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This is an October 1968 contribution by the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Strategic Research to National Intelligence Estimate 11-14-68 on Soviet and East European general purpose forces. It covers Warsaw Pact war plans for Central Europe, the effects of the Czechoslovak crisis, and the doubling of Soviet forces on the Chinese border since 1965. It also assesses ground, tactical air, naval and coastal defense forces. The text does not mention UFOs or unidentified aerial phenomena.
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TOP ERFT is limited to the use of water bases, and most BE-6 units are forced to suspend operations during the winter months. The new May ASW aircraft has a better combat radius than either the BE-6 or BE-12, and it can carry a heavier payload--some.18,000 lbs as compared with 8,800 lbs for the BE-6 and 10,000 lbs for the BE-12. Information .on the operations of these new -aircraft is not .yet-available, but their deployment clearly represents. a significant improvement in SNAF ASW capabilities. The TU-16's used in the ASW role can operate- at- distances equal to or even greater than either .of the seaplanes, but these aircraft are not believed to carry equipment.for localizing submarine contacts and therefore cannot conduct independent search and attack operations. The TU-16's relatively high cruising speed enables it to react quickly, however, and it is capable of carrying a good load of 'ASW weapons. IL-28 light bombers assigned to the Baltic fleet have been active in ASW training since at least early 1967. Like the TU-16, the IL-28 can carry.and monitor sonobuoys, but does not have any known localizing capability. The force of MI-4.Hound helicopters has a fair to good capability for ASW operations in coastal areas. The limited range of the .MI-4, however, precludes. its use. at distances much over 100 nm from a shore base. The recent deployment of KA-25 helicopters on the Moskva-class helicopter carriers could significantly improve the ability of the SNAF to provide ASW support to fleet units. It is believed that these aircraft will be used primarily .in an ASW role, with about 25 helicopters assigned to each carrier. KA-25's also are expectedto be assigned to the Kresta-class guided-missile light cruisers. The KA-25 will be able to operate at a radius of about 100 nm or so from the carrier, providing a significant .airborne ASW capability for - 100 - TOP ISECRET
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 115 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.