Table 13-3
Disposition of Warsaw Pact Tactical helicopter Forces,
January 1979
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Grotlnd Attack b AssaulTrampail Supptl Helicopters I
Total Total Total
aGround Alouete Assault Alouette Total Total Fast Crand
MI 2-2 Attack Ml-1/2 M-i4 NIl-8 Mb6 M[-10 III Tranortor MI-1/2 MI- MI-8 KA-26 III Puma MI-6 MI-10 Supoert Soviet European Total
Oromile NATO Central It-ion
East European ........ .... 25 -- 25 225 110 75 - - -- 410 50 20 5 - -- - - - 75 - 510 . 510
Soviet - - - 15 230 245 5 25 2J5 95 5 - 425- 330 25 160 -.-. - - 45 - 560 1.230 - 1.230
Total OtositCentral lcgion 40 230 270 230 135 370 95 5 - 835 380 45 165 - - - -- 45 -- 635 1,230 510 1.740
Helicopterson NATO's Flanks
East Eurotpran . --- - -- 40 30 60 - - 15 14S5 In 5 5 15 5 Io - - 50 - 195 - 195
Sonvi... . .. . -. 40 40 -- 22 25U 135 - - 405 155 10 65 -- - - 5 - 235 680 - 680
Total on NATO's Flanks . - 40 40 0 50 310 135 -- 15 550 165 15 70 15 5 IC 5 - 285 680 195 875
Other SovIet Helicoters
in Eatern USSi.... -- 1.15 15 15 63 295 95 5 - 475 175 40 120 - - - 20 5 360 950 - 950
Ebehret- -. .-- 25 25 5 10 125 55 - - 195 30 15 30 - -- - 5 -- 80 300 - 300
Total Other Soviet Ieos -. - 140 140 20 75 420 150 5 - 670 205 55 150 - -- -- 25 5 440 1,250 - 1,250
Total Warswra. ....-.-..... 41 410 450 200 260 11100 380 10 15 2,055 750 115 385 15 5 10 75 5 1,360 3,160 705 385
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Soviet ........... _... ....... 15 410 425 25 120 A65 380 10 - 1.500 600 90 375 - - - 75 5 1.235 3.160 - 3.160
East European .....-.- .. 25 - 25 265 140 135 -- --- 15 555 0 25 10 15 5 10 - 125 - 705 705
Inhlrdesall helicpters (exetol thote sedas trans, in storage,in maintenance,or In repair deptts) assigned to Warsaw IIncludesonly thosehelicoptersasgnd to tells which haoe a prmasy mission of ftrasporting tssal toops and theil
Pact tacticalair forces.Does not include helicoptersassionedto national ai defense and n aval forces. associatedcargointoan obietivc area.This designationdoes not necemsarilyelude the capability to perform othercombatorIIncludesonly thoe, helicopters assignedto units which hta a primary misio of attackisgground targetswith rockets, lartt missions.
haohr ad/or unat This designationdoes not nesessaily e.clude the capability to perform other embat or siprtmsions. 4 Includesonlyt hse helicoptersasiged to unitswhich have primarymissionsof aupportto combat operationsby erovidint
services such as logistic support,reconuaissanceartillerystortinr,medicalevacuation.communicationsrelay, eletronic worfare,
or aidorne, commad Posts. This designationdoes not necessarily exclude the capability to perform combaltriions.
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