SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TURKESTAN MD

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: July 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPOT
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SOVIET MILITARY
ORDER OF BATTLE
TURKESTAN MD
Declass Review by
NIMA/DOD
TCS-80781 /65
JULY 1965
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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 CIA Photographic Intelligence Division.
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: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firingranges, (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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CHIRCHIK ARMY BARRACKS ARYK RIVER
(41-28N 069-34E)
CHIRCHIK, TASHKENTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
TURKESTAN MD
48?
Olt Shevchenko
IRAN
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The Chirchik Army Barracks Aryk River is
in the western section of Chirchik (Figure 1).
This installation covers approximately 145
acres and contains 6 administration buildings, 28
barracks, 1 probable administration building, 20
storage buildings, 21 support buildings, 8 quar-
ters, 9 vehicle sheds, 3 vehicle maintenance
buildings, a vehicle park, an athletic field, a
small-arms firing range, a probable obstacle
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course, a swimming pool, and 3 unidentifiedex-
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cavations (Figures 2 and 3).
The installation was covered by IFALENT
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sions between
No significant changes were observed in the fa-
cilities during this period. A high rate of ac-
tivity was sustained on all coverage.
Equipment Storage/ Maintenance Areas
Area J1 contains 2 vehicle maintenance
buildings, each 110 by 60 feet, 1 vehicle shed,
and 1 storage building, 280 by 45 feet. One
cargo truck was observed in this area on_
-coverage.
Area J2 contains a vehicle park, 240 by
180 feet. Approximately 119 FA pieces were
observed on coverage.
Area J3 contains 1 vehicle maintenance
building, 110 by 80 feet; 2 vehicle sheds, one
270 by 35 feet and one 160by35 feet; and 3 sup-
port buildings. Two cargo trucks and 14 vehi-
cles/pieces of equipment were observed in this
area on coverage.
Area J4 contains 4 vehicle sheds, 100 by
30 feet, 340 by 35 feet, 140 by 35 feet, and 160
by 30 feet, and 1 support building. Eleven
cargo trucks, 2 utility trucks, and 7 pieces
of equipment were observed in this area on
overage.
Area J5 contains 2 vehicle sheds, 230 by
35 feet and 170 by 35'feet.
All-weather roads provide access to Chir-
chik and to the Chirchik Training Area.
Administrative and Troop Housing Areas
Area D1 contains 2 single-story admin-
istration buildings, 4 single-story barracks,
and 2 support buildings.
Area D2 contains 1 single-story probable
administration building, 4 multistory admin-
istration buildings, 20 single-story barracks,
4 multistory barracks, 8 quarters, 6 storage
buildings, and 15 support buildings.
General Storage Areas
Area El contains 10 probable storage
buildings.
Area E2 contains 3 probable storage build-
ings.
Other Buildings
Area H contains 1 swimming pool which
a eared to be partially water-filled o1
coverage.
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Road
Fence
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CHIRCHIK
CHIRCHIK HQ 376TH
RIFLE DIVISION
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which appears active on
erage.
Small-Arms Firing Range
Area L is a 310- by 45-foot small-arms
firing range.
Infantry or Combined Arms Field Training Area
or Course
Unidentified Facilities or Tracking Activity
Area T contains 3 unidentified excava-
tions near the obstacle course. These ex-
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US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0328-17AL, 2d ed, May 61 (SECRET)
OACSI. PIM 139-63, Chirchik Military Search, Aug 63 (TOP SECRET CHESS)
Army. PIR-15-59, Order of Battle Chirchik, Jun 59 (TOP SECRET CHESS)
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