PROBABLE GENERAL STAFF RADCOM TRANSMITTING STATIONS

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December 1, 1971
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 7SK IET NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT PROBABLE GENERAL STAFF RADCOM TRANSMITTING STATIONS GROUP 1: EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIFICATION DECEMBER 1971 COPY NO 12 3 5 PAGES PIR-053/71 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78T05162A000200010039-7 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF BASIC DESCRIPTION INSTALLATION OR ACTIVITY NAME See Below UTM COORDINATES NA MAP REFERENCE GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES See below E NUMBER See below SAC. USATC 200, Sheet 0168-22HL, scale 1;200,000 REQUIREMENT Installation Name Geographic Coordinates Brest Probable General 52-25-20N Staff RADCOM Transmitting 023-59-1 OE Station/Bunkered/Hard Brest Probable General 52-21-OON Staff RADCOM Station/ 023-49-30E Bunkered/Hard NEGATION DATE If eqmedf NFIC PROJECT 143321 NI ABSTRACT COUNTRY COMIREX NO. See below NIETB NO See below 1. This report describes two probable Soviet General Staff-related communications facilities, Brest Probable General Staff RADCOM Transmitting Station/Bunkered/Hard and Brest Probable General Staff RADCOM Station/Bunkered/Hard. The transmitting station contains an antenna field with aboveground high-frequency (HF) antennas, eight hardened antennas, a central control area, an administration and support area, and a construction support area. The propagation azimuths of many of the aboveground HF antennas are toward other facilities probably associated with the Soviet General Staff command and control system such as Military District Headquarters, Group of Forces Headquarters, and the national command authority at Moscow. Brest Probable General Staff RADCOM Station/Bunkered/Hard is similar to the transmitting station except it contains no aboveground HF antenna field. Its hardened antennas are oriented approximately the same as those at the transmitting station. Both of these facilities were observed in an early stage of construction in late September 1969, which is about the same general time as the reported reorganization of the Soviet General Staff communications system. 2. This report includes a location map, annotated photographs, and data on antennas. INTRODUCTION 3. The Brest Probable General Staff RADCOM Transmitting Station/Bunkered/Hard is situated 23 nautical miles (nm) north-northeast of Brest, USSR (Figure 1). The Brest Probable General Staff RADCOM Station/Bunkered/Hard is 15 nm north-northeast of Brest and 8 nm south-southwest of the Brest transmitting station. 4. Photographic 0 evidence indicates that since the mid-1960's hardened f cilities have been extensively deployed i i a commun cat ons A number of these facilities are believed to be part of the Soviet General Staff command and control system, which was reportedly4 reorganized in 1968. Some of the facilities are apparently operational and some are still under construction. All, including those described in this report, are in areas of high military-command significance, such as Military District Headquarters, Groups of Forces Headquarters, and frontal commands. All contain one bunker and at least one hardened (subsurface) antenna. Some contain aboveground permanently emplaced HF antennas. Brest Probable General Staff RADCOM Transmitting Station/Bunkered/Hard 5. The transmitting station (Figure 2) consists of an antenna field containing aboveground permanently emplaced HF antennas, eight hardened (subsurface) antennas, a central control area, an administration and support area for permanently assigned personnel, and a construction support area. 6. The aboveground HF antenna field contains 14 double rhombic antennas, 16 dipole antennas, and four quadrant antennas. The capability of this HF antenna complement is extensive, both in frequency and range. It can transmit locally in an omnidirectional mode as well as point-to-point over intermediate and long distances. The propagation azimuths of many of the antennas are oriented toward other facilities probably associated with the Soviet General Staff command and control system, such as Military District Headquarters, Groups of Forces Headquarters, and the national command authority at Moscow. 7. The hardened antennas are arranged in four day/night pairs. Their azimuths are the same as those of some of the double rhombic and dipole antennas. No triple junction boxes such as have been observed at the hardened antennas at several HF national-level command and control transmitting facilities have been observed at the hardened antennas.5 Whether this indicates that 1 BO Dipoles and rhombics at Brest Prob General Staff RADCOM Transmitting Station/Bunkered/Hard Hardened antennas at Brest Prob General Staff RADCOM Transmitting Station/Bunkered/Hard Hardened antennas at Brest Prob General Staff RADCOM Station/Bunkered/Hard NPIC P-281 A FIGURE 1. FORWARD PROPAGATION AZIMUTHS FOR BREST PROBABLE GENERAL STAFF RADCOM STATIONS/BUNKERED/HARD. Lengths of azimuth lines are not indicative of propagation range. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78T05162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011108124: CIA-RDP78T05162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011108/24: CIA-RDP78T05162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Table 1. Data on HF Antennas at Brest Probable General Staff RADCOM Transmitting Station/bunkered/Hard (Item numbers are keyed to Figure 2) 1 D ouble rhombic RGD 65 .0.6 4.5 -9.37 2.8 2 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .1 2.67-6.88 1.7 3 D ouble rhombic RGD 65 .0.6 4.2 - 10.5 2.8 4 D ouble rhombic RGD 65 .0.6 6.0 - 15.0 2.8 5 D ouble rhombic RGD 65 .0.6 4.5 -9.37 2.8 6 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .0.5 2.76-6.88 1.7 7 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .0.5 2.76-6.88 1.7 8 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .0.5 6.63-16.52 1.7 9 D ouble rhombic RGD 65 .0.6 4.2 - 10.5 2.8 10 S hunted dipole VGDsh 25 .d 1.91 -6.0 30 11 S hunted dipole VGDsh 25 .d 1.91 -6.0 20 12 S hunted dipole VGDsh 25 .d 1.91 -6.0 20 13 S hunted dipole VGDsh 12.5 .d 3,84-12.0 18 14 S hunted dipole VGDsh 25 .d 1.91 -6.0 20 15 S hunted dipole VGDsh 25 .d 1.91 -6.0 20 16 S hunted dipole VGDsh 12.5 .d 3.84-12.0 13 17 S hunted dipole VGDsh 16 .d 3.0 -9.37 15 18 S hunted dipole VGDsh 25 .d 1.91 -6.0 -50- 19 S hunted dipole VGDsh 12.5 .d 3.84-12.0 30 20 S hunted dipole VGDsh 8 .d 6.0 - 18.7 15 21 S hunted dipole VGDsh 12.5 .d 3.84-12.0 14 22 S hunted dipole VGDsh 20 .d Unknown 15 23 S hunted dipole VGDsh 12.5 .d 3.84-12.0 14 24 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .0.5 3.67-9.16 1.7 25 D ual shunted VGDsh-2U 12.d Unknown angle dipole 20 26 S hunted dipole VGDsh 12.5 .d 3.84-12.0 14 27 S hunted dipole VGDsh 12.5 .d 3.84-12.0 14 28 S hunted dipole VGDsh 25 .d 1.91 -6.0 30 29 S hunted dipole VGDsh 25 d 1 91 -6 0 . -3-0- . . 30 S hunted dipole VGDsh 20 .d Unknown 15 31 D ual shunted VGDsh-2U 25 .d Unknown a ngle dipole 30 32 D ual shunted VGDsh-2U 12 Unknown a ngle dipole 15 33 D ual shunted VGDsh-2U 25 .d Unknown a ngle dipole 50- 34 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .0.5 6.63-16.52 1.7 35 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .0.5 2.76- 6.88 1.7 36 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .0.5 2.76- 6.88 1.7 37 D ouble rhombic RGD 57 .0.5 6.63-16.52 1.7 -3- TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011108124: CIA-RDP78T05162A000200010039-7 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF 25X1 L~/1 I the hardened antennas at Brest are for receiving, ttansceiving, or transmitting only cannot be Brest Probable Gene ascertained from photography.5 ral Sta ff RADCOM Station/Bunkered/Hard 11 This statio n (Fi u re 3) is ver similar to the Brest tr nsmittin t ti d t t d 8. The central control area contains a rectangular bunker . during the same gen g eral p y g s a a on eriod; however, it contains no aboveground HF an an ten was cons ruc e 25 na field. X1 25 X1 12. The eight 9. The administration and support area contains one administration building, two barracks propagation are appr harden oximat ed antennas are arranged in four day/night pairs, a ely the same as at the transmitting station. Slight di nd ffer their azimuths of ences in azimuths buildings, one messhall, and three other support buildings. The construction support area contains are probably attribut one probable administration building, three barracks, one messhall, and five other support buildings. cultural features. able to photographic interpretability, which was limited by vege tation and certain 10. The transmitting station was first observed in an early stage of construction in late September 13. The contro l area contains a rectangular bunker 25 X1 n4 of the Soviet General Staff i ti f h t d l i i hi h d 1969 hi h i reorgan za o e repor e e genera per o o t n t c s w t , w 25 X1 communications system. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF r Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011108124: CIA-RDP78T05162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF 14. The administration and support area contains one administration building, five barracks buildings, one messhall, and ten other support buildings. 15. The construction support area contains one administration building, five barracks buildings, one messhall, and 12 other support buildings. 16. The absence of aboveground HF antennas at this facility is not understood at this time. It is possible that the facility is served by a remote antenna field or by mobile deployed communications equipment; neither possibility can be confirmed or denied from available photography. MAPS OR CHARTS SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0168-22HL, scale 1:200,000 DOCUMENTS 1. NPIC PIN-115/71, Hardened Antennas Under Construction at Kiyev and Ust-Ordynskiy Bunkered Command Posts, Aug 71 (TOP SECRET RUFF) 2. NPICI PIN-130/71, Hardened Antennas at Radomyshl Bunkered Command Post, Sep 71 (TOP SECRET RUFF) 3. NPIC.I PIN-134/71, Hardened Antennas at Yarshevichi Bunkered Command Post, Sep 71 (TOP SECRET RUFF) 5. NPIC.I PIN-096/71, Hardened Antennas at Chekhov Command and Control Facility/Hard, Jul 71 (TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF NPIC/IEG/MSD/DMEB Project 143321NI 25X1 25X1 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000200010039-7