PRECISE LOCATIONS OF HERRINGBONE SAM SITES IN THE MOSCOW AREA

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Joint Photographic Intelligence Report
PRECISE LOCATIONS OF
HERRINGBONE SAM SITES
IN THE MOSCOW AREA
PIC/JR-30/59
DECEMBER 1959
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PRECISE LOCATIONS OF
HERRINGBONE SAM SITES
IN THE MOSCOW AREA
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DECEMBER 1959
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PREFACE
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This Joint Photographic Intelligence Report has been prepared by
the Army, Navy, and the Central Intelligence Agency in partial response
to Army SRI 422-1-57. Since a number of comprehensive reports on the
Moscow SAM system already provide detailed information on the opera-
tional capabilities and functions of individual sites, it is the intent of this
report to provide only more precise location and certain mensural data
pertinent to the individual herringbone launching sites which had been
located as. of No attempt has been made in this report to
predict the locations of sites not found on photography.
Photography used in the preparation of this report includes
all of which were used
both to confirm locations of sites found in other sources and to locate
sites previously unidentified. It should be noted that the location map
used in this report provides only a general location of the sites discussed,
whereas the tabular material provides detailed, accurate positioning data.
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I. INTRODUCTION
This report consolidates and summarizes certain information obtained
from all aerial photography prior t overing the herringbone-
type surface-to-air missile (SAM) launching sites in the Moscow area. It
specifically provides accurate geographic coordinates for each SAM site
and its accompanying Yo-Yo radar and certain pertinent mensural data
for each site. As of the precise locations of 26 launch
sites have been verified on the basis of aerial photography and are dis-
cussed herein. Two other sites which appeared on photography could not
be precisely located. Their tentative locations are also included in this
report.
Data discussed in this report are presented primarily in a tabular
form. While the location map depicts the general location of the sites
which have been identified and located, the precise location, certain
mensural data, and source material used in the study of each site are set
forth in tabular form. In addition, photography of two sites, with accom-
panying line drawings, is included to illustrate the methods employed
in locating points of reference for the mensural data presented.
II. METHODOLOGY
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Of the 26 surface-to-air missile sites precisely located as of
18 were identified on
This
mission included good coverage of the southwest and northeast quadrants
of the two concentric rings of SAM sites around Moscow comprising the
launching facilities of the B-200 system. Cloud cover precluded obtaining
photographic evidence of at least three other sites which are probably
located in the inner ring northeast of the city, and which have not yet been
photographed. Four other sites were located in the outer ring southwest
of Moscow from mission coverage of
four remaining sites precisely located were photographed
around Moscow. In addition, two other sites
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were identified but haze and obliquity of the
photography, together with a lack of sufficient collateral material,
precluded giving precise locations to these sites.
The points of reference used for the coordinates and measurements
were located geographically by matching photographic detail to map
detail and/or World War II photography. When available, Soviet maps
were used to match detail, since the portrayal of vegetation and drainage
thereon proved more accurate than on the majority of U. S. maps. The
resultant coordinates were then adjusted from the Pulkovo to the European
Reference Datum.
The coordinates for each SAM site are of the center of the launching
area, which is a point where a line connecting the two central control
bunkers would intersect the center service road. This method of location
was possible only with respect to those sites where the over-all layout
of the herringbone launching area conformed to a typical pattern. Figure 1,
a photograph of Launch Site E-25, together with Figure 2, a line drawing
of the same site, illustrate this method. The configuration of the majority
of the sites permitted this treatment.
Because of the necessity for locating launch sites at fixed intervals,
however, the configuration of a number of sites was affected by terrain
features and drainage patterns to the extent that they could not be con-
structed symmetrically. In these instances the center of the launching
area was determined by locating the third control bunker from the Yo-Yo
radar end of the launching area and constructing a line through that bunker
perpendicular to the center service road. Where the center service road
also deviated from the typical pattern, it was projected as if it were ,a
normal pattern and the perpendicular, was constructed through the third
control bunker. Figure 3, a photograph of Launch Site C-20, together
with Figure 4, a line drawing of the same site, illustrate this situation.
The two sites which could not be precisely located are probably
Launch Site E-01, in the vicinity of 56?28'N/37?42'E,, and Launch Site
C-35, in the vicinity of 56'12'N/39'30'E.
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FIGURE 2. TYPICAL HERRINGBONE LAUNCH SITE. (SITE E-25)
ANGLE AT YO-YO
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DISTANCE BETWEEN YO-YO RADAR
AND JUNCTION OF NEAREST SET OF
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DISTANCE BETWEEN YO-YO RADAR AND JUNCTION OF
FARTHEST SET OF LAUNCH ROADS AND CENTER ROAD
FIGURE 3. TYPICAL HERRINGBONE LAUNCH SITE. This line drawing illustrates the points of reference
used to obtain the measurements and geographic coordinates of the Moscow SAM sites listed in the table.
Coordinates given for each Yo- Yo radar are' 'based'::on'.the center
of mass of the instrument, or the center of the forward portion of the
Yo-Yo bunker when the radar antenna itself was not visible.
The distance was measured from the Yo-Yo radar to the intersection
of the set of launch roads nearest the Yo-Yo radar with the center service
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ANGLE AT YO-YO
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LAUNCH AREA /
DISTANCE BETWEEN YO-YO RADAR
AND JUNCTION OF NEAREST SET OF
LAUNCH ROADS AND CENTER ROAD
DISTANCE BETWEEN YO-YO RADAR AND JUNCTION OF
FARTHEST SET OF LAUNCH ROADS AND CENTER ROAD
FIGURE 5. IRREGULAR HERRINGBONE LAUNCH SITE. This line drawing illustrates the points of reference
used to obtain the measurements and geographic coordinates of the Moscow SAM sites 'listed in the table.
road, in the case of the typical herringbone sites, or to the intersection
of the projection of one or both of these roads where the pattern was
irregular. A second measurement was made from the Yo-Yo radar to
the launch road, or the projection thereof, farthest from the Yo-Yo radar.
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III. SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF HERRINGBONE SAM LAUNCH SITES IN
THE MOSCOW AREA
The precise location, mensural data requested in Army SRI 422-1-57,
and source material are-presented in the table on the following two pages.
In addition to the standard designation system for the Moscow SAM sites,
two previously used designation systems have been included in the table
to facilitate convenient use.
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COORDINATES OF
LAUNCH SITE**
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SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF HERRINGBONE
C-12 (1MISE-2) (40)
C-14 (1MISE-3) (44)
C-17 (1 MISE-5-) (48)
C-19 (IMISW-1) (2)
C-20 (1MISW-2) (4)
C-22 (1MISW-3) (6)
C-23 (1MISW-4) (8)
C-25 (1MISW-5) (10)
C-27 (1MISW-6) (12)
C-28 (1MINW-1) (14)
C-30 (1MINW-2) (16)
E-05 (1MONE-5)(45)
E-06 (1MONE-6)(47)
E-07 (IMONE-7)(49)
E-08 (1MONE-8)(51)
E-19 (1MOSW-1) (1)
E-20 (1MOSW-2) (3)
E-21 (1MOSW-3) (5)
E-22 (1MOSW-4) (7)
E-23 (1MOSW-5) (9)
E-24 (1MOSW-6) (11)
E-25 (1MOSW-7) (13)
E-26 (1MOSW-8) (15)
E-27 (1MOSW-9) (17)
E-28 (1MONW-1) (19)
E-36 (1MONW-8) (35)
55? 32' 55" N / 38? 23' 21" E
55? 27' 49'N / 38? 09' 01" E
55? 18' 43" N / 37? 45' 56" E
55? 17' 51Y " N/ 37? 36' 54"E
55?20' 31"N/37?21'55"E
55? 23' 03" N / 37? 10' 35" E
55?28'05"N/37?00'23"E
55? 34' 39'N / 36? 52' 35" E
55? 41' 06" N / 36? 50' 03" E
55?48'59"N/36?52'07"E
55? 56' 26" N / 36? 55' 05" E
56? 14' 14" N 38?34' 14" E
56? 07' 07" N / 38?42' 43" E
56? 01' 11" N 38? 52' 00"E
55? 53' 19?N/38'54'52"E
55? 00' 3-P' N / 37? 30' 02" E
55?00'32" N 37? 14' 27' E
55?04'25"N/37?01' 13" E
55?08'52"N/36?50'41"E
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55? 21' 14" N / 36? 29' 23" E
55? 27' 54" N / 36? 24' 27' E
55?36'46"N/36?19'21"E
55? 44' 25" N / 36? 16' 00" E
55? 52' 27N / 36? 17' 48" E
5629'21"N/37?28'
COORDINATES OF
YO-YO RADAR**
CLOUDS
55? 28' 44" N / 38? 07' 27" E
55? 19'59'N / 37? 45' 11" E
55? 19' 31" N / 37? 37' 06" E
55? 21' 43" N / 37? 22' 31" E
55? 24' 04" N / 37? 11' 43" E
55? 28' 54" N / 37? 02' 05" E
55? 35' 08" N / 36? 54' 32" E
55?41' 17'N /36?52' 11"E
55? 48' 51"N /36?541171 E
NO PHOTO COVERAGE
NO PHOTO COVERAGE
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CLOUDS
55?53'12"N/38?52'28"E
55?01'35"N/37?30'02"E
55? 01' 47'N / 37? 14' 43" E
55? 05' 39" N / 37? 02' 25" E
55'09' 49'N / 36? 52' 06" E
55? 15' 20" N 36?39'43"E
55?21'40"N/36?31'21"E
55?28'21"N/36?26'31"E
55? 37' 00" N / 36? 21' 26" E
NO PHOTO COVERAGE
55?52' 16"N /36?19'59"E
56? 27' 55" N / 37? 28' 35" E
*Sources for site designators: 1st column (C-12): AIN-SAGMOB/2C2-2-58;
2C4-2-57; 3d column (40): SMR-1-56 (Army)
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DISTANCE FROM YO-YO TO
A POINT EQUIDISTANT BE-
TWEEN THE FIRST SET OF
LAUNCH PADS**
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CLOUDS
5135'
5300'
5250'
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4900'***
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****No photo coverage. Estimated coordinates are 55? 15' 18" N /36? 36' 55' E, assuming typical configuration of launch site.
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