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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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