02074cam a2200421 i 4500 rnd000000000047286 RAND 920212s1984 cau b 000 0 eng d 84015018 0833005871 (pbk.) RAND/R-3000-AF (Sirsi) a188337 $20.00 CstmoR CstmoR e-ur--- a-is--- a-le--- UG700 .L36 1984 Lambeth, Benjamin S. author. Moscow's lessons from the 1982 Lebanon air war / Benjamin S. Lambeth. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1984. xi, 46 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "Project Air Force"--Cover. "September 1984." Includes bibliographical references. This report reviews Soviet impressions of Israeli air operations during the 1982 Lebanon war. It evaluates a 1983 article published in Soviet Air Force Monthly (whose audience includes Soviet aircrews), that assesses the implications of the Israeli-Syrian air battles. For Western audiences, the article provides insights into how the Soviets have interpreted the Beka'a Valley experience. It appears that the Soviets have either deliberately misrepresented Israel's air combat results to their own pilots or else failed to comprehend the tactical lessons suggested by Israeli combat performance. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Aeronautics, Military Soviet Union. Air warfare. Lebanon History Israeli intervention, 1982-1984 Aerial operations. Project Air Force (U.S.). National Security Strategies Program. Rand Corporation. United States. Air Force. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3000/ 598979 598979