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Annex © to CJTF SEVEN Operation Plan No. is 53 INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
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between the United States and its allies and the USSR and its satel_ lites stands little ‘chance of diminishing during ‘the next six months,
..petions sgainst|nations on‘the geceraphical, fringe,of. the Soviet Bloc.
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General ‘Soviet ‘Capabilities,’ The “armed forses of the USSRare. main- ©.’
tained in an advanced state of military ‘readiness. As a result, the ~ a
Soviets can. undertakee military, segression with little or noadvanced”mo a
warnings .
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area, Because of endurance linitations "of the medium renge type, ~ .
it is believed thatthe ocean patrol type would be better for oper= ~ .
ations in the Eniwetok area... It is estimated that at least four. oe
“ to six ocean patrol submerines could be ‘Maintained on station in:
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the Eniwetok area indefinitely,, and for short periods this number
~oould be increased
area from Far ‘East. bases (Sekhalin °‘or “the “gaoaiseesis ‘within“Soviet:
capabilities. It is” estimated that the TU-4has a “combat enge/radius
of 3,100/1,700nauticalmileswith a:10,000-pound bomb load, The v2):
\, TU-4,, with the: rated bomb|“load.replaced byfuel, could: remain in the,
target area. for’ only ‘a ‘brief period.”“By.utilizing’ ‘range extension
_ techniques | (includidg’ removal of © defensive “armament with attendant: :
_ increase of fuel capacity,’ replacement_‘of ‘rated bomb load by fuel, : ©
and one ‘aerial‘refueling), the time over thetarget for a TU-4 air-. .. : ‘
craft could be extended to oyer four hours, Although there is nol / f Js.
evidence that. the ‘USSR has, actually employed range extension tech" niques, it is within Soviet technical capabilities to employ buch .’
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techniques. -- The Third Long. Range Air Army) is “presently estimated
to have a TO&”strength of approximately 190 TU-4's, . No TU-4 air 7
craft areknown to be modified for tong range reconnaissance.. ste
(2) In i951 ;a ‘single Pour-engine ‘bomber ‘considerably largerae mn:
then the TU-4 was observed in flight. This aircraft hes been desig-~. °
nated as the Type 31 heavy bonber.
It probebly has a renge/redius.
of 3, 700/21, 850 nautical miles with conventional reciprocating engines,
The Soviets are knovm to have developed end tested.a turbcprsp engine
tut the production status is unknowmm. A successful engine of this
type would give the Type-31 a combat range/radius of 4, 800/2,500
neuticol miles and corsiderably in excess of this if the cambat load
were repleced with fuel.
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Type~31 is in series production or in operational units, information
suggests that the Soviets have a few eircraft, larger then the TU-4;
which are estimated to be capable of overflying the cperational area,
(4) It is possible that the Soviets micht equip cne or more
vhase a“circrart fer photo snd radiological reconnaissance if a
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