Is it worth it, dear Americans?
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stringbassoPrince Sulan Airbase - Boeing E-3 Sentry - at least 270 mln dollars. Some other planes were also damaged. 12 soldiers injured In March in Qatar, the radar AN/FPS-132 - nearly 1 billion dollars Two radars AN/TPY-2 in Kuwait & UAE - 500.000 dollars each
Seven died from Iranian retaliatory attacks (including a major drone strike on a U.S. facility in Kuwait on or around March 1 that killed six Army reservists, plus additional deaths from wounds sustained in strikes on bases such as Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia)
Six more died when a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on March 12–13 (not attributed to hostile fire, but occurring in the context of operations supporting the conflict).
Some sources (e.g., Wikipedia) list up to 15 confirmed U.S. deaths, potentially including later incidents or slight variations in counting, but the most consistently cited official toll remains 13.
Injuries (Wounded): Approximately 200–300 U.S. service members.
Reports from early-to-mid March cited around 140–200 wounded, with the "vast majority" being minor injuries (e.g., shrapnel, concussions); over 180 had returned to duty at that time.
Later updates (March) mention the total climbing toward or exceeding 290–300, including additional injuries from strikes on bases like Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia. Ten or more have been described as seriously wounded at various points, with some later succumbing to injuries
Seven died from Iranian retaliatory attacks (including a major drone strike on a U.S. facility in Kuwait on or around March 1 that killed six Army reservists, plus additional deaths from wounds sustained in strikes on bases such as Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia)
Six more died when a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on March 12–13 (not attributed to hostile fire, but occurring in the context of operations supporting the conflict).
Some sources (e.g., Wikipedia) list up to 15 confirmed U.S. deaths, potentially including later incidents or slight variations in counting, but the most consistently cited official toll remains 13.
Injuries (Wounded): Approximately 200–300 U.S. service members.
Reports from early-to-mid March cited around 140–200 wounded, with the "vast majority" being minor injuries (e.g., shrapnel, concussions); over 180 had returned to duty at that time.
Later updates (March) mention the total climbing toward or exceeding 290–300, including additional injuries from strikes on bases like Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia. Ten or more have been described as seriously wounded at various points, with some later succumbing to injuries
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on 2026-03-29 04:07 pm (UTC)