| Tanks | Arty | Atk Helos | |
| US Army | 1,662 | 1,008 | 352 |
| HQ 3rd Army | |||
| — HQ XVIII Airborne Corps | |||
| —— 82nd Airborne Division | - | 54 | 18 |
| —— 101st Air Assault Division | - | 54 | 70 |
| —— 1st Cavalry Division (-1 bde.) | 216 | 56 | 18 |
| —— 24th Mechanized Infantry Division (+1 bde.) | 270 | 72 | 26 |
| —— 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | 129 | 42 | 26 |
| —— XVIII Corps Artillery (1 bde.) | - | 72 | - |
| — HQ VII Corps | |||
| —— 1st Armored Division | 324 | 80 | 44 |
| —— 3rd Armored Division | 324 | 80 | 44 |
| —— 1st Infantry Division (+ 1 bde.) | 270 | 72 | 26 |
| —— 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment | 129 | 42 | 26 |
| —— VII Corps Artillery (3 bdes.) | - | 240 | - |
| —— 11th Combat Aviation Brigade | - | - | 36 |
| — III Corps Artillery (2 bdes.) | - | 144 | - |
| — 7th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | - | - | - |
| — 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | - | - | - |
| — 12th Combat Aviation Brigade | - | - | 18 |
| — 5th Combat Aviation Brigade | - | - | - |
| US Marine Corps | 508 | 264 | 68 |
| 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| — 1st Marine Division (+1 regt., +1 bde.) | 248 | 144 | - |
| — 2nd Marine Division (2 regts.) | 140 | 120 | - |
| — 16th Marine Aircraft Group | - | - | 24 |
| — 26th Marine Aircraft Group | - | - | 24 |
| — 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (afloat) | |||
| —— 2nd Regimental Landing Team | ~50 | - | - |
| —— 40th Marine Aircraft Group | - | - | 8 |
| — 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (afloat) | |||
| —— 5th Regimental Landing Team | ~50 | - | - |
| —— 50th Marine Aircraft Group | - | - | 8 |
| — 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (afloat) | ~20 | - | 4 |
| TOTAL US | 2,170 | 1,272 | 420 |
| United Kingdom | 177 | 84 | 18 |
| 1st Armoured Division | |||
| — 7th Armoured Brigade | 117 | 24 | - |
| — 4th Armoured Brigade | 60 | 24 | - |
| — Divisional Artillery | - | 40 | - |
| — Divisional Aviation | - | - | 18 |
| — Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment | - | - | - |
| — Special Forces (elts. 22nd Regt. SAS, SBS) | - | - | - |
| France | 40 | 18 | 70 |
| 6th 'Daguet' Light Armored Division | 40 | 18 | 70 |
| Egypt | 450 | 110 | - |
| 3rd Mechanized Division | 200 | 70 | - |
| 4th Armoured Division | 250 | 40 | - |
| Syria | 300 | 54 | - |
| 9th Armoured Division | 300 | 54 | - |
| Special Forces Regiment | - | - | - |
| Czechoslovakia | - | - | - |
| Chemical Defense Unit | - | - | - |
| TOTAL NON-US | 967 | 266 | 88 |
| TOTAL COALITION | 3,137 | 1,538 | 508 |
Notes:
(1) Additional forces for Desert Shield included: Bangladesh (5,000 men - 1 inf. bde. and engineers), Morocco (2,000 men incl. special forces), Niger (500 men - 1 inf. bn.), Pakistan (10,000 men - 2 bdes.), Senegal (500 men).
(2) Non-combat forces included: Australia (medical team), Hungary (medical team), New Zealand (2 medical teams), Poland (medical unit), Sierra Leone (medical unit), Singapore (medical team), Sweden (field hospital).
Sources: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 1991-1992.