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SUMMARY DATA


Total sorties flown: 3515

Penetrating sorties (CAS, BAI, SEAD, RECCE, SAR/CSAR): 2470

Support sorties (NAEW, ABCCC, ELINT/ESM, AAR): 1045

Total bombs dropped: 1026

  • Precision munitions: 708

  • Non-precision munitions: 318

Airstrikes were conducted on eleven days during the period 29 Aug - 14 Sep 95

  • 48 target complexes

  • 338 individual targets within target complexes


AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO NATO FOR OPERATION DELIBERATE FORCE

NATION    NUMBER    AIRCRAFT TYPE	LOCATION

France    3         MIRAGE F-1 CT	ISTRANA
          5         MIRAGE F-1 CR	ISTRANA
          8         JAGUAR		ISTRANA
          9         MIRAGE 2000 C	CERVIA
          5         MIRAGE 2000 D	CERVIA
          4         MIRAGE 2000 K	CERVIA
          6         SUPER ETENDARD	FOCH
          1         E-3 F		AVORD
          1         C-135 FR		ISTRES
          8         PUMA		BRINDISI / SPLIT


GERMANY   8         ECR TORNADO		PIACENZA
          6         TORNADO		PIACENZA

ITALY     8         TORNADO		GHEDI
          6         AMX			ISTRANA
          1         BOEING 707 TANKER	PISA
          1         C-130               PISA
          4         G-222               PISA


NATO      4         E-3A		GEILENKIRCHEN
          4         E-3A		TRAPANI / PREVESA

NETHERLANDS 18      F-16A		VILLAFRANCA

SPAIN     8         EF-18A		AVIANO
          2         KC-130		AVIANO
          1         CASA 212		VICENZA

TURKEY    18        F-16C		GHEDI

UK        12        GR-7		GIOIA DEL COLLE
          6         FMK-3		GIOIA DEL COLLE
          2         L-1011		PALERMO
          6         FA-2		INVINCIBLE
          2         E-3D		AVIANO
  
US        12        O/A-10A		AVIANO
          8         F-15E		AVIANO
          12        F/A-18D		AVIANO
          12        F-16C		AVIANO
          10        EA-6B		AVIANO
          10        F-16C (HTS)		AVIANO
          3         EC-130H		AVIANO
          4         EC-130E		AVIANO
          4         AC-130H		BRINDISI
          12        KC-135		PISA / ISTRES
          5         KC-10		GENOVA
          7         MH-53J		BRINDISI
          4         MC/HC-130P		BRINDISI
          18        F-18C		USS T. ROOSEVELT / AMERICA
					AMERICA
          6         EF-111A		AVIANO


ADDITIONAL NON-NATO FORCES SUPPORTING OPERATION DELIBERATE FORCE

NATION         AIRCRAFT TYPE		LOCATION

FRANCE         MIRAGE IV		MONT DE MARSAN

U.S.           U-2R			RAF FAIRFORD
               F-14			USS T. ROOSEVELT / AMERICA
               P-3 C			NAS SIGONELLA
               RC-135			RAF MILDENHALL
               E-2			USS T. ROOSEVELT / AMERICA
               S-3			USS T. ROOSEVELT / AMERICA
               HH-60			USS T. ROOSEVELT / AMERICA
               F-16C			AVIANO
               F-15E			LAKENHEATH
               AV-8B			USS KEARSAGE / WASP

UK             GR-1B			GIOIA DEL COLLE
               CANBERRA			MARHAM
               NIMROD			WADDINGTON

GERMANY        BR-1150			NORDHOLZ


DELIBERATE FORCE SORTIE BREAKDOWN

29 AUG 95 - 14 SEP 95

NATION         SORTIES        TOTAL

FRANCE         284            8,1%
GERMANY        59             1,7%
ITALY          35             1,0%
NETHERLANDS    198            5,6%
SPAIN          121            3,4%
TURKEY         78             2,2%
UNITED KINGDOM 326            9,3%
UNITED STATES  2318           65,9%
NATO (NAEW)    96             2,7%

TOTAL          3515           100,0%



ROLE           TOTAL SORTIES  % OF TOTAL

CAP            294            8,4%
SEAD           785            22,3%
CAS/BAI        1372           39,0%
RECCE          316            9,0%
SUPPORT        748            21,3%

TOTAL          3515           100,0%


MUNITIONS EXPENDITURES

PRECISION MUNITIONS


TYPE MUNITION		LGB/GBU            GUIDED MISSLES	TLAM
		10  12  16  24  AS30L     SLAM  GBU-15  MAV

TOTAL		303 125 215  6    4        10     9     23      13

TOTAL LGB/GBU: 653

TOTAL EO/IR:    42

TOTAL TLAM:     13

GRAND TOTAL:   708

NON-PRECISION MUNITIONS

TYPE MUNITION	MK82	MK83     MK84     CBU-87

TOTAL		175	99       42         2

GRAND TOTAL: 318

OTHER MUNITIONS

GUN / CANNON	20MM	30MM	40MM	105MM

TOTAL		0	10086	50	350

GRAND TOTAL: 10486

             2.75 ROCKETS		AGN-88 HARM
		20			    56


WEAPON DESCRIPTIONS

GBU-10: 2000 lb laser guided bomb

GBU-12: 500 lb laser guided bomb

GBU-16: 1000 lb laser guided bomb

GBU-24: 2000lb laser guided bomb

AS30L: Laser guided air-to-surface missile

SLAM: Electro-optical Standoff Land Attack Missile

GBU-15: 2000 lb TV / Infrared guided bomb

Maverick: Electro-optical / infrared guided air-to-surface missile

MK82: 500 lb general purpose bomb

MK83: 1000 lb general purpose bomb

MK84: 2000 lb general purpose bomb

CBU-87: Combined Effects Munition

AGM88: High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile

TLAM: Tomahawk Land Attack Missile

Cannon:

  • 20MM: 20 millimeter air-to-air or air-to-surface projectile
  • 30MM: 30 millimeter air-to-surface projectile
  • 40MM: 40 millimeter air-to-surface projectile
  • 105MM: 105 millimeter air-to-surface projectile

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