WEAPONS INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY - CENTERLINE-MOUNTED AS-4 CONFIRMED ON BACKFIRE B

Created: 11/1/1976

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This publication reflects early analysis of limited Information. The views are preliminary, not coordinated outside OVI, and, therefore, subject to change. No actionbe taken based solely on the evaluations presented her*ln. This caveat la carried only on the first Issue each month, hut lt applies to all Issues of the aeries. Any queationa concerning articles appearing In thla publication should be referred to Mr.

CESTERLINK-MOUNTED CVPIRKED ON BACKFIRE B

6 photographenterllne-mounted AS-*. The aircraft, photographed over the Baltic Sea, was from the SNAP base at Bykhov. The raiaalle wae reported aa very similar to theitchen,t) long and delta winged.

A recent OWT study concluded that theouldariety of pay leads. Bealdea bomba, It can carry two wing-mountedlr-to-surface missiles. It also cc-luded that therobably couldlngle semi-submerged centerllne-mountedased on the association of thoithuring testing. With the landing gear pods carried hy Backfireenterllne mounting for the AS-* as the only configuration possible.

Thes judged capable ofupersonic dash with one centerllne-mountedut to shorter range/radius values than with an Internal

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bomb load. We think it likely that thaan carry three AS-l>wo wing-mounted and one centerllne mounted, on subsonic missions at still futher reduced ranges.

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