Coalition of the Gulf War
Coalition by number of military personnel
Coalition by Divisions
Army Central Command
Marine Central Command
Joint Forces Command East
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Morocco
- Kuwait
- Oman
- United Arab Emirates
- Qatar
- Bahrain
- Poland
- Czechoslovakia
Joint Forces Command North
Commanders of Coalition
Bangladesh
- Zubayr Siddiqui
Czechoslovakia
- Ján Való
Egypt
- Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
- Mohammed Ali Bilal
- Sami Enani
France
Italy
- Mario Arpino
Saudi Arabia
- Khalid bin Sultan
- Saleh Al-Muhaya
- Sultan Al-Mutairi
Syria
United Kingdom
- Sir Patrick Hine
- Sir Michael Graydon
- Sir Peter de la Billière
- Sir John Chapple
United States
- Norman Schwarzkopf
- Colin Powell
- Calvin Waller
- Charles Horner
- Walt Boomer
- Stan Arthur
- Frederick Franks
- Buster Glosson
Coalition by Equipment
United States
Tanks
- M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank)
- M60A1/A3 Patton MBT (Main Battle Tank) (USMC)
- M551A1 Sheridan TTS (Tank Thermal Sight) Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle
Armored Vehicles
- M2A2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
- M3A2 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle)
- AAVP7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (USMC)
- LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle (USMC)
- LAV-AT Light Armored Vehicle (Anti-Tank) (USMC)
- M113A2/A3 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
- M901A1 ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle)
Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets
- LAV-M Light Armored Vehicle (Mortar) (USMC)
- M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
- M109A2/A3/A4 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
- M110A2 8 inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
- M270 MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System
Anti-Aircraft
- M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System
- M48 Chaparral Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
- M1097 Avenger Humvee
- M167 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System
- MIM-23 Improved Hawk SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
- MIM-104 Patriot SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
Artillery & Mortars
- M102 105 mm Towed Howitzer
- M110 203 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
- M198 155 mm Towed Howitzer
- M58 MICLIC (Mine Clearing Line Charge) Towed
- M224 60 mm Light Weight Mortar
- M252 81 mm Medium Weight Mortar
- M30 107 mm Heavy Weight Mortar
Engineering & Recovery Vehicles
- M728 CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle)
- M9 ACE (Armored Combat Earthmover)
- M60 AVLM (Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC (Mine-Clearing Line Charge))
- M88 Hercules ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
- M60A1 AVLB (Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge)
- M139 Volcano Mine System
Command Vehicles
- M577A2 ACP (Armored Command Post) Carrier
- AACV7A1 (Assault Amphibian Vehicle Command) (USMC)
- LAV-25C2 Light Armored Vehicle (Command & Control) (USMC)
- M981 FISTV (Fire Support Team Vehicle)
Other Vehicles
- M998 Humvee
- M151A2 FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle) (USMC)
- M1008 CUCV (Commercial Utility, Cargo Vehicle)
- FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle) / DPV (Desert Patrol Vehicle)
- Kawasaki KLR-250-D8
- M35A2 6x6 2.5-Ton Truck "Deuce And A Half"
- M925A1 6x6 5-Ton Truck
- M548 Tracked Cargo Carrier
- M992 FAASV (Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle)
Helicopters
- Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King (Canadian Forces)
- Bell AH-1F Cobra (Army)
- Bell AH-1J SeaCobra (USMC)
- Bell AH-1T Improved SeaCobra (USMC)
- Bell AH-1W SuperCobra (USMC)
- Boeing AH-64A Apache (Army)
- Boeing CH-46D Sea Knight (United States Navy)
- Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight (USMC)
- Boeing CH-47D Chinook (Army)
- Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion (USN, USMC)
- Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (USMC)
- Bell EH-1H Iroquois (Huey) (Army)
- Sikorsky EH-60A Quick Fix (Army)
- Boeing HH-46D Sea Knight (USN)
- Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk (USN)
- Boeing MH-47 (SOA) Special Operations Aircraft (Army)
- Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low (USAF)
- Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon (USN)
- Sikorsky MH-60G Pave Hawk (USAF)
- Bell OH-58A Kiowa (Army)
- Bell OH-58C Kiowa (Army)
- Bell OH-58D (Army)
- Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion (USMC)
- Kaman SH-2F Seasprite (USN)
- Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King (USN)
- Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King (USN)
- Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk (USN)
- Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) (Army)
- Bell UH-1N (Huey) (USMC)
- Bell UH-1V Iroquois (Huey) Aeromedical Evacuation (Army)
- Boeing UH-46D Sea Knight (USN)
- Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (Army)
Airplanes
- Grummans A-6E Intruder (USN, USMC)
- Vought A-7E Corsair II (USN)
- BAe/McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (USMC)
- A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog) (USAF)
- Lockheed AC-130A (Spectre) Gunship (USAF)
- Lockheed AC-130H (Spectre) Gunship (USAF)
- Boeing B-52G Stratofortress (USAF)
- Boeing B-52H Stratofortress (USAF)
- Grumman C-2A Greyhound (USN)
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (USAF)
- McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain II (USN)
- Raytheon C-12 Huron (USAF)
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules (USAF)
- Lockheed C-130F Hercules (USN)
- North American Rockwell CT-39G (USN)
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (USN)
- Grumman E-2C Hawkeye (USN)
- Boeing E-3B Sentry AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System (USAF)
- Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior (USN)
- Lockheed EP-3E Aries II (USN)
- Grumman EA-6B Prowler (USN)
- Boeing E-8 Joint STARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (USAF)
- General Dynamics EF-111A Raven (USAF)
- Lockheed EC-130E/J Commando Solo (USAF)
- Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call (USAF)
- Boeing EC-135L Looking Glass (USAF)
- McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II (USAF)
- McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II (Wild Weasel) (USAF)
- Grumman F-14A Tomcat (USN)
- Grumman F-14A+(B) Tomcat (USN)
- McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (USAF)
- McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle (USAF)
- General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon (USAF)
- General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (USAF)
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (USN, USMC)
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet (USN, USMC)
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet (USMC)
- General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark (USAF)
- General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark (USAF)
- Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk (USAF)
- Lockheed HC-130 King (USAF)
- McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender (USAF)
- Lockheed KC-130F Hercules (USN, USMC)
- Lockheed KC-130R Hercules (USMC)
- Lockheed KC-130T Hercules (USMC)
- Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker (USAF)
- Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (USAF)
- Lockheed MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon (USAF)
- North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco (USMC)
- North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco (USMC)
- North American Rockwell OV-10D+ Bronco (USMC)
- Lockheed P-3B Orion (USN)
- Lockheed P-3C Orion (USN)
- Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (USAF)
- McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II (USAF)
- Lockheed S-3A Viking (USN)
- Lockheed S-3B Viking (USN)
- Lockheed U-2/TR-1 Dragon Lady (USAF)
- Lockheed UP-3A Orion (USN)
Aircraft Carriers
- Midway class (USS Midway)
- Forrestal class (USS Saratoga, USS Ranger)
- Kitty Hawk class (USS America, USS John F. Kennedy)
- Nimitz class (USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Theodore Roosevelt)
Battleships
Submarines
Amphibious Assault Ships
- Tarawa class (USS Tarawa, USS Nassau)
- Iwo Jima class (USS Iwo Jima, USS Guadalcanal, USS Guam, USS Tripoli, USS New Orleans)
Guided Missile Cruisers
- Leahy class (USS Worden, USS Richmond K. Turner, USS Halsey)
- Belknap class (USS Horne, USS Biddle)
- Ticonderoga class (USS Valley Forge, USS Thomas S. Gates, USS Bunker Hill, USS Mobile Bay, USS Leyte Gulf, USS San Jacinto, USS Philippine Sea, USS Princeton, USS Normandy)
- California class (USS South Carolina)
- Virginia class (USS Virginia, USS Mississippi)
Destroyer Tenders
- Samuel Gompers Class (USS Samuel Gompers)
- Yellowstone Class (USS Yellowstone, USS Acadia, USS Cape Cod)
Destroyers
- Spruance Class (USS Spruance, USS Paul F. Foster, USS Caron, USS Oldendorf, USS Moosbrugger, USS Leftwich, USS Harry W. Will, USS Fife)
Guided Missile Destroyers
- Farragut Class (USS Macdonough, USS Coontz, USS Preble)
- Kidd Class (USS Kidd)
Frigates
- Knox Class (USS Marvin Shields, USS Francis Hammond, USS Vreeland, USS Thomas C. Hart)
- Oliver Hazard Perry Class (USS McInerney, USS Jarrett, USS Curts, USS Halyburton, USS Nichola, USS Hawes, USS Ford, USS Samuel B. Roberts)
Amphibious Transport Docks
- Raleigh Class (USS Raleigh, USS Vancouver)
- Austin Class (USS Ogden)
- Cleveland Class (USS Denver, USS Juneau, USS Shreveport)
- Trenton Class (USS Trenton)
Ammunition Ships
- Nitro Class (USS Nitro, USS Haleakala)
- Kilauea Class (USS Kilauea, USS Santa Barbara, USS Mount Hood, USS Shasta, USS Kiska)
Dock Landing Ships
- Anchorage Class (USS Anchorage, USS Portland, USS Pensacola, USS Mount Vernon)
- Whidbey Island Class (USS Germantown, USS Fort McHenry, USS Gunston Hall)
Tank Landing Ships
- Newport Class (USS Manitowoc, LST-1180. USS Peoria, USS Frederick, USS Cayuga, USS Saginaw, USS Spartanburg County, USS La Moure County, USS Barbour Country)
Fast Sealift Ships
- SL-7 Type (USS Algol, USNS Bellatrix, USS Denebola, USS Pollux, USNS Altair, USS Regulus, USS Capella)
Fleet Oilers
- Neosho Class (USS Neosho, USS Hassayampa, USS Ponchatoula)
- Cimarron Class (USS Platte)
- Henry J. Kaiser Class (USS Joshua Humphreys, USNS Andrew J. Higgins, USS Walter S. Diehl)
Combat Stores Ships
- Mars Class (USS Mars, USS Sylvania, USS Niagara Falls, USS San Diego, USS San Jose)
- Sirius Class (USNS Sirius, USNS Spica)
Fast Combat Support Ships
Replenishment Oiler Ships
- Wichita Class (USS Kansas City, USS Kalamazoo)
Minesweepers
- Aggressive Class (USS Impervious)
Repair Ships
- Vulcan Class (USS Vulcan, USS Jason)
Rescue & Salvage Ships
- Edenton Class (USS Beaufort)
Sealift Ships
- Wright Class (USS Wright, USS Curtiss)
Hospital Ships
Amphibious Cargo Ships
- Charleston Class USS Durham, USS Mobile)
Mine Countermeasure Ships
- Avenger Class (USS Avenger)
Survey Ships
- Chauvenet Class (USS Chauvenet)
Light Water Craft
United Kingdom
Tanks
- FV4030/4 Challenger MBT (Main Battle Tank)
- FV4003 Centurion Mk.5 AVRE 165 (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers)
Armoured Vehicles
- FV101 Scorpion CVR(T) (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
- FV102 Striker CVR(T) (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
- FV103 Spartan CVR(T) (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
- FV104 Samaritan CVR(T) (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)) Ambulance
- FV106 Samson CVR(T) (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
- FV107 Scimitar CVR(T) (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
- FV432 Trojan APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier)
- FV432 Trojan APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) Ambulance
- FV510 Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle MCV-80 (Mechanised Combat Vehicle)
- Ferret Armoured Car
Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets
- FV432(M) Trojan SPMC (Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier)
- M109 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M109A2
- M110 8 inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M110A2
- MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
Anti-Aircraft
- Rapier Field Standard B2 Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
- Tracked Rapier TR1 Mobile SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
- Javelin LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher) SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
Artillery & Mortars
- L118 105 mm Light Gun
- 51 mm Light Mortar
- L16A1 81 mm Mortar
Engineering & Recovery Vehicles
- FV4205 Chieftain AVLB (Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge)
- FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor)
- FV434 ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
- FV512 Warrior MCRV (Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle)
- FV513 Warrior MRV(R) (Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair))
- CRARRV (Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle)
Command Vehicles
- FV105 Sultan CVR(T) (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
Other Vehicles
- Land Rover Defender
- Leyland 4x4 4-Tonne Lorry
- Bedford 4x4 8-Tonne Lorry
- Mercedes Unimog Support Vehicle
- FV620 Stalwart Amphibious Truck
- Harley Davidson MT530E
- Armstrong 500
- Volkswagen Iltis (Canadian Forces during Operation Scalpel)[6]
Aircraft
- Aérospatiale-Westland Gazelle AH.1 (AAC)
- Westland Lynx AH.1 (AAC)
- Westland Lynx AH.7 (AAC)
- Westland Lynx HAS.3 (RN)
- Boeing Chinook HC.1B (RAF)
- Westland Sea King HC.4 (RN)
- Westland Puma HC.1 (RAF)
- Panavia Tornado GR.1 (RAF) IDS (Interdictor/Strike)
- SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A (RAF)
- Panavia Tornado F.3 (RAF) ADV (Air Defence Variant)
- Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B (RAF)
- BAe Nimrod MR.2P (RAF)
- Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander AL.1 (RAF)
- Handley Page Victor K.2 (RAF)
- Lockheed TriStar (RAF)
- Lockheed Hercules C.1 (RAF)
- Lockheed Hercules C.3 (RAF)
- Vickers VC10 C.1 (RAF)
- Vickers VC10 K.2 (RAF)
- Vickers VC10 K.3 (RAF)
Frigates
Destroyers
Submarines
Fleet Support Tankers
Fast Fleet Tankers
Stores Ships
Mine Countermeasure Vessels
- Hunt Class (HMS Ledbury, HMS Cattistock, HMS Dulverton, HMS Bicester, HMS Atherstone, HMS Hurworth)
Fleet Repair Ships
Primary Casualty Reception Vessels
Saudi Arabia
Tanks
- AMX-30S MBT (Main Battle Tank)
- M60A1/A3 Patton MBT (Main Battle Tank)
Armoured Vehicles
- M2A2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
- AMX-10P IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
- AMX/HOT ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launcher
- Panhard AML-60 Armoured Car
- Panhard AML-90 Armoured Car
- M113A1 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
- Engesa EE-11 Urutu APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
- Panhard M3 VTT APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
- Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando
- Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Imp. TOW)
Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets
- M109A2 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
- AMX-GCT 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
- ASTROS-II MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
- M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
- Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Mortar 81 mm)
- Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Mortar 90 mm)
Artillery & Mortars
- M56 105 mm Towed Howitzer
- M102 105 mm Towed Howitzer
- M198 155 mm Towed Howitzer
- M30 107 mm Heavy Weight Mortar
Anti-Aircraft
- M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System
- AMX-30SA Shahine Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
- AMX-30SA SPAAA (Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
- MIM-23 Improved Hawk SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
- Shahine Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
- Bofors 40 mm L/70 AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
- Oerlikon-Buhrle Twin 35 mm GDF AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
Other Vehicles
Helicopters
- Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (RSLF)
- Agusta-Bell 205 Iroquois (RSAF)
- Agusta-Bell 206 Jet Ranger (RSAF)
- Agusta-Bell 212 Agusta (RSAF)
- Kawasaki KV-107 (RSAF)
- Eurocopter AS-365N Dauphin (Navy)
- Eurocopter AS-332B Super Puma (Navy)
Airplanes
- Lockheed C-130E Hercules (RSAF)
- Lockheed C-130H Hercules (RSAF)
- Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System (RSAF)
- Northrop F-5E Tiger II (RSAF)
- McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (RSAF)
- Lockheed KC-130H (RSAF)
- Northrop RF-5E Tigereye (RSAF)
- Panavia Tornado IDS Interdictor/Strike (RSAF)
- Panavia Tornado ADV Air Defence Variant (RSAF)
Kuwait
Tanks
- M-84AB MBT (Main Battle Tank)
Armoured Vehicles
Helicopters
Airplanes
- Dassault Mirage F1CK (KAF)
- McDonnell Douglas A-4KU Skyhawk (KAF)
France
Tanks
- AMX-30B2 MBT (Main Battle Tank)
Armoured Vehicles
- GIAT AMX-10RC Armoured Car
- Panhard AML-90 Armoured Car
- Panhard ERC-90F4 Sagaie Armoured Car
Artillery & Mortars
- TR-F1 155 mm Towed Howitzer
- MO-81-61C 81 mm Mortar
- MO-120-RT-61 120 mm Mortar
Anti-Aircraft
- GIAT 20 mm 53T2 Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
- Mistral SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
Other Vehicles
- Peugeot P4 4WD
- VLRA (Vehicle de Liaison et Reconnaissance de L'Armee) Truck
- GIAT VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé)
- GIAT VAB-PC (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) (Command)
- GIAT VAB-VCAC/HOT (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launching Vehicle
- GIAT VAB-VTM (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) Mortar Tractor
Helicopters
Airplanes
- Dassault Mirage F1C-200 (AdA)
- Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000 (AdA)
- SEPECAT Jaguar A (AdA)
- Dassault Super Étendard
Aircraft Carriers
Qatar
Tanks
- AMX-30S MBT (Main Battle Tank)
Italy
Airplanes
- Panavia Tornado IDS Interdictor/Strike
Ships
- 1 destroyer
- 3 frigates
- 1 support ship
Poland
Hospital ship
- ORP Wodnik
Salvage ship
- ORP Piast
Czechoslovakia
Other vehicles
- Tatra T-815 (Heavy truck)
- UAZ-4629 (All-terrain vehicle mounted with chemical reconnaissance probes)
- ARS-12M (De-contamination truck based on Praga V3S)
- POP (Mobile field medical truck based on Praga V3S)
Canada
Destroyers
- HMCS Terra Nova (Restigouche class destroyer) and HMCS Athabaskan (Iroquois class destroyer)
Fighters
- 56 CF-18
Transport Aircraft
- 27 CC-130 Hercules
- 5 CC-137 (Boeing 707)
Patrol, Surveillance Aircraft
Fleet Oiler
- HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) (Protecteur class auxiliary vessel)
Argentina
Ships[7]
Helicopters
- 2 Alouette III (3-H-109 and 3-H-112)
Transport Aircraft
- 2 Boeing 707 (TC-91[8] and TC-94/LV-LGO as UN UNAG-1[9])
Notes and references
- Nationmaster.com – Gulf War Coalition – Troops by country
- Arabic-Radio-TV.com – The Gulf Coalition Countries in 1991 – Contribution by country
- ↑ Hyams, K. C., K. Hanson, F. S. Wignall, J. Escamilla, and E. C. Oldfield, 3rd. "The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. Troops Deployed to the Persian Gulf During Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm." Reprinted with permission of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Force Health Protection & Readiness Policy & Programs, 20 June 1995. Web. 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "1990/1991 Gulf Conflict" retrieved 25 March 2011 "Ministry of Defence"
- ↑ Hossain, Ishtiaq (April 1997). "Bangladesh and the Gulf War: Response of a Small State". Pakistan Horizon (Pakistan Institute of International Affairs) 50 (2): 42.
- ↑ http://www.mil.se/sv/i-varlden/Utlandsstyrkan/Truppinsatser/Kuwait/ Field hospital deployed as part of Operation Granby (in Swedish)
- ↑ http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/history/the-post-war-years.htm Royal New Zealand Air Force website
- ↑ http://www.rcsigs.ca/ViewPage/History/OP-SCALPEL-Signal-Troop
- ↑ La Armada Argentina en el Golfo
- ↑ El TC-91, un avión con mucha historia
- ↑ A 12 AÑOS DEL BOEING UNAG-1 EN LA GUERRA DEL GOLFO I
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