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Soviet Bloc Factbook

Soviet Bloc
17-11-2003, 04:21
The Armed Republic of Soviet Bloc

*All stats as of 23 Dec. 2003*
Civil rights- Some
Economy- Very strong
Political Freedoms- Rare

Population- 425 million

















UNITS IN ARSB MILITARY
Military Statistics of the Armed Republic of Soviet Bloc

Army
2.9 million total personnel

990,000 Infantry (Combat)
8,900 Special Operations
72,000 Paratroopers and Air cavalry soldiers

16600 UAZ (8600 UAZ-C, 6000 UAZ-P, 2000 UAZ-H) (All UAZ-Ps are in use by paradrop forces)
14000 URAL trucks

1480 SIV-02
670 SIV-02A (Dedicated IFV) (300 with Paratroop forces)
140 SIV-02B (AA guns system) (56 with Paratroop forces)
40 SIV-02C (Command variant) (18 with Paratroop forces)
150 SIV-02E (AA Missile system) (80 with Paratroop forces)
370 SIV-02G (Anti-tank version) (210 with Paratroop forces)
110 SIV-02H (Combat engineer) (50 with Paratroop forces)

980 SIV-11 APC
410 SIV-11A (Dedicated IFV) (200 with Paratroop forces)
80 SIV-11B (AA Guns system) (50 with Paratroop forces)
25 SIV-11C (Command version) (12 with Paratroop forces)
110 SIV-11E (AA Missile system) (50 with Paratroop forces)
255 SIV-11G (Anti-tank version) (120 with Paratroop forces)
60 SIV-11H (Engineer version) (25 with Paratroop forces)
1140 VAT-01 (540 are VPC-01 personnel carriers) (240 VPC-01s and 460 VAT-01s being used by paradrop forces)

460 Tunguska 2K22B
510 Shilka AA

820 T-04A/B (560 T-04A, 260 T-04B) (210 T-04A, 60 T-04B in use by paradrop forces) (Roughly 260 T-04A are configured for anti-air duties)
2100 T-05 Paradrop capable tanks (1800 are in use by paradrop forces)
1040 T-05A2 Advanced paradrop tanks (900 are in use by paradrop forces)
840 T-06 Main battle tanks
660 T-08 Heavy tanks
340 T-90 tanks (Approximately half are used with Local Area Defense forces, other half is used for training for T-06 and T-08 tanks. A small number is used for actual combat)
510 T-80 tanks (most serve with Local Area Defense Forces [national-guard type/militia units that protect certain regions and villages, every city in Soviet Bloc has one])
610 T-72 (All serve with Local Area Defense Forces)
310 T-55 (Most serve with Local Area Defense Forces, some used for training)

Assorted artillery (so many I won't even bother trying to name them all)
240 Smerch MLS
110 Smerch-II MLS
430 AAMLS

260 Mi-24 Hind D
340 Mi-24 Hind E
200 Mi-28 Havoc
330 Mi-8
224 Mi-17
420 SAH-01 attack helicopters
460 SAH-03 attack helicopters (210 are in naval format)
410 SAH-04 advanced attack helicopters (110 are in naval format)
325 HVN-01 naval gunships
210 HVN-02 ASW gunships
540 HVC-03 naval gunship/transports (240 are reconfigured to be used by land forces)

Navy
670,000 total personnel

24,000 Marine Combat personnel
1,670 Special Forces

2 Razor-class Battle carriers

8 CGH-1 aviation cruisers
12 Ingenuity-class light carriers
10 Ironclad-class light carriers

3 Mackensen-class battleships

24 Taylor-class DDGs
21 Udaloy-class DDGs
8 Udaloy II- class DDGs

20 CGN-21 heavy nuclear cruisers

36 assorted frigates

140 assorted patrol/shallow water craft
8 941AX-type ballistic submarines
12 Astron-class fast attack submarines

12 Alfa-class submarines
4 Delta-class submarines

36 assorted landing ships
82 supply, fuel, and ammunition ships

84 MiG-31
63 MiG-33
69 Su-27
42 Su-37
33 DP-21 EW/interceptor aircraft (9 configured for ASW duties)
41 DP-21G
28 CL-12 transports
24 CL-15 tankers
8 CL-17 airborne radar and early warning command centers
Numerous small transports

260 HVN-01 Naval gunships
110 HVN-02 ASW
210 HVC-03 naval transports
41 Helix ASW




Air Force
980,000 total personnel

8,600 special forces

1400 UAZ (900 UAZ-C, 400 UAZ-P, 100 UAZ-H)
1600 URAL trucks

440 SIV-02 (Most are SIV-02A or SIV-02B/E AA systems)
210 SIV-11 (Most are AA systems with some fast assault vehicle-type)

120 T-05 light tanks
40 T-06 main battle tanks
60 T-08 Heavy tanks

230 SAH-01 attack helicopters
210 SAH-03 attack helicopters
140 SAH-04 advanced attack helicopters
80 Mi-8
240 Mi-17
310 Mi-24 Hind-D
270 Mi-24 Hind E
210 Mi-28 Havoc


240 MiG-21 (mostly in reserve units)
256 MiG-29 (About half in reserve units)
220 MiG-31
140 MiG-33
180 Su-27 (Roughly 50 with reserves)
203 Su-37 (Roughly 50 with reserves)
300 Assorted transports (Smaller transports)
150 CL-12 transports
48 CL-15 tankers
28 CL-17 airborne radar and early warning command center (AREWCC)
41 An-225 Heavy transports (most configured for use by paratroop forces)
68 Tu-160 Blackjack bombers (50 configured for tactical bombing, 18 configured for nuclear weapons/cruise missiles)
6 B-52 bombers (all configured for tactical bombing)







RESERVES (Also known as Local Area Defense Forces or Militias)
1.4 million personnel

640,000 combat personnel (Armed with AKMs, AK-47s, AK-74s, OC-14 Groza)
40,000 are reserve paratroopers

Assorted light units (older jeeps, UAZs, URAL trucks, reconfigured pickups)
Assorted APCs (BMP-series units, some SIV-02s and SIV-11s)

Assorted tanks (Mostly T-72s with many T-80s and T-55s, and some T-90s with T-06s)

Assorted artillery and AA (Howitzers, Shilka AA, Tunguska 2K22B)

Assorted attack helicopters (Mostly Mi-24 Hind D and Mi-24 Hind E, with some Mi-28 Havocs and SAH-01s)
Assorted transport helicopters (Mostly Mi-8s and Mi-17s)

Assorted aircraft (Mostly MiG-21s with some MiG-29s and Su-27s)
Assorted transports (Mostly light transports with a few CL-12s and a few An-225)
Assorted special aircraft (Some CL-17 Airborne radar craft and some CL-15 tankers)


No naval reserves