SOVIET MILITARY ORDER OF BATTLE TURKESTAN MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500270043-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: July 1, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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Approved For Release 2000/08/04 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500270043-4
Approved For Release 2000/08/04 :CIA-RDP78T05439A000500270043-4
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground f=orce and Logistic
installations being prepared for a I~l:\'Cl:\ -Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by \PIC. The photographic
analysis, is being performed bq the EPIC Photographic:\nal}?sis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division i\PIC1, and the Production
Center 1Pla (1~1:\). Tlie photographic anah?sis for this particular re-
port a~as performed by the Cl:\ Photographic Intelligence Division
[n the interest of uniformity, u~c titles and totter designatorstor
the facilities observed at these installations are identical ~sith those
appearing in -the projecf requirement. \1'hen a specific facilin~ 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: (:\) railroad service, i131 road service, !C) landing strips.
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (L') storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G 1. POI. storage areas, Ali) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage maintenance areas, (F:) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, ('~11 driver training a>:eas, (\) rank'
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajector}~ firing ranges, (Q) artiller~?
emplacem?nts (batteries); (}2) infantr}? or combined arms field train=
ing areas or courses, (S) special training facilities; (hl unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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MILITARY TRAL\ING AREA
(38-161\ 0~7-47E)
KEPYATA, TL'RhMENSKAYA SSR, USSR
TURKESTAN iv4D
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FIGURE 2. MILITARY TRAINING AREA. KEPYATA, USSR,
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A training area is located approximatel}?
9.5 kilometers (km) southeast of Kepyata and
approximately 66 km north+vest of Ashkhabad
(Figure 1). '
The installation consists of 2" major
target ranges, 1 tank/assault-gun moving target
range and lflat-trajectory range. A tent camp
is adjacen[ to the rahges and a support area
is approximately -1.5 km south of ahe firing
ranges (Figure 2).
The support area. contains 2 probable bar-
- racks, 1 T-shaped adminis[ration building, 2
probable ammunition storage buildings, 31 stor-
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age/support buildings, a larce tent camp +vith 25X1 D
approximately -150 tent bases, and a larce
vehicle park. It also contains a 6-position
possible S:1'-2 training site +chch appzars to
bz- unoccupied. This site is present onl}~ on
The installation +cas coveredon,hLYHOLL
missions of interpretable quality bet+veen
Acti+?ity 25X1 D
increased significantly bet+ceen -
and generall}? through
f9ther Buildin>_s
_ ~ single-track line to :~shkhabad is adia- Several small support buildings are scat-
cent [o the training area. One siding is tzred throughout the area.
evident.
Road Service
An all-+ceather dual-lane road provides
access to Ashkhabad.
Area D1 contains ? probable barracks,
1 T-shaped administra[ion building, 25storagej
support buildings, and ahproximatel}? 4~0 tent
bases.
Area U2 contains a tent camp ++ith an
undetermined number of tent bases and 6 small
storage/support buildings.
Area F contains t++o 50- by 30-foot, secured
and isolated probable ammunition storage
buildings.
Area J is a 1,500- b}? 500-foot vehicle
:park. \umerous unidentifizd vehicles are
present on coverate.
Area ~1 is a probable tracked-vehicle
driver-training course:
hank/:\ssault-Gun I irim_ Ran,e
:Ama \ is a 3,600- i~}? X2,600-foot tank "
assault. gun firing range ++ith 3 lanes and .l
moving targets.
l=iar-Trajectory 1=irinc Itan_e
' :Crea P is a 5,200=if~ot flat-u-ajector}~
firing range ++i[h 3 moving and 10 possihl~
static utr_rts.
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Special Training Facilities located ~~'ithin area J. It appears to be
.Area -S is. a possible S.~-2 training area
l'S :Air Tares~t ('hart, rorif~; 'uu, ~hoi?t U^. ~~-]~IIL, ?d od, -Apr fi."~ (~F:CRETI
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unoccupied.
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