“The Advance”37 pages
- p. 24 in NIE 11-4-78, Soviet Goals and Expectations in the Global Power
Arena. We proceed…
- p. 25 …We
foresee no development over the next several years which would
appreciably alter the basic Pact…
- p. 26 …advances
and ensure that combat potentials are fully realized. We expect a
modest decline in the…
- p. 28 …where the outcome is in serious doubt, the attractiveness of SLOC
interdiction in advance of a…
- p. 37 …qualitative and numerical advances in their forward- 12. Despite the Soviets' having adopted a policy for…
- p. 40 …permit the high rates of
appreciation of the risks and rewards of introducing advance which they…
- p. 46 …The holders
sion system, a more advanced and more powerful of this view are the Director…
- p. 57 …The Soviets are attempting to provide quick
difficulties in recruiting personnel for these programs. advancement and…
- p. 63 combat capability of these units continues to be and 40 percent of the force is equipped…
- p. 68 …reconnaissance erated by new, advanced air munitions are justified to
units. The Soviets believe that a…
- p. 69 …The Soviets have made some advances in
irnproved infrared seeker, improved motors, and possi- streamlining their…
- p. 85 …advance of a conflict goes up. signed missions; submarines would not neces-" The holders of the…
- p. 103 …the immediate path of a Soviet advance probably They would be used against personnel in the…
- p. 106 …judge the soundness of these Pact planning
but representative models of this more advanced factors in…
- p. 108 …the ability to sustain
the momentum of an advance is determined not only
by the availability…
- p. 112 Top e
ammunition, bombs, and rockets and some 23,700 tons duration, but could affect the…
- p. 114 …emergency without the necessity of advanced
notices and prior coordination. Thus, before the begin-
ning of…
- p. 119 …The Pact has made advance preparations to activated, their signal support units establish the con-
man…
- p. 126 …advance, Pact
planners hope to overrun, penetrate, or bypass NATO 9. Pact planning for the Western…
- p. 132 …Circumstances permitting, the Pact would build of advance. Depending on the importance of the axis
up…
- p. 133 …then disperse, continuing the barrage, the assaulting infantry and tank units, using
advance or exploitation along…
- p. 134 …Respites from combat would be used to
Germany, and advance toward crossings over the restore the…
- p. 147 …surface ships into the
important for maintaining a high rate of advance North Sea prior to…
- p. 149 …would use force to advance through Yugoslavia to 119. Against the Dardanelles and the Bosporus.
attack…
- p. 150 …overcome Turkish dlefenses and secure the and to advance to the Aegean Sea and from there…
- p. 151 …In Initial Naval Operations in the Black Sea
these exercises six Soviet divisions notionally advance 126…
- p. 153 …Backfire strike aircraft can cover virtually the
several hours in advance of the attack. Soviet ships…
- p. 157 doubtful ability of ground forces advancing across land-based NATO air defense forces in northern and…
- p. 172 …The changes will improve
radiation weapons and advanced cruise missiles-may the combined-arms capabilities of…
- p. 173 …The number of SP guns in the East German, Soviets are likely to continue the advances…
- p. 174 …technology is believed to be more advanced speeds than the other Pact fighter-bombers.
for these…
- p. 175 …Soviet Military Trans-
survivability of the helicopter in an advanced air port Aviation (VTA) will continue…
- p. 176 …ships, submarines, and aircraft replace less capable
units and the technology of cruise missiles is advanced…
- p. 179 …the new LPDs and about six Ropuchas by the mid- Given the effort placed on advanced…
- p. 180 …for defense beyond 20 nm, as well as more advanced
82. Tactical ASW Missiles. The SS…
- p. 183 …support the developing centralized command struc- and the acquisition of some advanced electronic
ture. The VAKSS…
- p. 185 …The Soviets probably would consider that
advances into Soviet territory during the early stages the risks…
Selected Warsaw Pact Transport Aircraft Figure 11-17
AN-12 BP Cub IL-76T Candid AN-22 Cock q
if
Year operational 1959 1974 1967
Maximum payload (kg) 20,000 40,000 80,000
Cruise speed (knots) 320 415 355
Range with maximum 750 3,420 2,250
payload (nm)
579022 ,e c-
Table 11-6 against NATO along the shores of and at the entrances
NSWP National Air Defense Forces to these seas. For operations in the Mediterranean Sea,
January 1979 the Black Sea Fleet furnishes most of the surface ships
and the Northern Fleet the submarines.
Fighter-
SA-2 Sites SA-3 Sites Interceptors Force Composition and Readiness
East Germany 24 4 270 101: Warsaw Pact general purpose naval forces
Poland 36 12 330 include submarines, surface ships, and aircraft. The
gslovakia 2 15 general purpose submarine force consists of cruise
Romania 17 - 225 missile and torpedo attack submarines. The principal
Bulgaria 18 7 65 surface combatants are about equally divided between
Total 130 30 1,210 frigates and larger ships of missile frigate, destroyer,
ota --3 - 30 120and cruiser size. The role of sea-based aircraft is
SC clearly emerging in the Soviet Navy with the construe-
tion of three Kiev-class aircraft carriers, following the
NATO are from the Northern, Baltic, and Black Sea two Moskva-class helicopter ships which entered the
Fleets. (See figure I-18.) The Northern Fleet carries inventory in the late 1960s. Smaller surface combat-
the major burden of operations in the Barents and ants include mine warfare ships, submarine chasers,
Norwegian Seas and in the Atlantic. The fleets in the and missile-armed patrol craft. Soviet Naval Aviation
Baltic and Black Seas, together with navies of four (SNA) has three principal combat components distin-
NSWP countries, are tailored primarily for control of guished by missions: antiship strike, reconnaissance
those two seas and for the support of land operations and electronic warfare, and antisubmarine warfare
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