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Middle East Field Force (MEFF) (2400 Combat Manpower)
Field Force Command and Support
Headquarters: Al Manamah, Bahrain
Strength: 210 Manpower
No. 15 Sqn, RAF Regiment (Rapier)
Location: Al Manamah, Bahrain
Strength: 50 Manpower
Notable Support: 4 Rapier, 1 Oerlikon 35 mm, 1 S-60 57 mm
No. 2503 Sqn, RAF Regiment (Field)
Location: Al Manamah, Bahrain
Strength: 100 Manpower
Notable Support: Light air defense
7th Army Air Corps Regiment
Location: Deh Bid, Iran
Other Deployments: Elements often located in Al Manamah, Bahrain for servicing
Strength: 300 Manpower
Aircraft: 4 Gazelle, 3 Lynx, 1 Alouette IIC
Notes: Shares ground crew support and supplies with RAF Puma squadron.
1st Platoon, 116th Provost Company
Location: Al Manamah, Bahrain
Strength: 40 Manpower (Light Motorized)
Armor: 1 BRDM-2, 1 Ferret
27th Armored Brigade (constructed mostly from Cyprus based units)
Location: Deh Bid, Iran
Strength: 1000 Manpower
Armor: 4 Challenger, 1 Chieftain, 1 T72, Armd recce
Notable Support: Artillery, Light air defense, Engineer support vehicles, APCs
Command And Support Elements
The Life Guards (A) (Minus D Sqn to Waterloo Brigade, Canada)
The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (R)
1/The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
1/The King's Own Scottish Borderers
2/The Black Watch
23rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (M109A2/FH-70 Towed)
1st Field Squadron, 26th Royal Engineer Regiment
25th Infantry (Air Portable) Brigade
Locations: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman.
Strength: 800 Manpower
Notable Support: Light air defense, watercraft (incl. rigid raiders)
Command And Support Elements
42nd Commando Regiment (With attached SBS Troops)
539th Aslt Sqn
3/The Parachute Regiment
25th Gurkha Mountain Infantry Regiment (Former remnants of
Gukha Brigade)
Composite Commando/Parachute Mortar Platoon (Bahrain)
1/2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (Reforming)
Location: Northern Oman
Strength: 50 Manpower (Increasing).
[QUOTE=DeaconR]One thing I've always wondered about though: how realistic do people think that having the Sauds on our side still would be, given such a scenario?
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