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This is a CIA Office of Research and Reports contribution to National Intelligence Estimate 11-14-64, dated 6 October 1964, on the capabilities of Soviet general-purpose forces from 1964 to 1970. It updates evidence on Soviet doctrine for theater warfare, the effect of low wartime birth rates on military conscription and the labor supply, tactical missile systems, the Soviet and Satellite tactical air forces, and Soviet naval submarine, surface and air forces. The report does not mention unidentified flying objects.
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_n CP_CJfR iT will not be available for ASW operations. There is some evidence that the E class may be equipped to fire ASW torpedoes, suggesting a dual role for these vessels. Complementing the Soviet surface and submarine ASW capa- bilities, the SNAF antisubmarine forces currently consist of about 65 to 75 Madge flying boats and some 90 light helicopters.* Although the Madge is capable of conducting ASW operations at ranges in excess of 1,000 nm, the demonstrated ASW capability of the SNAF has been confined basically to coastal waters. Two new long-range ASW aircraft are known, from a variety of sources, to be under development -- the Mail, a twin-turboprop flying boat, and an ASW variant of the Coot, a four- turboprop transport. The Mail flying boat suffers from the same seasonal limitations as the Madge, which is grounded during the winter in most areas because of its need for ice-free water bases. It appears that the Coot variant would be the best aircraft for the ASW require- ments of the SNAF. The SNAF have shown a preference for water-based aircraft, however, and there are indications of an amphibious version of the Mail aircraft. In this estimate, therefore, the force strengths are shown for a "new ASW aircraft," which includes an un- determined "mix" of both Mail and Coot aircraft. The existence of the Mallow twin-jet flying boat further complicates an estimate of force levels. , it is now estimated that * For the estimated order of battle of helicopters and transports, see the IAP. TOP SECRET
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