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Corps
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Training
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THREAT
RECOGNITION GUIDE
1988
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CONTENTS
SUBJECT
NOTES ON SOVIET NOMENCLATURE TANKS APC S
RE E
ARTILLERY AIR DEFENCE ENGINEERS AIRCRAFT TANK BN ORBAT MOTOR RIFLE BN ORBAT SOVIET RANKS SOVIET
RM
OF SERVICE BADGES
NOTES
ON SOVIET
NOMENCLATURE
DESiGNATIONS·
GENERAL
RUleS
1
FIRST
LETTER
GROUP
Z
ANTI AIRCRAFT
GUNI
T
TANK
A
AIRBORNEIAIRPORTABLE
D
ARTILLERY SU
SELF
PROPELLED
BM
ROCKET
LAUNCHER SA SURFACE
TQ
AlR MISSILE M
ARTILL ERY
BRDM ARMOURED
RECCE
VEHICLI:
BTR
APC
2.
NUMBER
GROUP
FIRST
NUMBER IS
EITHER
YEAR OF
FIRST
SIGHTING OR CALIBRE OF MAIN ARMAMENT.
IF
A SECOND NUMBER IS USED
IT
MAY INDICATE TtiE NUMBER OF MAIN ARMAMENT GUNS.
3
SECOND
LETTER
GROUP
P AMPHIBIOUS M INFRA
IRED
EOUIPMENT B MOUNTS
SMALL
TUMET
U COMMAND VERSION
4
EQUIPMENT
MAY
e
DESIGNATE!)
BY
A
U,nER
AND
THE
YEAR WHEN
FIRST SIGHTED
6
EXAMPLES:
BTR
60
PB
APC
60
AMPHIBIOUS
wtTH
SMALL
TURRET
ZSU
23-4
ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN -SELF PROPELLED
W1.TH
4
x
23mm
GUNS T64 TANK SIGHTED IN
1964
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