Facts about the war
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| AMERICA AT WAR: HAWAI'I IMPACT | |
| • | Two sides clash at support rally |
| • | U.S. students urged to be cautious abroad |
| AMERICA AT WAR | |
| • | More suicide attacks on the way, Iraq vows |
| • | Sweating it out in patrol of village |
Casualties
U.S. military: 36 dead, seven captured, 15 missing
British military: 23 dead
Iraqi forces: No estimate of military casualties
— Associated Press
Quote
"There is no pause on the battlefield. Just because you see a particular formation pause on the battlefield it does not mean there is a pause."
— Air Force Maj. Gen. Victor Renuart
By the numbers
10 — divisions in the Army now
18 — divisions in the Army at the beginning of the first Gulf War
40 — targets hit by planes from the USS Constellation in 24 hours
48 — TV sets per 1,000 Iraqis
847 — TV sets per 1,000 in U.S.
167 — radios per 1,000 Iraqis
2,115 — radios per 1,000 in U.S
91 — air wings in the Air Force now
165 — air wings in the Air Force at the start of the first Gulf War
306 — ships in the Navy now
580 — ships in the Navy at the start of the first Gulf War
675 — Tomahawk cruise missiles fired since the start of the war
1,200 — calories in ready-to-eat meals the military supplies troops
30,000 — anti-war demonstrators holding hands in northwestern Germany, forming a 31-mile-long chain
120,000 — additional troops ordered to start moving toward the Persian Gulf
476,000 — men and women in the Army now
706,000 — men and women in the Army at the beginning of the first Gulf War
The time
Iraq's time zone is 13 hours ahead of Hawai'i time.
Persian Gulf weather
Monday's forecast:
Baghdad — Daytime: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Night: 50 degrees.
Basra — Daytime: 89 degrees, mostly sunny. Night: 59 degrees.
Kuwait City — Day: 83 degrees, sunny. Night: 57 degrees.
Unit spotlight
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- Crew: 1
- Length: 53 feet, 4 inches
- Height: 14 feet, 8 inches
- Wingspan: 57 feet, 6 inches
- Speed: Up to 423 mph
- Engines: Two General Electric TF-34-GE-100 turbofan
- Mission weight: Up to 50,000 pounds for takeoff
- Weapons: GAU-8/A Avenger seven-barrel, 30 mm gun; can fire 3,900 rounds per minute; cluster or standard bombs; AIM-9 Sidewinder; AGM-65 Maverick
- Manufacturer: Fairchild-Republic
- Cost: $13 million
- First flight: May 10, 1972
