Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!linac,att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: smpod@venus.lerc.nasa.gov (Stefan) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Information request Message-ID: <1991Mar19.042843.6393@cbnews.att.com> Date: 19 Mar 91 04:28:43 GMT Article-I.D.: cbnews.1991Mar19.042843.6393 References: <1991Mar18.140837.23102@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (william.b.thacker) Organization: NASA/LeRC Lines: 25 Approved: military@att.att.com From: smpod@venus.lerc.nasa.gov (Stefan) In ssdc!jbasara@uunet.UU.NET (jim basara) writes... >Can someone point me to a good source of information about Soviet weapon >systems that includes information such as the types of radars that >are used on specific SAMs and other weapon platforms????? An excellent book is "Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army" by D.C. Isby. It is published by Jane's Publishing, 1988 and has about 500 pages. A sample of the Table of Contents: The Soviet way of war Command and organisation Order of Battle The offensive The defence Soviet tactics in action: Afghanistan and the Third World Tanks Anti-tank weapons Artillery NBC Air defence Infantry weapons Signals, intelligence and electronic warfare