SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE BALTIC MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400410103-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 103
• Publication Date: March 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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Approved For Release 2001/08/13 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000400410103-2
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PREFACE
This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a DlA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic'
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,,,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC),,and the Production
Center 1Pla (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the Production Center 1Pla.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (13) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (l:) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL_ storage areas, (II) other buildinj,s and
facilities, (.1) equipment storage 'maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank /
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), i R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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GUSEV TRAINING AREA SOUTHWEST
(54-33N 022-09E)
GUSEV, KALININGRADSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BALTIC MD -
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF GUSEV.TRAINING AREA SOUTHWEST.
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FIGURE 2. GUSEV TRAINING AREA SOUTHWEST, GUSEV, USSR,
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Gusev Training Area Southwest is located
approximately 3 kilometers (km) south of Gusev,
adjacent to the rail line (Figure 1). It is one
of 2 training areas in Gusev.
The area covers over 1,000 acrb-s and con-
tains 2 driver-training courses, 2 flat-tra-
jectory ranges, a tank/assault-gun firing range,
Good all-weathe1- secondary roads serve the
training area.
and a range support area with 19 support/
storage buildings (Figure 2).
were no changes noted during this period and
the installation appeared very active.
Tank/Assault-Gun Firing Range
Area N is a 4,000-foot range with nine
2,800-foot lanes and 6 moving targets. The
range contains a control building, a tower, and
5 support buildings.
Area H, a range support area, contains 13
support buildings and 6 storage buildings.
Driver-Training Areas
Area N11 is an irregular-shaped tracked-
and wheeled-vehicle driver-training course.
Area N12 is an irregular-shaped tracked-
vetiicle driver-training course.
Flat-Trajectory Firing Ranges
Area P1 is- a 3,500 fodt range with 2
moving targets, probably for weapons mounted
on wheeled vehicles.
Area P2 is 1,300-foot range with 11 moving
targets, probably used for automatic weapons
and for track firing from the sides of an APC.
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DOCUMENT
Army. PIP-TF-1S3-62, Training :irra. Gu.rr. (SSM, No% 62 (TOP SECRET RUFF)
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DIAAP-1-15-64 (partial ans%vr)
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