MENSURATION OF POSSIBLE SSM TRANSPORTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04743A000500010037-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2004
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: November 20, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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IGNORARMI3 =eft Hilitary-Econaedes 170,1 SW al am
JOIETITCS:
Wet, cIA/Pn) (wirm)
mach liensuration of Possible fat TranSporter
BUTEINCE131 gioi Requirement 1/372/62
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1. This memorandum Is In regrow* to your requirement dated 13 Demi'',
1962 requesting meows:aloe of all details visible on the possible 8ER4
tranamter observed at Varobyevi Cori railroad yards, Moscow, WM*
2. All mensuretion data tow this project imis Obtained tram RIDATIO
with the following results*
(a) Detailed aukensions ot the zoiSibila transportersi
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NGA Review Complete
Overall length
Overall vidth
Width of cradle
Radius of curvature end
depth of =idle
CrAd:Le 1
Cradle II
Height of cradle ends
Distance between cradles
Bel&t of trailer body
length* width, and height et
various menbers of the
framework malted an the
transporter (see marks)
Distance between various
sections of the framewark (see remarks)
Distance between, each meeteer
of each section of framework (see remarks)
Distance from each cradle to
the obstructions at each
end at the transporters
Rat** of end obstruction.
Meet Um or tracaparter
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(b) As this vroject was worked, incoasistencies developed in the
meazurements that cannot be easily explained. They probably come from either
distortions in the viorgraphs or in the distances end camera. data Overt, but
mana44 be pinned down to these factors. Incensistencies were especially noted
in trying to develop date for the framework as called for in items 8, 90 100
1.10 sad 12 listed above; therefore, it was not possible to develop reliable
values for these item. 2Vo overall. values are given on the attached sketch
froa which estimates eau be rode of the desired dimenaions. Educe sections
at the filamework do not lie in exactly the same position on all the trailers,
and zarta of them exted. above the /1.210 between the cradles as much as two
feet, it has been mezettetea that the framework is actually a ntriber of *mow
sorts temporarily lashed to the trailer in knock down position for
transport. This could moan that they are vexed when s_ regular shaped object
is placed on the cradles, or that the object carried is very irregular in 0013e
figuration such as a boat hull.
(c) The above listed dimension are accurate to no more than ten
percent. This large error percentage is given because checks made by different
proce4nres did not agree any better than this amount. Doe to some unknown
factor ouch as large dige.ortices introduced in makimg the viewgraItta, armor
ously given camera focal length CV Zialeadizg object distance estimated by
the *iotograplIer, the Imeasurements detersinesi did not agree with those oh.
tallied wing perspective techniqUell based on the given Site of the tank cr.
Also, there ion considerable inconsistency is vanishing point locations in
the perspective solution, leading to additions/ disagreement IA the mate
of the two nethode vim compared.
(d) The overall vidth dimen111011 civets in item two is bac, on tbe
fenders over the mbeels at the Cradle 2 end. There is ft loogituaiml
probably a ntiewdomat" box fastened just outside this top surface of the fcrZtis.
The 10 iligt width given is based on the supposition that these 'tie-down' bars
are just outsides the itesiders which have ea outside separation distance of
(e) The radius of =nature of the two cream given in item 4 doe*
not tramcar to be the same. Cradle 1 sneers to larre reach emmaller radius
than Cradle 2. In fact, Cradle 2 does not appear to have a single roans of
*ammeters. At the cradle ends the oireature radius seem to be nosh smaller
than it is for the adddle portion. This apparent difference in Ourvature vas
noted independesttly by tour different saalysts in TID.
(f) No dimentens Vero possible on the length, width, or 'Wheel ease
of the railroad ewe due to leadelioste sibotegzigihte Zierappativelso
(g) A shot* rant with ever3ar avias ialat peotbaint itteseelose to
barren's studied*
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3. The Ehoto elwaYet on this project is and he may
2511 be contacted ool
V you have say further questions concerning
this project.
This project is cansidared to be cat..
Enclosures:
1. - Cue (11 Photo print with overlay
2 - Three 3) VU.graphs
(submitted with requirement)
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