MILITARY TRAINING AREA DRETUN, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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NPIC;/R-167!64
March 1964
MILITARY TRAINING AREA
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DECLASSIFICATI9N REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD
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A 21,500-acre training area
kilometers) southeast of Dretun
MILITARY TRAINING AREA
DRETUN,.USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
one mile (1.6
and 15 miles
(24 kilometers) northeast of Polotsk at 55-38N
029-13E contains two driver training areas,
one probable tracked-vehicle driver training
course, and two moving target tank firing ranges
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Four storage buildings, each approximately
180 by 50, feet, are located in the western part
of the training area. The Polotsk-Nevel rail-
road passes through the training area, and there
is a possible' rail loading ramp in Dretun..
A study of -KEYHOLE missions from
-- one with a maximum target distance of 4,400
revealed. no
feet from static firing line to, target and nine significant change in, the size of the training
2,500-foot. firing lanes, and another with a area. ' The level of usage remained consist-
maximum -target distance of '1,500 feet, and ently heavy during this period.
approximately five static firing points instead No combat courses, artillery firing posi-
of firing lanes. Moving targets, one 2,700 feet tion's or impact areas,: bivouac areas or tent
and one 3,180 feet from the firing points, were''.-; camps, engineer training sites, water-crossing
added to this second range between- training _ sites, or airborne or air transport-
ability training facilities were observed.
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MAPS OR CHARTS ACIC.' US Air Target Chart, 'eries 100, Sheet 0168-9779-100A,.1-;t ed, Jun 57, scale 1:100,000 (CONFIDENTIAL)
DOCUMENTS
OACSI, Army. PIB-TK-125-62, Training Area, Dretun, USSR, 9 Sep 62,(TOP SECRET RUFF)
REQUIREMENT'
DIAXX 63-99? (partial answer)
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FIGURE MILITARY TRAINING AREA, DRETUN, USSR,
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