STATUS OF SOVIET STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE FORCES

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Status of Soviet Strategic Offensive Forces
1 February 1975
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Strategic Research
APPROVED FOR RELEASED
DATE: 06-14-2011
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through 21 January 1975
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Tables of the Status of Soviet Strategic offensive Forces
1 February 1975
Status of Soviet ICBM and SLBM Launchers . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . 1
Projections of Total Soviet Strategic Launchers by Three-Month
Intervals, February 1975 - February 1976 .. . . ...... ... ..... ? ? . ?
1. Soviet Central Systems Tables
Table I-A . ICBM Deployment and Test and Training Launchers . . . . . .. 5
Table I-B Ballistic Missile Submarines . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 6
Table I-C Ballistic Missile Submarine Launchers . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table I-D Intercontinental Bombers and Support Aircraft . . . . . . . . . 8
II. Soviet Non-Central Systems Tables
Table II-A MRBM and IRBM Launchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ? ? . ? 10
Table II-B Naval Cruise Missile Units .. . ..... . . ..... ? ? ? 11
Table II-C Naval Cruise Missile Launchers . . . . . . . . .. . ? ? 12
Table II-D Medium and Light Bombers and Support Aircraft .. . . .... ? 13
Table II-E Other Soviet Non-Central Systems: Tactical Aircraft
and Missile Launchers . . . . .. .... .......... 14
Supplementary Tables:
III. US Central Systems Tables
Table III-A ICBM Launchers .. .. 16
Table III-B Ballistic Missile Submarines and Launchers ........ ? ? 17
Table III-C Intercontinental Bombers and Support Aircraft . . ... . . . . 18
IV. US Non-Central Systems Tables
Table IV-A Medium and Light Bombers and Support Aircraft . . . . . . . . . 19
Table IV-B Forward-Based Nuclear-Capable Fighter-Bombers . . . . . . . . . 20
V. Selected Strategic Attack Systems of the United Kingdom, France,
and the People's Republic of China ............ . ...... 21
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Status of Soviet ICBM and SLBM Launchers
1 February 1975
ICBM Launchers
On Sea
0 erap tional Trials
Under
Construction a Off-line b
Total
SS-7 and SS-8
175
0
34c
209
SS-9
264
0
18
282
SS-11
910 d
0
80
990
SS-13
60
0
0
60
SS-X-18
10
16
0
26
SS-X-19
40
40
Total ICBMs e
1,459
16
132
1,607
Y class tubes (subs)
432
(27)
0
0
112
(7)
544
(34)
D class tubes (subs)
120
(10)
0
84-108
(7-9)1
0 ,
204-228
(17-19)
Long D tubes (subs) g
0
0
144-160
(8)
0
144-160
(8)
Subtotal tubes (subs)
552
(37)
0
228-268
(15-17)
112
(7)
892-932
(59-61)
H-II, H-III tubes (subs)
24
(8)
0
0
6
(1)
30
(9)
G-I, G-II,
402K, 402M tubes (subs)
61
(20)
6
(1)
0
3
(1)
70
(22)
Total SLBMs (subs)
637
(65)
6
(1)
228-268
(15-17)
121
(9)
992-1,032
(91-92)
a. Includes submarines fitting out,
b. Includes units undergoing overhaul, conversion, and shipyard repair. ICBM launchers undergoing conversion or
modernization are listed under their previous designations as follows: 18 SS-9 to be SS-X-18, 30 SS-11 to be
SS-X-19, 40 SS-11 to hold the SS-I1 Mod 3, and 10 SS-11 to be SS-X-17.
c. These are SS-7 soft launchers no longer operational but not yet dismantled.
d. Includes 60 SS-11 Mod 3 launchers at Derazhnya and Pervomaysk which may eventually hold the SS-X-19.
e. Does not include 28 special purpose silos--8 complete, 20 under construction--which probably have a command
and control function; however, we cannot exclude the possibility that each will house a missile. At the
time of the signirg of the Interim Agreement there were 11 of these which were counted as ICBM launchers,
bringing the total launcher count to 1,618.
g. It is estimated that the Long o class submarines now under construction will carry 18 or 20 launch tubes.
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 Projections of Total Soviet Strategic Launchers
by Three-Month Intervals, February 1975 - February 1976
System
ICBM Launchersa
.SS-7 and SS-8D 209 209 203 203. 179
SS-9 282 282 282 282 264
SS-11 990 980 .970 910 850
SS-13 60 60 60 40 20
SS-X-16 0 0 0 20 40
SS-X-17 0 0 10 20 40
SS-X-l8 a 10 10 10 10 36
SS-X-19 40 50 50 100 140
Totale 1,591. 1,591 11585 1,585 1,569
SLBM Launchers on
Nuclear Submarinesf
H-II, H-III -30 30 30 30 30
Y 544 544 544 544 544
D 120 132 132 132 156
Long D 0 0 18-20 36-40 36-40
Total 694 706 724-726. 742-746 766-770
Other Strategic Ballistic
Missile Launchers
SS-4 MRBM 496 496 496, 496 496
SS-5 IRBM 87 87 87 87 87
Total MRBM/IRBM
583
G-I, G-II, 402K, 402M Class
Diesel Powered Submarines 70
583
70 70
Submarine and Surface Ship
Cruise Missile Launchers 385 385 ? 385 385 ? 379
1 Feb 75 1 May 75 1 Aug 75 1 Nov 75 1 Feb 76
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 Projections of Total Soviet Strategic Launchers
by Three-Month Intervals, February 1975 - February 1976
(contrnuea)
1 Feb 75 1 May 75 1 Aug 75 1 Nov 75 1 Feb 76
SSystem
LRA Intercontinental
Bombers
TU-95 Bear
105
105
105
105.
105
H-Type Bison
35
35
30
30
30
Total
140
140
135
135
135
LRA Medium Bombers
TU-22 Blinder
155
155,
155
155
155
TU-16 Badger
435
425
415
410
405
Backfire
0
10
20
25
30
Total
590
590
590
590 :
590
LRA Support Aircraft
Tankers
M-Type Bison
50
50
50
50
50
TU-16 Badger
15
15
15
15
15
Reconnaissance Aircraft
TU-95 Bear
5
5
5
5
5
TU-22 Blinder
10
10
10
10
10
TU-16 Badger
35
35
35
35
35
Total
115
115
115
115
115
a. In this table launchers being converted or modified are carried as operational under their
previous designators until a new ICBM is deployed,
b. Includes 34 SS-7 soft launchers no longer operational but not yet dismantled.
c. Includes SS-11 launchers being modified or converted and the 60 new small silos at Derazhnya
and Pervomaysk that now contain the SS-11 mod J.
d. SS-X-18 launchers under construction are excluded until missile is deployed.
f. includes units on sea trials.
 I. Soviet Central Systems Tables
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 Table I-A
Soviet Central Systems
ICBM Deployment and Test and Training Launchers
1 February 1975
Deployed Forces
-y~
Other
System
Opera- Off-line or
tional Under Construction' Total
Test-Range Complex Grand
Test & Tng Tng Total
ICBM Soft
SS-7
90
34
124
2
0
126
SS-8
10
0
10
2
0
12
55-11
0
0
0
1
0
1
SS-X-17
0
0
0
1
0
1
SS-X-18
0
0
0
~
0
1
Unidentified
0
0
0
5
0
5
Total Soft
100
34
134
12
0
146
ICBM Hard
SS-7
66
0
66
3
0
69
SS-8
9
0
9
0
0
9
SS-9b
264
18
282
22
6
310
SS-11c
910
80
990
9 1
2
1,011
SS-13
60
0
60
10
1
71
SS-X-17
0
0
0
3
0
3
SS-X-19d
40
0
40
3
0
43
SS-X-18
10
16
26
10
0
36
Total Hard
1,359
114
1,473
60 1
9
1,552
Grand Total
1,459
148
1,607
72 1
9
1,698e
a. Includes SS-7 launchers no longer operational, S5-11 launchers being modernized for the Mod 3 or converted for
the SS-X-17 or SS-X-19, and SS-X-18 launchers under construction.
b. Includes SS-9 silos now being converted at three SS-9 complexes.
c. Includes 60 new small silos at Derazhnya and Pervomaysk that now contain the SS-11 Mod 3 and those silos under-
going modernization for the SS-11 Mod 3 or conversion for the SS-X-17 or SS-X-19.
d. Former SS-11 silos at Derazhnya and Pervomaysk on which conversion is completed.
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 Table I-B
Soviet Central Systems
Ballistic Missile Submarines
I February 1975
Class 0 erational
Y 27
D 10
Long D b 0
Total Modern
SSBNS 37
On Sea Fitting On Build- Grand
Off-linen Total Trials Out ing Ways Total
7
0
H-II, H-III 8 1
Total SSBNS 45
G-I, G-II,
402K, 402M d 20
Grand Total 65
74 1
14-16 59-61
14-16 68-70
14-16 90-92
a. Includes units undergoing overhaul, conversion, and extended shipyard repair work.
b. It is estimated the Icng D may carry 18 or 20 launchers.
d. The 402K and 402M are lengthened G class submarines which have been converted to fire
modern missiles. The 402K has four tubes; the 402M has six tubes.
34 0 0 0 34
10 0 1 6-8 c 17-19
0 0 . 0 8 8
44
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 Table I-C
Soviet Central Systems
Ballistic Missile Submarine Launchers
1 February 1975
Class Operational Off-line Total
On Sea Fitting On Build- Grand
Trials Out in Ways Total
Y
432
112
544
0.
0
544
D
120
0
120
12
72-96 a
204-228
Long D b
0
0
0
0
144-160
144-160
Total launchers
on Modern
SSBNS
552
112
664
0
12
216-256
892-932
H-II, H-III
24
6
30
0
30
Total launchers
on SSBNs
576
118
694
0
12
216-256
922-962
402K, 402M
4
0
.4
6
0
0
10
Total launchers
covered under
Interim Agreemt
580
11B
69B
6
12
216-256
932-972
G-I, G-II
57
3
60
0
0
60
Grand Total
637
121
758
12
216-256
992-1,032c
b. It is estimated that the Long D class submarines under construction at Severodvinsk could
carry'18 or 20 launch tubes.
c. Only the Y, D, Long D, and Lf class launchers--and possibly the 402K (4 launchers) and
402Y, (6 launchers)--count toward the SALT limit of 950 launchers.
 Table I-D
Soviet Central Systems
Intercontinental Bombers and Support Aircraft
1 February 1975
Support Aircraft
Strike Aircraft
Free-fall
Recce
Tankers ASM Carriers Bombers
Total
Long Range Aviation (LRA)
TU-95 Bear
(4-engine turboprop)
5
70a
35
105
M-Type Bison
(4-engine jet)
50b
35
35
Total in LRA
50
70
70
140
Naval Air Force (SNAP)
TU-95 Bear
(4-engine turboprop)
.60
Total in SNAP
60
0
Total Heavy Bombers and
Support Aircra t
65
50
70
70
140
TU-95 Bear C
65
0
35
105
M-Type Bison
0
50
35
35
a. LRA TU-95 ASM carriers carry one AS-3 Kangaroo 350-nm missile.
b. Estimates of Bison tanker'strength are approximations
Bisons can be converted to a bomber configuration in about eight hours.
C. Although there are about 12 SNAP bears configured for antisubmarine warfare which could
possibly be used for other weapons delivery, the other Bear variants do not have a
weapons delivery capability. Conversion of these aircraft to bombers would require
factory overhaul,
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II. Soviet Non-Central Systems Tables
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Table II-A
Soviet Non-Central Systems
MRBM and IRBM Launchers
1 February 1975
Deployed Forces
Test Ran Le
System
Operational
Test & Training
Total
SS-4
.420a
11 b
431
SS-5
42
2c
44
462
13
475
Hard
SS-4
76
3
79
SS-5
45
3
48
Total
121
6
Grand Total
583
19
a. Excludes some 75 to 100 field launch sites, each with four launch positions,
located near permanent 1iR&Y sites. These have no permanent facilities and are
probably utilized as alternate launch positions under certain conditions.
b. Includes two field launch sites, each with four launch positions, and three
permanent pads at Kapustin Yar.
c. One of these was recently reconfigured, suggesting it may no longer be used
for the SS-5 program.
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Table H-B
Soviet Non-Central Systems
Naval Cruise Missile Units
1 February 1975
Class a
Opera-
tional Off-line Total
Under
Construction
Grand
Total
Cruise Missile Submarines
W Conversion (2 and 4
launchers)
8
2
10
0
10
E-II (8 launchers)
16-18
10-12
28
0
28
J (4 launchers)
11-12
4-5
16
0
16
P (10 launchers)
1
0
1
0-1
1-2
Total
36-39
16-19
55
0-1
*
55-56
Cruise Missile Surface Ships b
Kildin (1 launcher)c
1
0
1
Kynda (8 launchers)
4
0
4
Kresta I (4 launchers)
1
4
Total
8
1
Total Cruise Missile
Launching Units
64
0-1
64-65
a. Includes only major naval combatants-with missiles having a range of 100 rim or more.
The largest Soviet naval cruise missile has an estimated maximum range of some 250 nm.
The Soviet Navy also has 158 surface ships and boats and 13 submarines which carry cruise
missiles with ranges less than 100 nm. In addition, Soviet Naval Aviation has 296 missile-
carrying medium bombers. These aircraft cannot be used against targets in the contin-
ental US on two-way missions without staging from Arctic bases and aerial refueling.
All Soviet cruise missiles--regardless of range--can be targeted against seaborne
strategic objectives such as aircraft carriers.
b. Krupnyy class ships have been deleted from the table because all have been or are being con-
verted from cruise missile ships to surface-to-air missile ships,
c. Excludes three Kildins which have been or are being converted to carry short-range cruise
missiles.
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 Table II-C
Soviet Non-Central Systems
Naval Cruise Missile Launchers
1 February 1975
Type of Platform a
Opera-
tional Off-line Total
Under
Construction
Grand
Total
Cruise Missile Submarines
W Conversion
24
8..
32
0
32
E-II
128-144
80-96
224
0
224
J
44-48
16-20
64
0
64
P
10
. 0
10
0-10
10-20
206-226
104-124
330
0-10
330-340
Cruise Missile Surface
Ships
Kildin b
1
0
1
0
1
Kynda
32
0
32
0
32
Kresta I
12
4
16
0
16
Total
45
4
49
0
49
Total Cruise Missile
Launchers
251-271
108-128
379
0-10
379-389
a. Includes only major naval combatants with missiles having a range of 100 nm or more. The
largest Soviet naval cruise missile has an estimated maximum range of some 250 nm. The
Soviet ?Davy has another 736 launchers on surface ships and boats and 106 launchers on sub-
marines for cruise missiles with ranges less than 100 nm. in addition, Soviet Naval Avia-
tion aircraft can carry 417 cruise missiles. These aircraft cannot attack targets in the
continental US on two-way missions without staging from Arctic bases and aerial refueling.
All Soviet cruise missiles--regardless of range--can he targeted against seaborne strategic
objectives such as aircraft carriers. Shore-based, R&D, and training launchers are excluded
from this table.
b. Eight Krupnyy class ships have been or are being converted from cruise missile ships to
surface-to-air missile ships. Three Kildins are undergoing a conversion to carry short-
range cruise missiles. These are not included in the table.
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 Table II-D
Soviet Non-Central Systems
Medium and Light Bombers and Support Aircraft
1 February 1975,
Support Aircraft Strike Aircraft
Free-fall
Recce
Tankers ASM Carriers Bombers
Total
Long Range Aviation (LRA)
TU-22 Blinder
(2-engine jet)
10
0
75
80
155
TU-16 Badger
(2-engine jet)
35
15
220
215
435
45
15
295
295
590
Naval Air Force (SNAF)
TU-22 Blinder
(2-engine jet)
10
0
50
50
TU-16 Badger
(2-engine jet)
105
80
20
265
IL-28 Beagle
(2-engine jet
light bomber)
0
0
Total in SNAP
115
80
245
90
335
Total Medium and Light
Bombers and Support
Aircraft
160
95
540
385
925
TU-22 Blinder
20
0
75
130
205
TU-16 Badger
140
95
465
235
700
IL-28 Beagle
0
0.
0
20
20
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 Table II-E
Other Soviet Non-Central Systems
Tactical Aircraft and Missile Launchers
1 February 1975
Tactical Aircraft
SU-7/17 Fitter 630
MIG-21 Fishbed J/K/L 675
MIG-23 Flogger 390
Brewer 145
Beagle 165
Fencer 35
Foxbat 45
Total 2,085
Tactical Missile Launchers
SS-12 Scaleboard 80-100
SS-1 Scud 360-390
FROG 650-660
Total 1,090-1,150
 Supplementary Tables
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Supplementary Table III-A
US Central Systems
ICBM Launchers
1 February 1975..
Deployed Forces
Other
Opera- Off-
R&D &
Deacti-
System
tional Linea
Total
Test
vated
ICBM Soft
Atlas
0
0
0
6
24
Titan I
0
0
0
0
3
Minuteman
0
0
0
0
0
27
ICBM Hard
Atlas
0
0
0
99
Titan I
0
0
0
0
54
Titan II
54
0
54
1
2
Minuteman I
0
0
0
2
0.
Minuteman II
500
0
500
12
0
Minuteman III
480
20
500
Total
1,034
20
1,054
15
155
Total ICBM Launchers
1,034
20
1,054
21
182
11224
1,257
Note; The data in this table were derived from DoD sources during the month preceding status
date and are subject to periodic change. They are intended solely to illustrate the status
of US ICBMs for comparison with the table on the status of Soviet ICBMs.
a. Modification, maintenance, or other actions precluding operational targeting.
Train- Grand
in Total
0 33
0 99
0 54
0 57
0 2
00 } 1,012
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 Supplementary Table III-B
US Central Systems
Ballistic Missile Submarines
1 February 1975
Class
0 eras tional
Under
Construction
Off-linen Total
Polaris A2
01
0
0
0
A3
9
0
2
11
Poseidon C3
23
0
7
30
Total
32
0
9
41
Ballistic Missile Submarine Launchers
1 February 1975
Class
Operational
Under
Construction
Off-linen Total
Polaris A2
0
0
0
0
A3
144
4
32
176
Poseidon C3
368
0
112
480
Total
512
144
656
Note; The data in this table were derived from DoD sources during the
month preceding the status date and are subject to periodic change,
They are intended solely to illustrate the status of US strategic sub-
marines for comparison with the tables on the status of Soviet
submarines.
a. Includes units undergoing overhaul, conversion, and extended ship-
yard repair work,
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 Supplementary Table 111-C
US Central Systems
Intercontinental Bombers and Support Aircraft
1 February 1975
Operational Forcesa
Aircraft
Strike Recce Tanker Total
(Mothball)
B-5 2'
423
0
0
423
(110)
WC/RC/EC-
135 0
69
0
69
( 0)
KC-135
0
0
641d
641
( 0)
Total
423
69
641
1,133
(110)
Note: The data in this table were derived from DoD sources during the month
preceding the status date and are subject to periodic change. They are in-
tended solely to illustrate the status of US strategic aircraft for compari-
son with the table on the status of Soviet aircraft.
a. Total active inventory,
b. These aircraft do not have any weapons delivery capability.
C. At present 162 of 274 programed B-52s have been modified to carry
the AGN-69 SRAM air-to-surface missile. These aircraft retain a
gravity bombing capability.
d. The Air Force is presently short of its authorized active inventory of
677 for this category.
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 Supplementary Table IV-A
US Non-Central Systems
Medium and Light Bombers and Support Aircraft
1 February 1975
Operational Forces'
.Aircraft
Strike
ccev Tanker b Total
(Mothball),
SR-71
0
8
0
8
(11)
DC-130/U-2
0
8/10
0
18
(0)
FB-111
64
0
0
64
(0)
Total
64
26
(11)
Note: The data in this table were derived from DoD sources during the month pre-
ceding the status date and are subject to periodic change. They are intended
solely to illustrate the status of US aircraft for comparison with the table on
the status of Soviet aircraft.
a. Total active inventory.
b. These aircraft do not have any weapons delivery capability.
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Supplementary Table IV-B
US Non-Central Systems
Forward-Based Nuclear-Capable
Fighter-Bombers
1 February 1975
Aircraft
Forward-Baseda
Nuclear-Capable
F-111
72
A-6/7
180
a. Includes aircraft deployed in the UK and
on aircraft carriers in the Far East and
Mediterranean.
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 Supplementary Table V
Selected Strategic Attack Systems of
the United Itingdon, France,and the
People's Republic of China
1 February 1975
0
25-30
IRBMs
0
1B
30-35
SLBMs
64
48
0
Bombers a
62
36
60
a. For the UK, the Vulcan; for France, the Kirage;
and for the PRC, the TU-16 Badger.
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