ARCHED-ROOFED STORAGE BUILDINGS AT ULAN-UDE AMMUNITION DEPOT TALTSY, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 29, 2012
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: December 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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ARCHED-ROOFED STORAGE :BUILDINGS
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION MAP. .
Ulan-Ude Ammunition Depot Taltsy
is located in the south-central part '
of r1?iatic USSR,_'7 nautical miles (nm) east of
the center of the city of Ulan-Ude, on the south
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The cl~pot is, a large, heavily secured in-
stallation containing approximately-50 ammu-
- nition storage .warehouses; it is served by a spur
from the main rail -line (Figure 2). The ware-
houses are not revetted, but are widely dispersed
and blast protected by dense woods. The depot
has a large administration _ -and housing area
at its entrance. Installations in the vicinity of
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The three arch-roofed storage buildings
(Figure 3) measure approximately 220 by 40
fee~* and appear to be constructed of~precast
concrete sections;
"Eeterior dimvn?ion~_o( concrete structure, prjor to~i~arth_
mounding.
are spaced about 250 feet. apart and are covered
with a thick layer ofearth..They may be entered
at one end, only and are approached by low-
standard construction roads which originate in
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Road
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FIGURE s: LINE DRAWING OF ARE;4'OUTLINED ON FIGURE 2:
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st>^ip approximately 100 feet wide.
by two security fences and a cleared .
Table 1. Installations in-the 1'icinity of (Ilan-Udc
ammunition Depot Tallcy
Installation
Di=lance Direction
(nm) F.rom Depot -
Ulan-C'dc Aircraft :~ssombly Plant
8 Ulan-Udc Airfield East (ued
as a flpa~eay Cield} .
Ulan-L'de Ammunition Dc pot; Udu -
Kiver South
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Ulan-L'de :1rmy Supply Depot, Uda
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Riper South _
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SE
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Ulan-L'de SA\t StJpporij Fa_cilih?
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L?9an-Ude SA\I SiEe C05-?
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Drov~anaya ICB\k Cotrjplex
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Table ?. Chfonology of Construction at Ulan-Ude
Ammunition Depot Taltsy
Date of
Photography
Pho[o~raphic Analysis
December 1960 The site w?as first seen on low-resolution
? photography. 'Site conGisted of a depot
cotitaipin~ approximately 30 warehouses
within a secured wren, and a recent ex-
pansion area.con[ainin~ approximately
?0 warehouses within a second fence
line. Faint traces of ttso additionnl -
? securit~? lines were visible well Cp.the
south. A faint ground scar-was visible
in the easternmost part of the depot at
" the future location of a nuclear weapons
storage bunker. _ -
Septe~ber 1961 Construction was :in early stuaet
\ovember 196 Construction was well adcnnced on_the
above buildings.
February 1964 The central arch-roofed building was
. completed but not earth cohered. Con-
. struction on the other two buildings
? was in early stakes.
July 1964 The central building was earth cohered
-and the other?iwo buildings had arches in
place, but tcere not earth covered.
October 1964 The eastern building was earth cohered.
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:1 C'. US Air Tnrpi~t Chart,-~c-ric-~ ?Oll, Sh~ct (13(17-?HL, ?d cd, Dc?c 6;, Srile 1:?00,[)00 (SECKET)
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