SOVIET MILITARY BUILDUP ALONG THE CHINA BORDER AND IN MONGOLIA

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
PIIOTOGRAPNIC
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
SOVIET MILITARY BUILDUP
ALONG THE CNINA BORDER
AND IN MON60LIA
~OF'S?CRE~-
GROUP I: EXCLUDED FROM
AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING
AND DECLASSIFICATION
gE~DRN ~D ARCN~~ES & RECORDS CE~'~ER
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FEBRUARY 1971
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PLR-077/70
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SOVIET MILITARY BUILDUP ALONG THE CHINA BORDER AND IN MONGOLIA
INTRODUCTION
1. Increasing levels of Soviet military activity in those areas of the USSR bordering on
China and inside Mon olia have been observed on KEYHOLE photography during the
period This report supersedes three previous NPIC
reports on the Soviet buildup near the border with China.1-3
2. The buildup has involved both ground and air force installations. Static defenses
have been renovated, new radar and SAM sites have been constructed, large numbers of
permanent ground force installations have been built, and older ground force areas have
been expanded. Many deployment and dispersal airfields have also been built or renovated.
3. Some of the newest equipment in the Soviet inventory has been observed with these
border forces: The SCALEBOARD missile system, the wheeled SCUD missile system, the
FROG-7 wheeled rocket system, the T-62 medium tank, the T-55 tank-launched bridge, the
VMP armored personnel carrier, and two new types of river patrol boats. Aircraft observed
include FIDDLER supersonic long-range interceptors and FLAGON supersonic point
interceptors. Increasing numbers of tactical combat and support aircraft employed in
support of ground forces have been observed both in the USSR and Mongolia.
4. Activities of Soviet ground forces are considered first, followed by activities of
Soviet air forces and the river patrol forces.
SOVIET GROUND FORCES
5. A major increase of Soviet ground forces along the Sino-Soviet border and within
Mongolia has been observed during the last five years. Photographic evidence of the
buildup began in late 1965 and indicated a steadily increasing movement of forces to the
border through 1968. Since 1968 only a few new divisions have been formed; increases in
forces since that time apparently have been designed to fill out existing divisions along the
border.
6. Through September 1970 approximately 39 Soviet divisions have
been identified along the Sino- oviet border. Divisions have been identified by the
proximity of the regiments- and support units and the order of battle observed.
Determination of the types of divisions, the areas where they are based, and the number of
associated units has been derived solely from photography. No attempt has been made to
determine the strength or readiness of the divisions or to group the divisions into corps or
armies. The divisions include those which appear to be primarily oriented against China
(Figure 1). The Central Asian Military District (MD) has seven divisions and 12
unsubordinated ~, pits; the Siberian MD has one division; the Transbaikal MD has eight
divisions, two possible divisions, and 13 unsubordinated units; the Far East MD contains
18 divisions, one possible division, and 28 unsubordinated units; Mongolia has at least
three divisions and an unsubordinated unit.
7. The type of unit within an installation has been identified from observing order of
battle known to be associated with such a unit.4-6 Some units are in areas where available
photography is of limited interpretability which makes full identification impossible.
Subordination of units cannot be determined from photography alone. At least three more
divisions could be formed of the unsubordinated units, one each in the Central Asian,
Transbaikal, and Far East MDs.
8. Recent photography indicates the continuing upgrading of equipment along the
border. The rear services for support of the divisions have recently been moved into the
border areas, particularly into the Far East MD and to a lesser extent into the Transbaikal
MD. Ground force units along the border appeared to be receiving the latest equipment
more rapidly than ground force units elsewhere in the USSR. Although units generally
arrive in the border area with older equipment, most have been re-equipped within a year.
Troposcatter facilities have been found near most divisions. And possible missile-related
facilities have been observed near ground force installations. 7
9. Since 1965 the r_umbers of buildings and pieces of equipment have been greatly
increased. More than 6,000 buildings have been added to ground force installations.
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Vehicles and pieces of equipment have increased by approximately 55,000. Tanks have
increased by more than 6,000; field-artillery pieces by more than 2,000. Also, the number of
vehicles and pieces of equipment in storage has more than quadrupled. These figures
represent minimum numbers. Conditions such as covered storage, partial photographic
coverage, and limited interpretability of some photography make a complete count
impossible. The actual increase is probably higher.
10. Each of the new barracks areas along the border contains units subordinate to a
single division. Barracks built prior to 1965 house combination units. For example,
Mirnaya Army AL 1 has two artillery regiments; Bezrechnaya Army Barracks AL 1 has two
AAA battalions. Probably one of the artillery regiments at Mirnaya is subordinate to the
Bezrechnaya division, and one of the AAA battalions at Bezrechnaya is subordinate to the
Mirnaya division.
11. The divisions listed in this report do not represent all the divisions in the Sino-
Soviet border area. Additional divisions are in the Turkestan, Siberian, and Far East MDs,
but they are more distant from the border. Although these divisions would probably be used
in the event of hostilities, they have not changed significantly since 1965. Therefore, they
have not been considered in this report.
SOVIET AIR FORCES
12. Si=ice 1965 the Soviet Tactical Aviation Forces (TAF) have been strengthened. In
1965,only ~~ne tactical air army existed in any strength--the one in the Far East MD--and it
consisted of about five tactical air regiments. By September 1970, the Far East forces had
been increased from five to 11 regiments. In the Transbaikal NID, the tactical air army
had been reactivated and consisted of 16 regiments. The new Central Asian MD had three
tactical air regiments, and a fourth, the regiment at Taldy Kurgan Airfield Northwest,
was also probably administratively subordinate to this MD.
13. The buildup of air defense (PVO) forces between 1965 and the fall of 1970 has not
been as sizable or rapid as the buildup of the tactical air force. Nevertheless, 15 or possibly
16 air defense regiments were in the border area in the fall of 1970 (Figure 2), and ten of
these regiments were totally or partially equipped with late model interceptors such as
FLAGON, FIREBAR, or FISHPOT.
14. Soviet long-range aviation (LRA) and naval aviation bomber forces have not
constituted part of the buildup (Figure 3). Of the 15 bomber regiments (including
reconnaissance regiments) stationed in the USSR-China border regions, six were missile
equipped. Various exercises in the past few years have indicated that the Soviets have the
capability of deploying large numbers of bombers from other bomber commands to the
border.
15. More than 50 deployment and dispersal airfields are in the USSR-China border
area, and most of these have been built since 1965.
Table 1. Aircraft Corvit by Type
Fighters
Bombers (including
reconnaissance)
Transports and.
helicopters
Total'' 2,400
~~Total does not include trainers, aircraft in storage,
or unsubordinated transport units.
RIVER PATROL FORCES
16. Two types of patrol craft, new in the Soviet inventory since 1966, have been
observed along the USSR-China border. One of these is a 28-meter (93-foot) Shmel-class
motor gunboat (PGMR). It has been observed at three locations along the Amur River. The
other boat, constructed at Nikolayevsk Shipyard, is a 29-meter (96-foot) vessel closely akin
to the Poluchat-1 diving tender (YDT). Originally designated a river patrol boat (PBR), the
29-meter boat is now designated a minesweeper boat (MSB).
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Table 2. Activity at Grotmd Force Installatioirs
(Ke}red to Frgure 1)
Item
No
Identification~Function
Order of Battle
Tanks Vehicles &
Pcs of Equip
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2 tanks rgts, arty refit,
mtz rifle refit, AAA refit,
FROG bn, engr bn, decon
co, maint co
Mtz rifle refit, arty refit,
AAA refit, FROG bn, mtr-
trans bn, engr bn. (Poss
missile-related facility)
2 mtz rifle refit, arty refit,
FROG bn, engr bn, mtr-
trans bn, rocket-launcher bn
Decon unit, unid unit
Unid unit
Mtz rifle refit
Mtz rifle refit
Tank refit, arty refit, AAA
refit, engr bn, recon co,
mtr-trans bn
Mtz rifle refit, arty refit
Prob tank refit, AAA refit,
unid unit
Tank refit, puss tank reg,
recon co, decon co, engr
bn, prob mtr-trans bn,
rocket-launcher bn
Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
recon bn, decon co
Poss arty refit, unid unit
Mtz rifle refit, arty refit,
AAA refit, FROG bn, recon
co, pons engr bn
Tank bn, 2 unid units.
(Poss Border Security--
KGB)
(Prob Border Security--
KGB)
Unid unit
Tank bn, mtz rifle bn. (Prob
Border Security--KGB)
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No
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Table 2 (Continued
Iliysk Army Bks AL 1
43-52N 077-O1E
Rybachye Army Bks
42-28N 076-12E
Frunze Military Bks
AL 2
42-52N 074-30E
Frunze Army Bks AL 4
42-53N 074-34E
Frunze Army Bks AL 3
42-54N 074-30E
Frunze Army Bks AL 5
42-43N 074-40E
Frunze Mil Installation
42-53N 074-31E
20 Motorized Rifle Division
Abakan Army Bks AL 1
53-42N 091-24E
21 Motorized Rifle Division
Nizhneudinsk Army Bks
ALl
54-54N 099-03E
22 Motorized Rifle Division
Ulan-Ude Army Bks
Divizionnaya AL 1
51-53N 107-31 E
Ulan-Ude Army Bks AL 3
51-51N 107-50E
23 Possible Division
Ulan-Ude Army Bks
Divizionnaya AL 1
51-53N 107-31E
24 Tank Division
Kyakhta Army Bks AL 1
50-21N 106-26E
Naushki Army Bks AL 1
50-23N 106-06E
25 Tank Division
Chita Army Bks
Peschanka AL 1
51-59N 113-34E
Glubokaya Army Bks
Atamanovka AL 1
51-54N 113-38E
26 Possible Division
Chita Army Bks No AL 2
52-05N 113-29E
Vehicles &
Pcs of Equip
1,000 (aprox)
(Storage area)
160
Mtz rifle refit
87
Unid unit
Mtr rifle refit, arty refit,
unid unit, decon co
Unid unit
438 Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
prob mtz rifle refit, arty
refit, AAA refit, FROG bn,
recon co, decon co. (SCUD
unit in trng or parade, Jan
70)
800 Tank refit, 3 mtz rifle refits,
arty refit, AAA refit, FROG
bn, rocket-launcher bn,
engr bn, recon co, decon
co. (Div trng exercise with
civilian trucks, Jun 69)
1,100 Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
arty refit, AAA refit, decon
co, recon co, 2 FROG bn
(in same divisional area),
army-level
480 2 mtz rifle refits, tropo-
scatter signal unit
159 360
(all in storage)
220
(storage)
(Puss division in storage)
1,200 2 tank refits, mtz rifleregt,
arty refit, AAA refit, FROG
bn, recon co, decon co,
maint co
1.148 Mtr-trans bn, rocket-
52 rocket launcher bn. (Logistics base
launchers ucon)
1,15() 3 tank refits, mtz rifle refit,
arty refit, AAA refit, recon
co, maint co, rocket-launch-
er bn decon co
Mtr-trans bn
153 Mtz rifle refit, unid refit,
AAA refit
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Shirlovaya Gora Army
Bks AL 1
Table 2 (Continued
Order of Battle
Tanks Vehicles &
Pcs of Equip
27 Motorized Rifle Division
Sretensk Army Bks AL 1 140
52-15N 117-44E
28 Motorized Rifle Division
Mirnaya Army Bks AL 1
50-45N 116-03E
29 Tank Division
Bezrechnaya Army Bks
AL 1
50-43N 116-10E
30 Motorized Rifle Division
Dauriya Army Bks AL 1
49-55N 116-51E
31 Staraya Kuka Mil DDP
SW DO 1
51-44N ll3-OlE
32 Tsugol Army Bks AL 1
51-03N ] l 5-38E
33 Tsugol Army Bks W AL 2 109
41
42
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260 FA ocs
150 AAA pcs
l80 decon
trucks
160
360
Tank refit, 2 mtz rifle refits,
arty refit, AAA refit, FROG
bn, engr bn, decon co
2 mtz rifle refits, 2 arty
refits, FROG bn, 2 engr bns
prob mtr-trans bn, prob
Nucl Wpns Stor Facil. ( l
arty refit & 1 engr bn may
be subord to Bezrechnaya
Army Bks AL 1)
2 tank refits, mtz rifle refit,
2 AAA refits (1 may be
subord to Mirnaya Army
Bks AL ] ), FROG bn, poss
mtr-trans bn, recon co
2 mtz rifle refits, tank refit,
div support elements
(Storage)
Prob Army-level CW
decon unit
Arty bde, tank refit
84 FA
pcs
(Large general & POL
storage areas)
50-31 N 116-23E
Borzya Army Bks SW AL ]
50-22N ] 16-30E
Borzya New Installation
200
160
Prob mtr-trans bn
50-21N 116-28E
Kharanor Army Bks SW
550
Arty refit, mtr-trans bn,
AL 1
engr bn
50-06N 116-40E
Nerchinsk Training Area
80 AAA pcs
(Ten 8-gun batteries)
.51-59N 116-35E
Nadarovskiy Army Bks
Bilyutin AL 1
107
260
Tank refit
49-49N 117-05E
Zabaykalsk Army Bks NW
32
35
(Prob Border Security--
49-40N 117-16E
KGB)
Dosatuy Army Bks AL 1
42
380
Mtz rifle refit
50-23N 118-38E
Nerchinskiy Zavod Army
Bks W AL 1
37
220
Mtz rifle refit
51-18N 119-35E
43 Mogocha Army Bks AL 1
53-43N ] 19-46E
Svobodnyy Army Bks
120 290 Tank refit, m
tz rifle refit,
NNW AL 1
FROG bn, e
ngr bn, decon
51-24N 128-06E
Svobodnyy ICBM Complex
Security Facility
co
15 4l8 Mtz rifle refit
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Table 2 (Continued)
Item
No
Identification/Function
Order of Battle
Tanks Vehicles &
Pcs of Equip
Units
Svobodnyy A
5l -21N 128-0
rmy Bks AL 2 334 Arty refit, rocket-launcher
8E bn, FROG bn. (Poss Army-
Shimanovsk A
AL 1
52-OON 127-3
level SAM refit
rmy Bks 96 Mtz rifle refit
9E
45 Motorized Rifl
e Division
Belogorsk Ar
S AL 1
50-54N 128-
my Bks RR 144 587 Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
arty refit, FROG bn, engr
29E bn, rocket-launcher bn,
Belogorsk Ar
AAA refit. (The formerair-
borne div left Belogorsk area
Jun 69)
my Bks Al 3 188 Decon bn, maint co
50-54N 128-30E
Belogorsk Mil
Instal SW
itary 37 300 Mtz rifle refit
50-53N 128-27E
46 M
otorized Rifle Division
Yerkaterinoslavka Army 137 160 Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
Bks AL 2 recon co, decon bn
50-21N 129-06E
P
ozdeyevka Army Bks AL 1 12 274 Mtz rifle refit, AAA refit
50-35N 128-52E FROG bn
47 M
otorized Rifle Division
Raychikhinsk Army 51 394 Mtz rifle refit, arty refit,
Bks AL 1 AAA refit, FROG bn, de-
49-49N 129-23E con bn, prob refit
Zavitinsk Military Bks 15 174 2 mtz rifle refits
AL 1
50-05N 129-26E
48 M
otorized Rifle Division
Blagoveshchensk Army 45 736 2 mtz rifle refits, prob arty
Bks Amur River AL 1 refit, AAA refit
50-15N 127-29E
Cheremkhovo Army Bks 10 165 Mtz rifle refit, engr bn
AL 1
50-23N 127-47E
Berezovka Army Bks AL 1 31 129 Tank refit
50-33N 127-51E
49 M
otorized Rifle Division
Birobidzhan Army Bks ]83 428 2 mtz rifle refits, tank refit,
AL 1 pass mtz rifle refit, recon co,
48-47N 132-53E decon co, prob engr bn,
FROG bn
Birobidzhan Army Bks 270 Arty refit, AAA refit,
SSE AL 3 rocket-launcher bn
48-43N 132-58E
50 M
otorized Rifle Division
Komsomolsk Military 220 683 3 mtz rifle refits, tank refit,
Instal arty refit, AAA refit, FROG
50-34N 136-55E bn, engr bn, rocket-launch-
er bn
51
Motorized Rif
le Division
Babstovo Ar
my Bks AL 1 90 180 Tank refit
48-07N 132-28E
Leninskoye
AL 1
Army Bks 26 134 Mtz rifle refit, puss artti~
refit, rocket-launcher bn,
47-58N 132-38E decon co
Bidzhan Military Instal 39 300 Mtz rifle refit, decon co,
~rW AAA refit, recon co, maint
47-48N 131-55E co
n
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Item
No
Identification/Function
T?ble 2 (Continued)
Order of Battle
Tanks Vehicles &
Pcs of Equip
East AL 2
45-27N 133-26E
Panteleymonovka Army
Bks AL 1
45-38N 133-36E
57
Unidentified Division
Platono-Aleksandrovskoye
l10
Army Bks AL 1
45-02N 131-59E
58 Tank Division
Kamen-Rybolov Army
127
Bks NE AL 2
44-45N 132-03E
Troitskoye Army Bks
AL l
30
44-48N 132-02E
Popovka Military
Installation
40
44-26N 131-58E
59
Tank Division
Sergeyevka Army Bks
130
AL 1
44-19N 131-40E
Dukhovskaya Army Bks
34
NE AL 1
44-35N 131-32E
Lipovtsy Army Bks SW
AL 1
44-lON 131-41E
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Prob tank refit, arty refit,
pass mtr-trans bn, rocket-
launcher bn, decon bn
Mtz rifle refit, recon bn
2 mtz rifle refits, AAA refit,
engr bn on NE edge
of depot. (A puss missile-
related fac is on NW edge of
Dpo)
FROG bn
Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
arty refit, AAA refit, FROG
bn, engrbn, rocket-launcher
bn, maint co
2 mtz rifle refits
3 tank refits, mtz rifle
refit, arty refit, AAA refit,
engr bn, recon bn
Mtz rifle refit, Prob mtz
rifle refit, FROG bn, engr
bn, recon bn, maint co
Mtz rifle refit, tank refit,
AAA refit, pass mtr-trans
bn
Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
engr bn, mtr-trans bn,
rocket launcher bn, recon
bn
Arty refit, FROG bn
Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
arty refit, AAA refit, engr
bn, recon bn, maim co
2 prob tank refits, arty
refit, mtr-trans bn
Poss tank refit, AAA refit,
engr bn, FROG bn
Mtz rifle refit
2 tank refits, AAA refit,
unid unit
Mtz rifle refit, FROG bn
Mtz rifle refit, engr bn,
mtr-trans bn
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Table 2 (Cont:'nue~
Order of Battle
Tanks Vehicles &
Pcs of Equip
60 Passible Division
Barono-Orenburgskoye 36
Army Bks AL 1
44-21N 131-26E
Novogeorgiyevka Army
Bks AL l
44-O1N 131-24E
Pogranichnyy Army Bks 12
So AL 2
44-24N 131-22E
61 Motorized Rifle Division
Smolyaninovo Army Bks 118
AL 1
43-17N 132-28E
Shkotovo Army Bks AL 1 55
43-19N 132-21E
62 Motorized Rifle Division
Kraskino Army Bks
Central AL 1
42-42N 130-47E
Kraskino Army Bks 31
Zaysanovka AL 4
42-42N 130-50E
Kraskino Army Bks AL 5
42-43N 130-47E
Unsubordinated Units
63 Barabash Army Bks AL 1
43-11N 131-30E
64 Barabash Army Bks AL 2
43-12N 131-30E
65 Slavyanka Army Bks
South AL 1
41-51N 131-23E
66 Slavyanka Army Bks AL 3
42-52N 131-23E
67 Vladivostok Army Bks
AL 4
43-09N 131-58E
68 Vladivostok Army Bks
AL 2
43-lON 131-55E
69 Ussuriysk Army Bks North
AL 2
43-49N 131-56E
70 Ussuriysk Army Bks
West AL 3
43-47N 131-56E
71 Chernyatino Army Bks
AL 1
43-58N ]31-27E
72 Chernyshevka Army Bks
AL 1
44-12N 133-10E
73 Varfolomeyevks Army
Bks AL 1
44-16N 133-24E
74 Spassk-Dalniy Army Bks
AL l
44-35N 132-49E
75 Obluchye Military Bks
48-58N 131-03E
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Mtz rifle refit, prob army-
level decon unit
Unid unit (pass mtz rifle
refit)
Mtz rifle refit, prob mtr-
trans bn
2 mtz rifle refits, arty refit,
FROG bn, rocket-launcher
bn, engr bn, decon bn, mtr-
trans bn
2 AAA refits
2 mtz rifle refits, AAA refit,
rocket-launcher bn, mtr-
trans bn, pass arty refit
Mtz rifle refit, recon bn
Mtz rifle refit, engr bn,
FROG Bn. In storage:
AAA unit & SAM unit,
both prob army support
Mtr-trans bn
Army-level arty bde
Pass army-level engr refit
Naval bde
Pass mtr-trans bn
Army-level arty bde
Mtz rifle refit
RR ponton unit, FROG bn,
arty unit. Prob army level
Unid unit
Arty bde, AAA refit, engr
bn, rocket-launcher bn,
decon co, unid unit.
(Army-level units)
Mtz rifle refit
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Item
No
Identification/Function
Arkhara Military Instal
49-25N 130-06E
T?ble 2 (Continued)
77 Berezovka Army Bks AL 2
50-32N 127-49E
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Order of Battle
Tanks Vehicles &
Pcs of Equip
150
(at least)
324
78 Nikolayevka Army Bks 49
AL 1
50-04N 127-40E
79 Vozzhayevka Army Bks
AL 1
50-43N 128-43E
80 Sredne-Belaya Army Bks
50-41N 128-02E
81 Tomichi Army Bks AL 1
50-46N 128-14E
82 Belogorsk Ordnance Dpo S4V
50-53N 128-L7E
83 Magdagachi Army Bks AL 1
53-27N 125-49E
84 Iman Army Bks East AL 7
45-54N 133-50E
85 Iman Army Bks Grafskiy 30
AL 5
45-56N 133-41E
8fi Ryazanovo Army Bks AL 1
42-47N 131-14E
87 Zanadvorovka Army Bks
NW AL 2
43-18N 131-35E
88 ZanadvorovkaArmy Bks
SE AL 1
43-17N 131-36E
89 Svobodnyy Poss Missile-
Related Facility
51-15N 128-15E
90 Monastyrishche Army Bks 9
44-11N 132-31 E
91 Motorized Rifle Division
Ulaan Baatar Army Bks AL 1 40
47-55N 106-59E
iJlaan Baatar Army Bks
47-55N 107-O1E
92 Motorized Rifle Division
Sumber Suma Army Bks
46-20N 108-23E
785
60 AAA pcs
in storage
214
Sayn Shanda Army Bks 135
AL 1
44-52N 110-07E
Ponton bridge refit, over
16 rocket-launcher batteries
(total of 98 launchers)
Unid unit
Mtz rifle refit, prob refit,
unid unit
GANEF unit, arty refit,
FROG bn, helicopter unit.
(Prob Army-level. Puss AAM
fac present)
GANEF unit, arty bde,
prob mtr-trans bn
Arty refit & 60 more pcs of
equip in storage
Airmobile unit
Ponton bridge refit, army
level
Unid unit
Unid unit
Unid unit
Unid unit
Facility ucon
Mtz rifle refit, AAA refit
Mtz rifle refit
Mtz rifle refit, AAA refit,
FROG bn, mtr-trans bn,
decon co. (May be related
to Sayn Shanda or may be
nucleus of separate div)
Tank refit, mtz rifle refit,
arty refit, recon bn. (May
be related to Sumber Suma
or may be nucleus of sepa-
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No
Identification /Function
Tank Division
Choybalsan Army Bks
South AL 5
48-04N 114-38E
Table 2 (Cont:'nuetl)
Order of Battle
Tanks Vehicles &
Pcs of Equip
3 tank regts, arty regt,
AAA regt, FROG bn, engr
bn, recon bn, decon bn,
mtr-trans bn. (Division
still living in tents
Choybalsan Army Bks West
AL 3
48-03N 114-27E
Nalayha Army Bks
South AL 1
47-32N 107-19E
40 250 Mtz rifle regt
(Large logistics base ucon)
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Table 3. Tactual Aviation and Air Defense Airfields
(see Figure 2)
Regiments
No Type
TACTICAL AVIATION
AIRFIELDS
CENTRAL ASIAN MILITARY DISTRICT
Gissar
38-30N 068-40E
Chimkent
42-21N 069-28E
Balkhash~`'
4G-53N 075-OOE
Taldy-Kurgan Northeast`'~~
45-07N 078-27E
Kurchum'
48-33N 083-41E
FRESCO
FISHBED
(recon)
BRE1'~'ER/BEAGLE
(recon)
FRESCO
TRANSBAIKAL MILITARY DISTRICT'
Olovyannaya'' 2 FRESCO
51-O1N ]15-25E
Myangi''
50-40N 106-08E
Domna
51-54N 113-07E
Borzya Northwest
50-23N 1 ] G20E
Nikolayevskoye?
52-20N 116-50E
Nerchinsk
51-59N 116-31E
Mogocha Heliport
53-44N 119-44E
Ulan-Ude \Nest
51-48N 107-26E
MONGOLIA`?"
Malaya'
BEAGLE
(prob recon)
FRESCO
FISHBED
(1 is recon)
CUB VTA
BEAGLE/BRE11'ER/
FISHBED
(1 is recon)
HOOK/HOUND
47-44N 107-22E
48-08N 114-39E
Bayan Suma"
47-21N 107-29E
Sumber Suma~~
46-33N 108-19E
FAR EAST MILITARY DISTRICT
Osinovka
]
FISHBED
44-O1N ]32-13D
1
FRESCO
Galenki Northeast
7
FISHBED
44-05N 131-48E
Vozzhayevka Northeast=
1
FRESCO
50-46N 128-46E
1
FISHBED/BREWER
(1 is prob recon)
Ussuriysk/ V ozdvizhenka
]
FITTER
43-54N 131-55E
Novorossiya
43-20N 132-33E
Chernigovka
1
HOOK/HOUND/HIP
44-19N 132-33E
1
FISHBED
(1 is prob recon)
Sredne-Belaya Heliport'
1
HOOK/HIP
50-40N 128-O1E
Magdagachi
53-28N 125-47E
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AIR DEFENSE (PVO)
AIRFIELDS
TASHKENT AIR DEFENSE DISTRICT
Andizhan
1
FLAGON
40-43N 072-17E
Sary-Shagan
1
FISHPOT/FARMER/
46-Oli\7 073-29E
FRESCO
Chirchik
1
FRESCO
4]-30N 069-34E
Yenbekshintte
1
FARMER
Belaya
52-55N 103-34E
Khadabulak Station North
Tactical aviation airfield
50-45N 11G-13E 1 FRESCO
Semipalatinsk 1 FIDDLER
50-21N 080-13E
FAR EAST AIR DEFENSE DISTRICT
Uglovoye Northwest
1
FISHPOT/FLASH-
43-20N 132-03F.
LIGHT/FRESCO
Unashi
1
FLAGON/FRESCO
42-57N 133-07E
Sandagou
1
FRESCO
44-04N 133-52E
Spassk-Dalniy East
1
FIREBAR/FITTER
44-36N 132-.53E
Komsomolsk"'
1
FLAGON
50-35N 137-05E
Sovetskaya Gavan/
Vanino
49-O1N 140-14E
1
FRESCO
Verino
1
FLAGON/FRESCO
47-59N 135-05E
1
FRESCO
Khabarovsk/Blagodatnoye
48-24N 135-25E
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