         VIA COMMAND DETONATION OR A PRE-SET DELAY MECHANISM.
         B.               USE OF "SUPERGUN" OR SCUD MISSILES. AS
         COALiTiON FORCIS COMPLETE OPERATIONS IN'NORTHERN KUWAIT AND
         SOUTHEASTERN IRAQ, THE CONCENTRATION OF COALITION TROOP
         FORMATIONS IN A SMALL AREA OF OPERATIONS WILL PRESENT LUCRATIVE
         TARGETS FOR IRAQ'S REMAINING SCUD MISSILES AND POSSIBLE
         "SUPERGUN'T FIRES (350 MM ROUND, 400 KM RANGE WITH A 1000 M
         ROCKET ASSIST RANGE). WHILE NOT EMPLOYED TO DATE, SCUD MISSILES
         OR SUPERGUN ROUNDS MAY BE ARMED WITH CHEMICAL WARHEADS. IF SO,
         AGENTS WOULD PROBABLY BE PERSISTENT NERVE OR BLISTER.
         C. (SIRE@ ?IGF-) SURPRISE AIR ATTACK. WHILE INCREASINGLY REMOTE
         GIVEN IRAQ'S DIMINISHING AIR FORCE CAPABILITY, IRAQ MAY ATTEMPT
         TO LAUNCH A MASSED AIR STRIKE AGAINST COALITION FORCES IN SAUDI
         ARABIA. WHILE MANY AIRCRAFT IN SUCH A STRIKE WOULD PROBABLY BE
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         DEFENSES AND BOMB A MAJOR CITY, SUCH AS RIYADH OR DHAHRAN. BOMBS
         COULD INCLUDE CHEMICAL AND POSSIBLY BIOLOGICAL WARHEADS. A
         SURPRISE AIR ATTACK AGAINST TACTICAL FORMATIONS, WHILE NOT
         LIKELY, WOULD PROBABLY USE FUEL AIR EXPLOSIVE OR CHEMICAL BOMBS
         IN AN EFFORT TO KILL AS MANY COALITION FORCES AS POSSIBLE.
         D                BOOBY-TRAPS. AS IRAQI FORCES WITHDRAW FROM
         KUWAIT, THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT THEY HAVE BOOBY-TRAPPED
         BUILDINGS, INDUSTRIAL SITES AND VEHICLES. THESE MAY INCLUDE
         CHEMICAL AGENTS SUCH AS MUSTARD. IRAQI FORCES 14AY ALSO ATTEMPT
         TO POISON WATER SUPPLIES OR CONTAMINATE IIGH USE AREAS WITH
         BIOLOGICAL AGENTS.
         E. (,SJRE@ ;4GFL) COMBAT IN CITIES OR URBAN TERRORISM. THERE IS A
         POSSIBILITY THAT IRAQI STAY-BEHIND ELEMENTS OR PALESTINIANS
         RESIDING IN KUWAIT MAY CONDUCT SNIPER ATTACKS OR RESIST COALITION
         FORCES AS THEY ENTER URBAN AREAS. ON 26 FEB, THE PLO CALLED FOR
         ALL PALESTINIANS AND ARAB PEOPLE TO ASSIST IRAQ AND CONTINUE THE
         FIGHT. SAUDI AND RETURNING KUWAITI FORCES ARE CONCERNED THAT
         PALESTINIANS THAT HAVE REMAINED IN KUWAIT MAY ATTEMPT TO RESIST
         THE COALITION OCCUPATION OF URBAN AREAS.
         3. (S@REf. ;!GP!) ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT IRAQI FORCES IN THE KTO



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Subject = VII CORPS PERINTREP 028
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