NEWLY IDENTIFIED ARTILLERY DIVISION IN THE SIBERIAN MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81T00618R000101050001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 1, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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NEWLY IDENTIFIED ARTILLERY DIVISION IN
SIBERIAN MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR (S)
1. (S/D) A new artillery division has been identified in the
Siberian Military District, USSR (Figure 1). On
elements of this division were seen in a newly constructed vehicle
park (Figure 2) outside Pogorelovka Civil Defense Installation (BE
Subsequent imagery revealed an antitank regiment/brigade,
a 152mm gun howitzer ML-20 regiment, a probable multiple rocket launcher
(MRL) regiment, a possible antitank (AT) regiment, and at least four
battalions of probable 160mm mortars.
Analyst's Comments
2. (S/D) This unit is atypical of Soviet artillery divisions, which
usually consist of one 130mm field gun M-46 regiment, one ML-20 gun how-
itzer regiment, one MRL regiment, and an AT regiment. Apparently, a
combination of AT guns and mortars is replacing M-46s in this division.
3. (S/D) The creation of this unit is consistent with the upgrading
process underway in the Siberian Military District. This unit also helps
to fill a gap in artillery coverage along the Sino-Soviet and Soviet-
Mongolian borders.
FIGURE 1. SIBERIAN MILITARY DISTRICT, USSR
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(S) Comments and queries regarding this report are welcome. They
may be directed to Warsaw Pact Forces Division,
Imagery Exploitation Group, NPIC,
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