jem3@pyuxf.bellcore.com (John E McKillop) (03/13/91)
From: jem3@pyuxf.bellcore.com (John E McKillop) According to March 1991 issue of AIR FORCE MAGAZINE, the following is the lineup of Soviet Military Power in 1990. The totals for air defense interceptors, strategic bombers, and tactial aircraft include aircraft in operational units only. AIR DEFENSE ----------- Airborne warning and control aircraft (AWACS) = 10 Ilyushin Il-76 Mainstay Antiballistic missile launchers = 100 ABM-1B Galosh. (The ABM system is being upgraded to the maximum total allowed by the ABM Treaty.) Interceptors = 2,160 900 MiG-23 Flogger 400 Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon 350 MiG-25 Foxbat 300 MiG-31 Foxhound 170 Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker 40 MiG-21 Fishbed Strategic surface-to-air (SAM) launchers = 6,750 2,200 SA-2 1,900 SA-5 1,700 SA-10 950 SA-3 Tactical surface-to-air (SAM) launchers = 4,720 1,300 SA-4 825 SA-8 825 SA-13 800 SA-6 425 SA-9 325 SA-11 130 SA-19 70 SA-12A 20 SA-15 Warning Systems: 9,000 (1989 figure). These include early warning and ground control intercept radars. AIR FORCES ---------- Civil aviation aircraft (Aeroflot) 150 Antonov An-12 Cub 75 Ilyushin Il-76 Candid 1,475 others Ground attack aircraft = 2,550 840 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer 805 MiG-27 Flogger 575 Sukhoi Su-17 Fitter 330 Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot Long-range strategic bombers = 155 140 Tupolev Tu-95 Bear 15 Tupolev Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Medium-range bombers = 395 195 Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire (excludes Backfires with Soviet Naval Aviation) 120 Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder 80 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger Military air transports assigned to Military Transport Aviation (VTA) = 669 435 Ilyushin Il-76 Candid 150 Antonov An-12 Cub 55 Antonov An-22 Cock 29 Antonov An-124 Condor Strategic reconnaissance and ECM aircraft = 182 130 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger 30 Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder 22 Ilyushin Il-20 Coot Tactical counterair interceptors = 1,395 650 MiG-29 Fulcrum 495 MiG-23 Flogger 140 Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker 110 MiG-21 Fishbed Tactical reconnaissance and electronic countermeasures aircraft = 590 235 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer 185 MiG-25 Foxbat 110 Sukhoi Su-17 Fitter 50 Yakovlev Yak-28 Brewer 10 MiG-21 Fishbed Tanker aircraft = 75 40 Myasishchev M-4 Bison 25 Ilyushin Il-78 Midas 10 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger Training aircraft = 1,900 (includes 900 fixed-wing, of which perhaps 800 are combat capable, and 900 rotary-wing aircraft.) Transports in other elements of the armed forces = 1,465 325 Antonov An-12 Cub 1,140 others Transport, liaison and support helicopters = 3,000 GROUND FORCES ------------- Artillery pieces, mortars, and multiple rocket launchers = 47,775 (not including more than 4,000 antitank arillery pieces) 30,560 artillery pieces 10,115 mortars 7,100 multiple rocket launchers Combat and support helicopters = 3,815 (total includes 1,580 Hip-E/H and Hind-D/-E gunship helicopters. Figures include only assets subordinate to Army Aviation) 1,400 Mil Mi-24 Hind 1,340 Mil Mi-8 Hip 550 Mil Mi-2 Hoplite 450 Mil Mi-6 Hook 50 Mil Mi-26 Halo 15 Mil Mi-4 Hound 10 Mil Mi-10 Harke Infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers = 55,500 Main battle tanks = 48,000 16,000 T-54 & T-55 11,000 T-72 9,000 T-62 8,000 T-64 4,000 T-80 Surface-to-surface missiles = 1,450 650 SS-1 Scud B 550 FROG-3, FROG-5 & FROG-7 250 SS-21 Scarab NAVAL AVIATION -------------- Antisubmarine aircraft = 470 95 Kamov Ka-27 Helix 95 Mil Mi-14 Haze-A 90 Kamov Ka-25 Hormone-A 90 Beriev M-12 Mail 55 Tupolev Tu-142 Bear-F 45 Ilyushin Il-38 May Fighter and fighter-bomber aircraft = 150 80 Yakovlev Yak-38 Forger-A 70 Sukhoi Su-17 Fitter Reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft = 140 105 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger 20 Tupolev Tu-95 Bear-D 10 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer-E 5 Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder Strike and bomber aircraft = 255 125 Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire 110 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger 20 Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder Tankers = 40 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger Transport, miscellaneous, and training aircraft = 455 NAVAL FORCES ------------ Amphibious warfare ships and craft = 121 Ballistic missile submarines = 61 42 Delta Class 13 Yankee Class 6 Typhoon Class Cruisers = 31 28 Guided missile cruisers 3 Kirov-Class nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers Destroyers = 41 (including 38 guided missile cruisers) Diesel- and electric-powered general-purpose submarine = 127 108 Attack submarines 15 Cruise missile attack submarines 4 Training submarines Frigates and corvettes = 181 (including 32 Krivak-Class guided missile frigates) Guided missile aviation cruisers = 2 Moskva Class Guided missile V/STOL aircraft carriers = 4 Kiev Class Major auxiliary ships = 89 62 Material support 27 Underway replenishment ships Nuclear-powered general-purpose submarines = 117 73 Attack submarines 44 Cruise missile attack submarines Other submarines = 18 (includes both nuclear-pwered and nonnuclear-powered boats) Small surface-ship combatants 404 Coastal patrol and river/roadstead vessels 341 Mine warfare vessels 140 Patrol vessels STRATEGIC NUCLEAR MISSILES -------------------------- Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) = 1,373 not including ICBMs held in reserve for flight testing. 350 SS-11 308 SS-18 (with 3,080 warheads) 300 SS-19 (with 1,800 warheads) 220 SS-25 (with 220 warheads) 75 SS-17 (with 300 warheads) 60 SS-13 40 SS-24 (Mod 2) (with 400 warheads) 20 SS-24 (Mod 1) (with 200 warheads) Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) = 924 280 SS-N-8 224 SS-N-18 192 SS-N-6 120 SS-N-20 96 SS-N-23 12 SS-N-17