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This Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Intelligence assessment, dated January 1985, examines how Warsaw Pact air forces would support large strategic operations in Central Europe. It concludes that the Soviets see NATO air power as the greatest threat to a Pact ground offensive. They revised their air supremacy plans in 1980 and 1981 to use sector-concentrated raids and a defensive air operation. The assessment also finds that heavy aircraft losses and limited deep attack capability would remain serious problems. The document has no UFO content.
“The Advance”13 pages
Top'°Scret Table 2 Estimated Numbers of Warsaw Pact Combat Aircraft Available To Participate in the Initial Air Defense Operation in the Western TM-O, Mid-1983 a Assigned Combat-Ready Aircraft Nuclear Alert Available forCombat ________________First M-assed Aircraft Rate s Aircraft Rate Aircraft Sortie (percent) (percens) Moderateforce_.___..__. Legnica strategic air army (SAA) Fgt s r-5 95 130 - Attack 0 90 and95 165 10 18 45 Support - - 40 95 -0 -0Vinnitsa SA A- - -- - - Fightttr 125 90._.... _.._...._____.. ISA tc90 -1 - -1Attac- -------.-.. _._.._...._.._.-0 90 170 10 8 Support 40 90 35 35 Blaltic Flect Air Force (AtF) -- ---- - -. _ Attack 75 d 85 and 90 65 - 10 - Polish-CDR FrontAi - -- ~ --- --- °-- - _- Force (FAF) Fighter 850 ---------- _-..--- -- 700--- - -- Fig te 50-- 8 5 174 0 _ _ _ _46 Attack 200 85 - 170 t0 - - 8 31 Support i70 85 60 - --- GSFG-GDR FAF-- Fighter 80 5 nd 95 260 -2 -- --9585 and 95 760 0 35 Attack 30 0 12 120 ---------------------------------. _... 0------ -------- ---- 35 335--- Support 65 85 and 95 55 -- - - Second-echelon national air-___..-- defense (NA D) Fighter 335 85 285 lorussian FA8 n Fighter 35 90 120 -- t - Attack 45 90 40 - -- - -- .-- -°- -- - ---- -- - ----- -- -- -- - - -- - Carpathian FAF--- Fighter 159 1010Attack 605 90 55 ---- 55 Fighter 135 -- - Attack i,300 ----- 1 0 Support 315 85 285 9,0 --- -,6 2850 17 - onSecrei
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