ALEKSEYEVKA AIRFIELD USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84T00864R000100120002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 15, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 18, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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ALEKSEYEVKA AIRFIELD
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18 October 1965
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COVERED ALEKSEYEVKA AIRFIELD. THE
AIRFIELD HAS A 8,300 X 275 FT WNW/ESE CONCRETE RUNWAY. ASM
FACILITIES WERE OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON =AND WERE
APPARENTLY COMPLETED BETWEEN FEB 62 AND SEP 63.
KIPPER (AS-2) IS A TURBOJET-PROPELLED, 7,750 LB. ANTI-SHIP ASM
WHICH HAS A LIMITED CAPABILITY AGAINST WELL DEFINED LAND TARGETS.
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Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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TAKEOFF WEIGHT IS 167,000 LB. MAXIMUM SPEED OF 540 KT IS REACHED
AT OPTIMUM ALTITUDE OF 22,000 FT; 465 KT TARGET SPEED IS ACHIEVED
AT 39,700 FT; AND COMBAT CEILING IS 44,600 FT. THE TARGET IS AC-
1961. IT IS HIGH AND HAS A SPAN OF
BADGER C/TU-16 CARRIES ONE KIPPER SEMISUBMERGED IN THE BELLY.
THIS AIRCRAFT, CHARACTERIZED BY A RADAR NOSE, ENTERED SERVICE IN
QUIRED VIA PUFF BALL RADAR AT 190 NM. MAXIMUM RANGE WITH ONE
IN-FLIGHT REFUELING IS 3800 NM..
KITCHEN (AS-4) IS A LIQUID ROCKET-PROPELLED 14,000 LB (MAX)
ASM USED PRIMARILY AGAINST LAND TARGETS. IT IS
BLINDER BTU-? CARRIES ONE KITCHEN SEMISUBMERGED IN THE BELLY.
THIS AIRCRAFT, THE MOST ADVANCED SOVIET BOMBER, ENTERED SERVICE IN
1965. IT IS 110 FT LONG, HIGH AND HAS A SPAN OF 80 FT. TAKE-
OFF WEIGHT IS 185,000 LB. MAXIMUM SPEED OF 975 KT IS REACHED AT
OPTIMUM ALTITUDE OF 36,000 FT; 860 KT TARGET SPEED IS ACHIEVED
42,500 FT; AND COMBAT CEILING IS 48,100 FT. MAXIMUM RANGE WITH ONE
IN-FLIGHT REFUELING IS 3300 NM.
4. THIS MISSION PROVIDES THE FIRST SYSTEM PHOTOGRAPHY OF KIPPER AND
KITCHEN ASMtS AND ENABLES MORE DETAILED REPORTING THAN PREVIOUS
These. notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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COVERAGE. ALL DISTANCES ARE TAKEN FROM THE RUNWAY CENTER.
THE ASM HANDLING AND CHECKOUT FACILITY., 0.7 NM NE, CONTAINS
9 PROBABLE KITCHEN, 3 PROBABLE KIPPER, AND 7 SHIPPING CRATES; A
PROBABLE ASM ASSOCIATED FACILITY IS 1.4 NM NNE; ASM STORAGE AREA,
1.7 NM NE, HAS SEPARATELY SECURED
IN THE NE CORNER AND CONTAINS ONE PROBABLE KITCHEN AND 79 SHIPPING
CRATES.
AMMO STORAGE AREA, 2.2 NM NE OF THE RUNWAY CENTER, ARE NOT SHOWN.
AIRCRAFT ORDER OF BATTLE CONSISTS OF 59 BADGER, 1 BEAGLE, ONE
FAGOT, TWO CAT/CUB, TWO CAB, TWO COLT, AND ONE CREEK.
F These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the dote of issue.
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