FACTORS AFFECTING SUPPLY AND TROOP MOVEMENTS IN THE USSR/MILITARY TRAFFIC CONTROL

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2013
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 19, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Factors Affecting Supply and Troop Movements
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the poor road system in the USSR would appreciably
forces. In any case, the Soviet Army was
the mobility of Western armies. The road network
hinder the operations of mechanized
forced to mechanize to cope with
as a factor was insignificant0
the feeling is that an invading force would also be hampered by the poor
more so than the Soviets, who are familiar with the charadteristics
own terrain and are masters of improvisation.
roads, perhaps
of their
Present Soviet road construction is limited to repair of existing highways,
strengthening bridges, and surfacing a few dirt roads.
The distance maintained between the motor vehicles of a Soviet motorized column
depends on speed and visibility. For example, in fog the distance is narrowed;
in clear weather it is lengthened. Normally, under average conditions, the
distance is 25 meters.
In a 24?hour period, considering the infantry marches a total of 10 hours, the
normal distance covered is 25-30kms. In a forced march the distance covered isOm
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Heavy howitzers, hauled by track transport, travel at 15-20 ki7ometers per hour.
On a normal march (10 hours) the total distance covered is 150-200kMs. On a
forced march averaging 20-25kms per hour the distance covered? in12 hours, is
240-300kms.
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Truck transported infantry travel :at the same speed as the trucks pulling heavy
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In a tank regiment consisting of three battalions, the supply elements follow
approximately one km behind the tank units. Supply elements of a marching column,
on the approach march to the front, are situated in the rear of the unit which they
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Each regimental headquarters company contains a traffic control platoon of five
men. When approaching the front, the traffic control platoons direct traffic
and mark the roads within the regimental area. Traffic control in the zone of
interior is organized by VAD (Military Auto Highway). VAD is under the control
of an army or army group. VAD organizes traffic control, guards bridges, and
checks documents over designated military highways usually 200-300kms in length.
The Soviet women, who were used widely during World War II for traffic control,
were generally employed by VAD.
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