European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. January 25, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 3 he Wev amp ass Lex it m two Patriot missiles were fired from an air base in Turkey thursday but authorities destroyed them  there were no incoming scud missiles. War in the Gulf Diyarbakir Turkey key Mosul Oil Kirkuk Iraq Samarra ���.�?��. A. A a Baghdad ii a Rubah air bases. Conventional weapons plants chemical nuclear biological War Loro facilities Allied naval forces scud intercept Quot Jerusalem Israel Cairo Suez canal Egypt an Najaf Karbala a Hilla Allied bombing attacks continued to Pound the iraqi port City of Basra. Iran  scale of Miles w\vrtav\4wsftyivi\vis av.,. It i 200 Patriot missile intercepted one scud fired at site in Northern Israel on wednesday. Linah Kuwait  a \ x xxx \ Kuwait City hair Al Batin Bur Aydah "rtr�4 Ash shul saudi Arabia iraqi president Saddam Hussein wednesday visited troops on the front lines in Southern Iraq and Kuwait and his commanders told him the allies fear a ground War. Amp Riyadh scud missiles unsuccessfully fired on Dhahran Riyadh and hair Al Batin on wednesday. A a Quot a i Quot. Ltd a Dhahran Qatar la Sims Sharon Kii Uay a a saudi Pilot shot Down two iraqi jets in a dogfight thursday foiling the first known attempt by Iraq to bomb saudi Arabia. Baymor Rosenblum the associated press near the iraqi Border saudi. Arabia a in a Gas line such As this desert has never seen assault helicopters swarm in like Black death filling up for a ground War their Crews expect any Day. At a Highway Cloverleaf . Military police Hunker Down behind a Concrete Block Barrier painted a Pink Floyd the Wall a waiting for their piece of the War. In a truck Stop Curry joint two British artillerymen a desert rats a shake their Heads in grim  of a weeks Long onslaught they predict will be far worse than is widely believed. By a Roadside phone Booth omani soldiers in faded combat turbans wait cheerfully to ring up their families hopeful that their next Call a if Allah wishes a will be made from liberated Kuwait City. Desert storm is getting ready to break and Many concerned Are convinced that a hard rain is going to fall. On the surface the mood wednesday was mostly positive even relaxed. Full Alert conditions did not Stop a bedouin from threading his pickup Load of confused sheep beneath the revolving Blades of ., army helicopters awaiting fuel on an abandoned stretch of Tarmac. Capt. Robert Pelletier of the . 1st Cav div climbed out of a Black Hawk helicopter As it settled Down to a rumbling Idle in line with 12 cobras apaches and Little Bell choppers. A a we re All set a said Pelletier a southerner from Atlanta with an easy laugh. A we hear about All those scuds in Dhah ran and we re Happy to be up North where its  but when pressed to reflect on what might lie ahead in the next few weeks his face took on that half somber half quizzical look so common among Allied troops on the Northern Frontier. Three members of the 14th my brigade had that look As they watched the main Road North from Dhahran to Kuwait in their machine gun mounted humvee the army a newfangled version of the jeep. A a it a Gonna take longer than we thought a said Cpl. Dave Hoernle of Harrisburg pa., who ended up in the desert from his former base in Stuttgart Germany where his wife is also in the military police. A hopefully it will be done by june but i doubt it a he said. Asked his age he replied with a nervous chuckle a a in a 24, hoping to be 25.�?� pfc. Dean Smith of Middle Birgh n.y., added a for myself i figure ill be Here at least to december. I done to want to be  the two British artillerymen preferred to speak frankly father than give their names. One a Veteran non commissioned officer who had Learned lessons the hard Way had no illusions. A it will take five weeks at the least from the word a go a and it will be bloody difficult a he said. A a blokes dug in with his artillery he a going to fight you Isnit he a hard fight he described . Land forces As hampered by too Many overconfident Young troops who had Little idea of what they faced. A i done to mean to be impolite about the americans but they re not ready a he said. A too Many  neither British nor other Allied troops Are ready either he added. A we will be soon but i Hope we done to have to go too  asked How he thought the Campaign would go the artillerymen looked up and answered with a Long worried frown. Sgt. Abdul Hamid 26, who has been in Oman a army since age 15, seemed More concerned about being Able to Call Home than about subduing Saddam Hussein a troops. His wife is expecting a baby in three months a their third child a and he knows he will Likely be occupied elsewhere. But he believes the multinational Force will win and he will go Home. A not a problem a he said