SOVIET REGIMENT-SIZED EARLY WARNING FACILITIES, USSR

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Top Secret PHOTOGRAPHIC I NTERPRETATION REPORT NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER SOVIET REGIMENT-SIZED EARLY WARNING FACILITIES, USSR Top Secret 25X1 FEBRUARY 197'25X1 Copy 21 PI R-002/7 7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Warning Notice Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (W NI NTEL) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL. . .- This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 SOVIET REGIMENT-SIZED EARLY WARNING FACILITIES, USSR ABSTRACT 1. This report contains a review of eight regiment-sized early warning facilities/units in the Soviet Union. A basic description, annotated photographs of four of the installations, selected photographs of early warning radars, a location map, and two tables are included in this report. INTRODUCTION 2. The following table contains a list of the installations in the order that they appear in the Minsk Army Bks Stepyanka SE AL 11 Minsk Army Bks NW AL 6 Omsk AW Radar Fac Gromovo Military Bks Kharkov Mil Dpo W DX1 Military District 53-54-34N 027-40-17E Belorussian 53-55-34N 027-27-59E Belorussian 52-10-31N 113-32-06E Transbaikal 54-59-30N 073-39-40E Siberian 60-43-05N 030-00-50E Leningrad 49-58-37N 036-07-58E Kiyev 3. Eight facilities (Figure 1) which have enough early warning (EW) radars to equip a regiment-sized unit' were identified on photography of the Soviet Union and in separate military districts. 4. A comparison of the eight facilities indicates that apparently only three of the facilities contain a definable EW unit (regiment) with a direct ground force tactical role. The Department of the Army estimates that during actual combat operations at least one EW regiment may be under the overall control of a front commander.' Highly mobile radars of the EW regiment would move with other ground force units and provide air warning (AW) and EW against hostile aircraft.' '? Riga' GROMOVO' 2tri Lenm ad k- f7 w M,nsP MINSK A: \ Plesetsk STRYY 4 Kiye% Odessa w at ti \BLACK \ 1.ti6'.9 Volgograd Kapustin Yar KARA SFA , *OMSK Tomsk FAST .SIBERIA SEA Active Early Warning regiment Reserve Early Warning storage facility Early Warning storage, repair, and modification facility -1- Top Secret BARE'S urmansl' Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78T05162A000500010002-4 1UJ avUI L nvrr 5. Four of the eight facilities are undetermined as actual units. If they are units, the subor- dination cannot be determined at the present time. The facilities contain large concentrations of EW radars probably parked in reserve storage. These radars could be used to replace radars at operational PVO Strany AW Radar Sites which may be damaged during hostilities. 6. These radars could conceivably be used at the discretion of the front commander during wartime operations, either to form regimental units similar to the active EW regiment at Taldy Kurgan Army Barracks AL 3 or for replacement of damaged radars as needed.' 7. The last installation has equipment and facilities which suggest it may be used for storage, repair, and modification of EW radars. If this facility contains an actual EW unit, the subordina- tion cannot be determined at the present time. 8. For purposes of this report, these eight facilities will be placed in the following categories: a) active EW regiments, b) reserve EW storage facilities, and c) EW storage, repair, and modifica- tion facility. Active EW Regiments 9. The EW regiments at Taldy Kurgan Army Barracks AL 3, Stryy SAM Support Facility 3, and combined elements of Minsk Army Barracks Stepyanka Southeast AL 11 and Minsk Army Barracks Northwest AL 6 share these following characteristics: a. Each is collocated with other active ground force unit(s).* b. The EW vehicle storage areas are active. Various radars have been seen in operational and travel modes, as well as in different locations within these areas. c. Sufficient numbers of trucks and prime movers are immediately available, and barracks facilities appear to be sufficient to house the troops necessary to move the unit to the field quickly. d. Compared to reserve EW storage facilities, there is a greater proportion of the highly mobile type of radars, such as the LONG TRACK and THIN SKIN. Reserve EW Storage Facilities 10. The four facilities in this category, Chita Army Barracks Northeast, Omsk Air Warning Radar Facility, Gromovo Military Barracks, and Kharkov Military Depot West DX1, share these characteristics: a. No other ground force unit is collocated with the radar equipment. Two facilities (Omsk and Gromovo) are located with or very near active PVO Strany AW Radar Sites. b. Compared to the EW regiments, the vehicle storage areas, in general, exhibit a lack of vehicular activity. The radars are parked in open storage, in sets, and in the travel mode. c. There appear to be insufficient numbers of trucks or prime movers to move the equip- ment and inadequate barracks space to house the number of troops necessary to operate the equipment. To deploy all of these radars at one time would require a time- consuming mobilization of men and equipment from another location. d. In comparison with the EW regiments at known ground force facilities, these facilities have a greater number of radars which require considerable setup time, such as BAR LOCK, SIDE NET, and ODD PAIR. EW Storage, Repair, and Modification Facility 11. This category consists of one unique facility that comprises both EW radar storage and equipment repair and modification facilities. It has the following characteristics: a. There is a separately secured general storage area which contains a quantity of EW radar equipment in sets. b. There are large fabrication buildings in which major repairs and modification can be performed. c. The installation has barracks/administration buildings. d. This is the only rail-served facility of the eight. *Stryy SAM Support Facility 3 is not collocated with another ground force unit, but it is immediately adjacent to an in- stallation which houses an SA-4 brigade. -2- Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78T05162A000500010002-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 I WJJ VG \a. GL ..V. . BASIC DESCRIPTION Active EW Regiments Taldy Kurgan Army Barracks AL 3 12. This installation (Figure 2), 3 nautical miles (nm) southeast of Taldy Kurgan, contains a barracks/administration area that may be sufficient to house troops for all of the units at this facili- ty. The installation contains five administration buildings, 13 barracks (one three-story, one two- story, and 11 single-story), 17 storage buildings, 17 support buildings, two messhalls, a training area, and five vehicle storage areas. 13. Ground force units, in addition to the EW regiment (Figure 3) here, include a motorized rifle regiment, two radio relay battalions (one R-400/404 and one R-410), a reconnaissance bat- talion, and a medical battalion. Stryy SAM Support Facility 3 14. The facility on the south edge of Stryy houses an EW regiment and contains a barracks/administration area with one multistory administration building, two multistory barracks/administration buildings, a messhall, and seven support buildings; a vehicle storage area; and a training area. It is believed that the EW regiment here came from Lvov Army Barracks Citadel AL 2 , approximately 35 nm north of Stryy. The EW regiment was last observed at Lvov and was first observed at Stryy An SA-4 brigade is just south of this installation at Stryy SAM Support Facility 2 Minsk Army Barracks Stepyanka Southeast AL 11 15. This facility, 3.4 nm east-northeast of the center of Minsk, contains a barracks/ad- ministration area that may be sufficient to house troops for all of the units at this facility. The in- stallation contains two multistory administration buildings, four multistory barracks, six single- story barracks, 22 quarters, three messhalls, several support buildings, seven vehicle storage areas, and a training area. Other ground force units collocated here include a signal regiment, an elec- tronic countermeasures (ECM) air defense battalion, a motor transport unit, and three unidentified units. 16. The EW units at Minsk Army Barracks Stepyanka Southeast AL 11 and Minsk Army Barracks Northwest AL 6 together could form elements of an EW regiment. Minsk Army Barracks Northwest AL 6 17. This facility, 4.6 nm northwest of the center of Minsk, contains a barracks/administration area that may be sufficient to house troops for all of the units at this facility. The installation con- tains one multistory administration building, one multistory barracks/administration building, a messhall, and four vehicle storage areas. Other ground force units collocated at this barracks in- clude a radio relay battalion and two unidentified units. Reserve EW Storage Facilities Chita Army Barracks Northeast 18. This facility (Figure 4), 7.3 nm northeast of Chita, contains a barracks/administration area with one single-story barracks/administration building and ten support buildings; a vehicle storage area; a general storage area with four storage buildings; a POL storage area; and a training area. A radar mound with a BAR LOCK radar was observed in the barracks/administration area. Because of the absence of other ground force units and the lack of sufficient barracks facilities, trucks, or prime movers, the EW equipment (Figure 5) appears to be in reserve storage. Omsk AW Radar Facility 19. The facility (Figure 6), 8 nm east of Omsk, contains a vehicle storage area; a POL storage area; and an operational AW radar site consisting of two AW radar areas (with 11 operating radars), a probable communications bunker area, and a TALL KING area. 20. The absence of ground force units, barracks facilities (only two buildings were under con- struction), and trucks or prime movers suggests that the radars observed in the vehicle storage area (Figure 7) are in reserve storage. -5- Top Secret 25X1 LZDAI Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78T05162A000500010002-4 Gromovo Military Barracks 21. This facility, 1 nm northeast of Gromovo, contains a barracks/administration area with two single-story administration buildings, three single-story barracks, and seven support buildings; a vehicle storage area; and a POL storage area. An AW radar site, Gromovo Air Defense Sector Headquarters , is approximately 1 nm northwest of this facility. There are no other ground force units here, and the limited amount of barracks, trucks, or prime movers available suggests that the radars are in reserve storage. Kharkov Military Depot W DX! 22. This facility, on the western edge of Kharkov, contains a barracks/administration area with one administration building and three single-story barracks, two vehicle storage areas, and a general storage area with 17 storage buildings. Because of the absence of other ground force units and lack of sufficient barracks, trucks, or prime movers, the EW equipment appears to be in reserve storage. Early Warning Storage, Repair, and Modification Facility Serpukhov Ordnance Depot No 45 DO! 23. This facility (Figure 8), on the northern edge of Serpukhov, contains a barracks/ad- ministration area with one administration building, eight barracks (three multistory), and several support buildings; two general storage areas; and a repair and modification area. Several LONG TRACK radars (with sails removed) and eight SA-4 transporter-erector-launchers (four without launch rails) were observed in the repair and modification area. Equipment Observed 24. Examples of the various types of radars seen are illustrated in Figures 9 through 18. Table 1 contains the order-of-battle of the radars, computer vans, and BTR-64PB FAC vehicles observed at each installation; the mission and date of photography used; and the designated category of each facility/unit. -8- Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78T05162A000500010002-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 lop Secret RUFF DOCUMENTS 1. DIA. DDI-1100-2-75, Soviet Ground Force Organizational Guide, Jun 75, p 236 (SECRET) 2. Dept. of Army. Handbook on the Tactics and Operations of the Soviet Army (U), Mar 75, pp 91 and 39-41 (SECRET) REQUIREMENT Project 12120ONA -10- Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 List of Conversion Factors by Classification MILLIMETERS 0.0394 INCHES KILOGRAMS 2.2046 POUNDSIAVOIR) CENTIMETERS 0.3937 INCHES POUNOS(AVOIR.) 0.4536 KILOGRAMS INCHES 25.4000 MILLIMETERS SHORT TONS 0.9072 METRIC TONS INCHES 2.5400 CENTIMETERS METRIC TONS 1.1023 SHORT TONS FEET 0.3048 METERS METRIC TONS 0.9842 LONG TONS FEET 0.0003 KILOMETERS LONG TONS 1.0160 METRIC TONS YARDS 0.9144 METERS METERS 3.2808 FEET METERS 0.0005 MILES(NAUTICAL) METERS 1.0936 YARDS KILOMETERS 3280.8400 FEET KILOMETERS 0.6214 MILES(STATUTE) KILOMETERS 0.5400 MILES(NAUTICAL) LITERS 0.2642 GALLONS MILES(STATUTE) 1.6093 KILOMETERS LITERS 0.0063 BARRELS(POL) MILESINAUTICAL) 6076.1154 FEET LITERS 0.0010 CUBIC METERS MILES(NAUTICAL) 1.8520 KILOMETERS GALLONS 3.7854 LITERS MILES(NAUTICAL) 1852.0000 METERS GALLONS 0.1337 CUBIC FEET GALLONS 0.0238 BARRELSIPOL) GALLONS 0.0038 CUBIC METERS BUSHELS 0.0352 CUBIC METERS CUBIC FEET 7.4805 GALLONS CUBIC FEET 0.1781 BARRELS(POL) SQUARE CENTIMETERS 0.1550 SQUARE INCHES CUBIC FEET 0.0283 CUBIC METERS SQUARE INCHES 6.4516 SQUARE CENTIMETERS CUBIC YARDS 0.7646 CUBIC METERS BARRELS(POL) 9873 158 LITERS SQUARE FEET 0.0929 SQUARE METERS . BARRELS)PDL) 42 0000 GALLONS SQUARE YARDS 0.8361 SQUARE METERS . SQUARE METERS 10.7639 SQUARE FEET BARRELS(POL) 5.6146 CUBIC FEET SQUARE METERS 1.1960 SQUARE YARDS BARRELS(POL) 0.1590 CUBIC METERS SQUARE METERS 1.0000 CENTARES CUBIC METERS 1000.0000 LITERS SQUARE METERS 0.0002 ACRES CUBIC METERS 264.1721 GALLONS SQUARE METERS 0.0001 HECTARES CUBIC METERS 35.3147 CUBIC FEET ACRES 4046.8564 SQUARE METERS CUBIC METERS 28.3776 BUSHELS ACRES 0.4047 HECTARES CUBIC METERS 6.2898 BARRELS(POL) HECTARES 10000.0000 SQUARE METERS CUBIC METERS 1.3080 CUBIC YARDS HECTARES 2.4711 ACRES Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4 Top Secret Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/06/20: CIA-RDP78TO5162A000500010002-4