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Subject = SPD INTSUM 15 JAN 91                                            

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = VII CORPS   

Folder Title = SPO INTSUMS JAN 91                                                                              

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX000294


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              BiuvIet ADDITIONALLY, RECENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE IRAQI SO-
              2 FSNCERS HAVE BEEN ASSESSED T3 BE CAF'A[ii-!- O@- "ARRYING THE AS--7-
              B. AND THE AS-14-A (BUT NOT rHE AS-9). -@IE AS-7-B KERRY IS A
              COMMAND GUIDANCE TACTICAL AIR-10-SURFACE MISSILE (IASM) WHICH
              FZEQLJ 1  @'IC F'f t.CT T@- V I!iy(,'; V 12!77 Al,::: ..... 7;@l' '7n ":r-
              f\IEC.ESc3 I TAT E--'S EITHER DAYFIME ATTACKS CIR A'i(@C@S ON TARGE:S
              ILL.LJM',I\IATED BY FLARES 11\1 A PREVIOUS RUN ON !'HE TARGE-. THE AS-
              14-A VEDUE REQUIRES THE TARGET TO BE ILLUMI:\IATED BY A @-ASER. IF
              THIS LASER IS AL-SO CARRIED BY T14E CARRIER OF THE MISSILE. T@-!EN
              THE LAUNCIIING AIRCRAFT MUST STEER A COURSE THAT WILL ALLOW -HE
              PILOT TO KEEP THE TARGET ii.L'-'MINIATED. IF TiiE TARGEI' l@3
              ILLUMIN(41ED BY ANOTHER SOURCE. fHE LALJNCHING AIRCRAFT is F-REE 'fo
              MANEUVER AFTER LAUNCH. BOTH THE AS-7-B AND THE AS-14-A FIAVF A
              RANGE OF 10-11 KMS. THE AS-9, ON rHE OIHER HAND. IS AN ANTI-
              RADIATION MISSILE WITH ;-ALINCH (ND LEAVE CA@'A.R;I.ITY. u C-; I .\I (i
              PASSIVE RF: HOMING, 1'. CAN STFil@,,E TARGETS R5 @," FRDM 'THE POINI OF
              LALJNCH.                                      5 USC 552 (b)(1)









              5.(U)zD/iq@-/wi-4) LOGRSTICS: THE FOLLOWING IS A RESPONSE TO AN RFI
              REUORDING THE USE OF IRAOI PU@-:L BY US HEL.,",' UP@ERS: THE !RACIS
              USE A NtJMBL@3 OF WESTERN AND SOVIET HELICCFYEF'TS. THE WES-'E:R@'\i
              liELI(--O['T@--RS LI@IE THE ALOUT'@-E 111. AND BO-,(')!:j' USE JP-4. A,41) THIS
              FUEL SilOULD BE USABLE BY US FORCES.   THE SOVI@R HELIC,07'-,@7-F-.S (MI--
              2, I'll-6. MI-0/17. AND MI--"4) USE A FUEL SIMILAR TO WES'l@-rii\., I-UEL
              MIL-F-5616. IT IS POSS18LE THAT AS A RESULT OF THE EMBARGO, THE
              QUALITY Llf- THE IRAQI FUEL HAS DETERIORATED SCMEWHAT. ff-'
              POSSIBL.E. IRAQI FUEL SF4C)IJI-.') BE CHEC@.@ED F)E-'Of'kr LI;SE BY tJS f'OR(,ES.


              6. (.'J) AIR DEFENSE AZTIVITY.:


                             @AmOrAOW) B-fH rHE SA-1.4 Gi:tv,-lL,!\l AND
              PROBABLY IN THE IRA01 SAM INVENTORY.    AS A RESUL'.' OF f HE -. ALJG
              INVASION. IRAQI MILITARY FORCES CAPTURED A LARGE VOLUtl.F OF'
              KUWAIT'S MILITARY MATERIAL. INCLUDING SEVERAL SAM SYSTEMS. rilESE
              INCLUDED THE SA-7 GRAIL AND THE SA-88 GECKC. COMMON TO Por@i
              COUNTRY'S :NVENTORIES. AND APPROX 125 SA-14 LAUNCHrr




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