European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 20,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 3 War in the Gulf Iraq fired one missile that landed in Israel tuesday night. Military officials reported no injuries or damage but they would not disclose where the scud missile landed. Gulf War summary reported tuesday 2,800 Allied sorties. .-.�?�."v.v.v.v.-.v.v.v.v.v. A a a a a. . .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.w.v.v.v.w.v.v.v.v.v.wv.v.v. . A-10 Thunderbolt plane lost in combat Pilot s late unknown. Since Start of War Allied sorties 80,000 missions flown. Reported by allies 35 kilted in action including 16 americans and 19 saudis. -30 americans listed As non combat deaths. An additional 105 americans listed As non combat deaths in operation desert shield before War. 51 missing in action including 30 americans 10 British one italian and 10 saudis. 12 prisoners of War including eight americans two British one italian and one kuwaiti. 40 Allied planes lost 30 in combat including 21 american six British one kuwaiti one italian and one saudi. Non combat losses 10 planes including eight american one British and one saudi. Six american helicopters to non hostile causes. More than 1,280 iraqis taken prisoner. 135 iraqi planes destroyed plus six helicopters in the treacherous Waters of the Northern persian Gulf state of the Art Allied mine sweepers intensified efforts to find and explode mines tuesday a Day after two . Warships were struck by iraqi mines. One of the damaged ships the Princeton headed for a Gulf port for a damage assessment. . Troops repositioned themselves monday seeking to keep the iraqis guessing. Along the Kuwait saudi Border Allied reconnaissance teams stole across 12-foot protective berms into the no Many a land Between opposing lines. Baghdad came under the heaviest onslaught in several Days monday night and Black Clouds of smoke drifted Over the City. Operation desert storm s Supply chief it. Gen. Gus Pagonis tuesday said . Forces Are experiencing spot shortages of some non essential supplies but Are prepared to do whatever is necessary . Using mix of High tech and old Recti by Edith \1. Lederer associated press writer Dhal Iran saudi Arabia a the persian Gulf War has already sealed the Success of the Patriot missile an aground War is certain to be the proving ground for dozers of other new High tech weapons  army Bakers a re still making bread in a world War ii Era oven. Soldiers Are wearing the same Type of Green socks their grandfathers wore in Korea. And the Vietnam wars beloved Huey helicopters Are now clattering across the saudi desert. Although words such As laser guided rocket powered and heat seeking have become buzzwords of the War the . Military has brought along plenty of old tried and tested equipment. A a a the glaring contrast Between old and new is clearly visible on the battleship Wisconsin where depression Era shells Are aimed with the Aid of an ultramodern robot scout plane the rpm. _ the modernization Gap is perhaps most evident in communications. Brigade and division Headquarters boast satellite dishes and microwave Long Range antennae. But troops at company and platoon level Are lugging Prc-77 Backpack radios a Vietnam Success about the size and weight of an automobile Battery.  1 some new equipment lacks the Best features of the old. The my tank boasts a new laser Range finder and Thermal sight but it does no to have an auxiliary Generator like the old world War ii Sherman tank. Quot that Generator enabled Crews to operate the tank electric system and gun without turning on the main engine which consumes fuel and makes lots of noise. Even when stationary the mls 1,500-horsepower engine must be turned on periodically to replenish the batteries and maintain Hydraulic pressure to operate the gun. After six months in the desert Allied equipment is still plagued by the pervasive superfine saudi Sand. It has permeated weapons engines computers and even the sealed Black boxes on combat. Aircraft. Some of the weapons that will make their Battlefield debut in a ground War have rarely been tested because of Cost. Earlier Titis month at a desert Range several generals watched engineers demonstrate a rocket powered explosive for blasting a path through iraqi minefields featureless desert. The global positioning system receives signals from satellites overhead. But experts say it May be sus cent Ibie to jamming. Brig. Gen. Steven l. Arnold assistant three of the explosives worked when the generals were there. But after they left a fourth charge failed to go off. If that happened in combat the engineers would have to get out of their armoured vehicle and Brave enemy fire to explode the charge manually. Patriot missiles which Cost $1.1 million each were the first of the High tech weapons to be tried in combat and have been a spectacular Success knocking out iraqi scud missiles that Are based on 1950s soviet technology. In the Only significant ground Battle thus far at the saudi Border town of Khanji us. Marines gave rave reviews to their night vision goggles which turn the inky darkness of the desert to a Pale Green Light that enables them to see distinctly Lor hundreds of Yards. Troops also have come to depend on the latest equipment for navigating in the chief of staff in the army to orces Central command who served two Tours in Vietnam said tanks now Are totally different but artillery Hasni to changed significantly except for the shells fired and the addition of computers to calculate firing data. In one recent howitzer exercise All three $30,000 laser guided Copperhead shells failed to destroy their targets. But cd Apt. John Middleton a fire support officer said the misses did no to w Orry him because the target was smaller than tanks and other objects that would be attacked in actual combat. Reports on the Tow anti tank missile Quot which made its debut in the Vietnam War and has been improved since were mixed. The marines at Khanji said it scored devastating hits. But at a recent practice firing another Marine unit found the $8,000 missile habitually fell off its launcher and skidded across the ground like an errant circe Rackur