A r Qeolas'sified i1 Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for EgLease 2013fp 9 R000400050003-0 awn- 1 - 26 December 1957 1 A Study of the Soviet Guided Missile Prom 50x1 torch 19kg nor sooner cwsoso'r heron 19kg This document reports the findings or a keen 50x1 which-treated the overall orist guided missile proper capabilities and intentions in existing intelligence inrormetion available at the time tee considered evehmted end summarized by the Joint teem its period covered in theheotinetee 01 future Soviet progress tee limited to the next fire years the-mash 1953 - Surfece-te-Surfece Missile Estimte - By 1952 an improved of 500 so rouge might be ready for pilot prodnction end by the end or 1952 a production program or about 700 per might be set up ibis estimate use based on an assumption that there had been no extensive progress in improving the until the stumr of 1911-9 owing to the Jack or necessary testing facilities The production rate specified was dependent upon a diversion of gyros and electronic emonents from other military programs and on the that no other missiles except V-l's are simlteneouslar in production on s large scale - By 1951 V l type missile could be reefs r for prodimtion which would be essentially the some in performance as the original German V l except for an increase in speed to H 75 - M 77 es a result or en inn-owed engine 1 16036 s cmioi'j 95894013 WP Deolassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013 1053 19 Qeclassjfied in Part - Sanitized Copy Approv aclj for Release' mszoeme R000400050003-0 I - - I 251 1 The Soviet objective in their imeeiete poet Her-1e He - II prom see one or exploiting all of the Germ wartime missile designs facilities and selected personnel Principal attention apparently devoted to the ballistic missile and to improvements thereon 'Ihese improvements involved accuracy and range characteristics and were con-- By 19kg eir-to-surfece er the as 293 end PX 11m variety Build be in large scale Motion although there is only slight evidence or soviet interest in this field 1 16036 n Copyioi 9 Page 2 or 2 HIP Deolassifie_d_ in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 201309119 CIA-RDP60-00321R00040005EEOS-0 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu