SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE ODESSA MD

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• Publication Date: April 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
SOVIET MILITARY. ORDER OF BATTLE .
ODESSA
MD
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA D.OD 4/21/00
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the N'PIC 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 NPIC Photographic Analysis Group.
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, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (NI). driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T_) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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A training area is located on the shore
of the Black Sea, 9 kilometers (km) south-
southeast of Sverdlovo (Figure 1).
The training area covers approximately
6,480 acres and includes 2 tank/assault-gun
firing ranges, 3 probable wheeled-vehicle
mounted-automatic-weapons firing ranges, 5
figure-8 - wheeled- vehicle driver-training
courses, 2 closed-circuit tracked-vehicle dri-
ver-training courses, I closed-circuit wheeled-
vehicle driver-training course, numerous per-
sonnel trenches, 4 administration buildings, 7
barracks, 6 officers quarters, 3 bivouac areas,
25 storage buildings, 75 support buildings, 4"
revetted ammunition storage buildings, 10
probable ammunition storage buildings, and 4
athletic fields (Figure 2).
The training area was covered on
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significant changes were observed from
A high level of activity
was observed on all coverage.
The Odessa-Sychavka highway passes
through the southern section of this area.
Area Dl contains I administration building,
2 barracks, 6 officers quarters, I bivouac area,
8 storage buildings, and 12 support buildings.
Area D2 contains 1 administration building,
2 barracks, I bivouac area, 6 storage buildings,
and 11 support buildings.
Area D3 contains I administration building,
1 barracks, 1 bivouac area, 7 storage buildings,
and 9 support buildings.
Area D4 contains 1 administration build-
ing, 2 barracks, and 7 support buildings.
Area E contains .4 storage and 24 support
buildings which appear to be old farm buildings.
Walls for 2 other buildings which do not have
roofs and do not appear to be under construc-
tion were observed on all coverage.
Area F1 contains 3 revetted ammunition
storage buildings.
Area F2 contains I revetted ammunition
storage building and 10 probable ammunition
storage buildings.
. Twelve support buildings are scattered
throughout the training area.
The areas designated K are athletic fields.
Areas Ml, 2, and 6 are figure-8 wheeled-
vehicle driver-training courses.
Areas M3 and 4 are closed-circuit tracked-
vehicle- driver-training courses.
Area M5 contains a closed-circuit wheeled-
vehicle driver-training course and 2 figure-8
wheeled-vehicle driver-training courses.
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Area RI contains 2 personnel trenches.
Area R2 contains numerous personnel
Range NI is 3,600 feet long with 6 moving
target runs. Seven, fire control towers are
located on the static firing line.
Range N2 is 4,400 feet long with three
2,600-foot lanes and 4 moving target runs.
A fire control tower is located on the static
fi-ring line.
Infantry or Combined-Arms Field Training
Areas or Courses
trenches and foxholes.
Area R3 contains 2 personnel trenches.
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Range SI is probably used for automatic
weapons mounted on wheeled vehicles. The
range has 2 firing loops and 6 moving target
runs. Maximum firing distance is 2,500 feet.
Range S2 is probably used for automatic
weapons mounted on wheeled vehicles. The
range has 1 moving target run and a maximum
firing distance of 980 feet.
Range S3 is probably used for automatic
weapons mounted on wheeled vehicles. The
range uses the moving target runs for Ni
but probably uses only the 2 closest targets.
Maximum firing distance is 1,600 feet.
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