SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TRANSCAUCASUS MD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE
TRANSCAUCASUS MD
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center iPla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1Pla.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A1) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (I,) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (11) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(I.) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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AKHALKALAKI ARMY BARRACKS
(41-24N 043-28E)
AKIIALKALAKI, GRUZINSKAYA SSR, USSR
TRANSCAUCASUS MD
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Akhalkalaki Army Barracks is located on
the western outskirts of Akhalkalaki, 27 kilo-
meters (km) north of the Turkish border (Fig-
ure 1).
This installation covers approximately 300
acres and contains 10 administration buildings,
2 probable administration buildings, 23 bar-
racks, 11 possible storage buildings, 17 vehicle/
equipment storage buildings, 4 vehicle main-
tenance buildings, 34 support buildings, and 72
probable dependents quarters. Other facilities
include a possible POL storage area, a proba-
ble ammunition depot, several open storage
areas, an athletic field, a probable parade
ground, and 3 small-arms firing ranges. An
unoccupied AAA site is north of the installation
(Figures 2 and 3).
This installation is covered oni
missions
Comparative analysis reveals no signiticart
change. A tank/assault-gun firing range (not
shown on Figures 2 and 3), approximately 15
km east, contains 3 firing lanes, 4 moving-
target runs, and 4 probable range support
buildings.
Administration and Troop Housing Area
Area D contains 9 administration buildings,
12 multistory barracks, 11 other barracks,
and 21 support buildings.
General Storage Area
Area E contains 2 probable administration
buildings, 11 possible storage buildings, and
large areas for open storage.
Ammunition Storage Area
Area F contains 5 probable ammunition
storage buildings. Four of these are walled.
POL Storage Area
Area G is a secured, possible POL stor-
age area.
Other Buildings
Area 11 contains 72 probable dependents
quarters.
Equipment Storage/Maintenance Areas
Area J1 contains a vehicle storage/mair-
tenance building (250 by 75 feet, with an eh-
tension, 150 by 25 feet), 2 vehicle storage build-
ings (150 by 50 feet), a vehicle maintenance
building (75 by 50 feet), and 5 support buildings.
Area J2 contains an administration build-
ing, 5 vehicle storage buildings (each 150
by 35 feet), 3 vehicle maintenance buildings (each
100 by 75 feet), 5 probable equipment sheds,
and 3 support buildings.
Vehicles/pieces of equipment are visible
in both areas.
Area K1 contains an athletic field.
Area K2 contains a probable parade field.
Small-Arms Firing Ranges
Area L contains 3 small-arms firing ranges
(two 360 by 100 feet and one 300 by 80 fee,)
and 5 support buildings.
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