SUPPORT FACILITIES AT SAM SITES, PALANGA, USSR

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1963
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SUPPORT FACILITIES AT SAM SITES,
PALANGA, USSR
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Area A
This area (Figure 3) contains six buildings,
an earthen mound probably used for an acquisi-
tion radar, and the SA-3 site. The six buildings
range in size from 20 by 20 feet to 100 by 30 feet,
and were constructed between
SUPPORT FACILITIES AT SAM SITES, PALANGA, USSR
This report presents a detailed analysis of
the support facilities at and adjacent to the Pa-
langa SA-2 and SA-3 SAM sites (Figure 1), in-
cluding the facilities contained in and adjacent
to a secured area previously reported as aprob-
able SAM assembly area. 1/ However, further
interpretation of this and similar areas recently
identified at other SAM sites throughout the USSR
indicates that although the area probably per-
forms some phase of SAM support, it is not
necessarily that of SAM assembly.
Palanga SAM site A03-2
is located immediately east of Palanga Airfield
at 55-58-48N 21-06-25E. Palanga SAM site
A03-3 is located immediately
north-northeast of Palanga Airfield at 55-59-
30N 21-05-50E. Their support facilities can be
divided into three areas (Figure 2): Area A,
which includes facilities associated with the SA-3
site; Area B, which includes the facilities con-
tained in and adjacent to the secured area pre-
viously referred to as a probable SAM assembly
area; and Area C, which includes the facilities
adjacent to the SA-2 site. All three of the areas
are connected by road, both to each other and to
the surrounding country.
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and - The largest of the buildings (100
by 30 feet) is probably a vehicle shed; it is lo-
cited on the site access road and is connected
to the road by a service apron. The exact
function of the remaining five buildings, located
about 200 feet south of the SA-3 site, cannot be
determined at this time. There are no indica-
tions of;security measures at either the SA-3
site or at any of the buildings.
This area (Figure 4) is located to tl-e east
of Palan.ga Airfield, immediately north-north-
east of the SA-2 site, and 0.5 nautical miles
south-southeast of the SA-3 site. It contains a
secured section with three buildings serviced by
a generally circular service road, six other
buildings outside the security fence, a previously
identified POL storage area, 2/ and approxi-
mately 37 vehicles.
The nine buildings in the area range in size
from 30 by 20 feet to 240 by 75 feet, and eight of
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them were first observed on KEYHOLE photog-
raphy of- The single building farthest
west was present in
, and is probably
associated with Palanga Airfield. The vehicles
first appeared on KEYI 10LE photography of
= and were still present in
They vary in length from 15 feet to 25 feet.
Within the secured section of this area, the
largest of the three buildings (240 by 75 feet) is
adjacent to the generally circular road and con-
nected to it by a service apron. The next largest
building (70 by 60 feet) is located on the road and
is probably drive-through. The smallest building
M feet) is located adjacent to the road, but
the exact manner in which it is served cannot be
determined. Approximately 26 of the vehicles
are located within this section.
An overhead probable pipeline connects a 60-
by 30-foot building located outside the fence with
an undetermined point inside the secured section.
Area C
This area. (Figure 4) is located immediately
east of Palanga Airfield and contains the Palanga
SA-2 SAM site together with 14 associated build-
ings. All of the buildings in the area were pres-
ent when the SA-2 site was first identified on
KEYIIOLE photography of- and all are
similar to those normally found in an SA-2
on-site support facility.
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