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2ND DRAFT
III
COMBAT FORCES. DEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS
AND EXERCISES
COMBAT FORCES AND DEPLOYMENT
Summary
The Combat Forces consist of:
1.
2.
The Nuclear Strategic Force.
b.
d.
Royal Navy General Purpose Combat Forces.
European Theatre Ground Forces.
Other Army Combat Forces.
e.
Royal Air Force General Purpose Forces.
2.
The costs and the Service and civilian manpower strengths of these
forces are shown at Annex B.
3. An illustrative outline deployment of the Combat Forces early
in 1975 is given in the map at Annex C.
A table showing the
strength of the Fleet is at Annex D. Annex E gives details of major
teeth-arm units of the Army. Annex F provides details of the Royal
Air Force front-line aircraft and equipment.
4. This Chapter gives details of the programmes of new equipments
whose main development has been completed.
development is not as far advanced are dealt with in Chapter VII.
THE NUCLEAR STRATEGIC FORCE
Equipments whose
5. The Polaris submarines Resolution, Repulse, Renown, and Revenge
provide a continuous patrol as the United Kingdom's contribution to
the Western strategic deterrent.
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