NEW GROUND FORCE STATIC DEFENSIVE POSITIONS ALONG THE SINO-SOVIET BORDER

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CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1

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December 28, 2016

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August 18, 2011

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May 1, 1977

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Summary Report NEW GROUND FORCE STATIC DEFENSIVE POSITIONS ALONG THE SINO-SOVIET BORDER Top~Secre4_ 225X1 SR-026/77 MAY 1977 copy 133 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Warning Notice Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Top Secret RUFF New Ground Force Static Defensive Positions Along The Sino-Soviet Border the Soviets constructed seven tank turret static 25X1 defensive firing positions and eight hardened automatic weapons firing positions on a ridgeline along the western perimeter of Nadarovskiy Army Barracks Bilituy AL-1 which is on the Sino-Soviet Border (Figures 1, 2, and 3). Two more tank turret positions and another hardened automatic weapons firing position were still under construction0 Ex- 25X1 cavations for the positions were seen . Four of the tank turrets for the firing 25X1 positions were camouflaged or environmentally covered. The hardened automatic weapons firing positions have a circular concrete interior which is covered, leaving two or three openings for firing ports. The positions are cable connected to each other for com- munications purposes. The tank turret positions and the automatic weapons positions are surrounded by two to four security fences with gate entrances at the rear. This is the first identification of tank turret construction adjacent to a military barracks and the first time that hardened automatic weapons firing positions have been in- corporated into the defensive plan. These positions are probably part of the continuing con- struction program to upgrade the defenses along this section of the Sino-Soviet Border. Since 1973 the Soviets have constructed a line of approximately 600 tank turret firing positions that extend along a 200-nautical mile (nm) front from Lake Zun-Torey (50-02-05N 115-58-30E) to Srednyaya Borzya (50-53-45N 119-28-41E) and is approximately 2 to 3 nm from the Sino-Soviet border. Nadarovskiy Army Barracks Bilituy AL-1 is 11 nm southeast of Dauriya and 8.5 nm north of the Sino-Soviet Border in the Transbaykal Military District. SREDNYAYA BORZYA 0. I Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 List of Conversion Factors by Classification MILLIMETERS 0.0394 INCHES KILOGRAMS 2.2046 POUNDS(AVDIR.) CENTIMETERS 0.3937 INCHES POUNDS)AVOIR.) 0.4536 KILOGRAMS INCHES 25.4000 MILLIMETERS SHORT TONS 0.9072 METRIC TONS INCHES 2.5400 CENTIMETERS METRIC TONS 1.1023 SHORT TONS FEET 03048 METERS METRIC TONS 0.9842 LONG TONS FEET 0.0003 KILOMETERS LONG TONS 1.0160 METRIC TONS YARDS 0.9144 METERS METERS 32808 FEET METERS 00005 MILES(NAUTICAL) METERS 1.0936 YARDS KILOMETERS 32808400 FEET KILOMETERS 06214 MILES(STATUTE) KILOMETERS 0.5400 MILES(NAUTICAL) LITERS 0.2642 GALLONS MILES(STATUTE) 1.6093 KILOMETERS LITERS 0.0063 BARRELS(POL) MILES(NAUTICAL) 6076.1154 FEET LITERS 0.0010 CUBIC METERS MILES(NAUTICAL) 1.8520 KILOMETERS GALLONS 3.7854 LITERS MILES(NAUTICAL) 1852.0000 METERS GALLONS 0.1337 CUBIC FEET GALLONS 0.0238 BARRELS(POL) GALLONS 0.0038 CUBIC METERS BUSHELS 0.0352 CUBIC METERS CUBIC FEET 7.4805 GALLONS CUBIC FEET 0.1781 BARRELS(POL) SQUARE CENTIMETERS 0.1550 SQUARE INCHES CUBIC FEET 0.0283 CUBIC METERS SQUARE INCHES 6.4516 SQUARE CENTIMETERS CUBIC YARDS 0.7646 CUBIC METERS SQUARE FEET 0.0929 SQUARE METERS BARRELS(POL) 158.9873 LITERS SQUARE YARDS 0.8361 SQUARE METERS BARRELS(POL) 42.0000 GALLONS SQUARE METERS 10.7639 SQUARE FEET BARRELS(POL) 5.6146 CUBIC FEET SQUARE METERS 1.1960 SQUARE YARDS BARRELS(POL) 01590 CUBIC METERS SQUARE METERS 1.0000 CENTARES CUBIC METERS 1000.0000 LITERS SQUARE METERS 0.0002 ACRES CUBIC METERS 264.1721 GALLONS SQUARE METERS 0.0001 HECTARES CUBIC METERS 35.3147 CUBIC FEET ACRES 4046.8564 SQUARE METERS CUBIC METERS 281776 BUSHELS ACRES 0.4047 HECTARES CUBIC METERS 6.2898 BARRELS(POL) HECTARES 10000.0000 SQUARE METERS CUBIC METERS 1.3080 CUBIC YARDS HECTARES 24711 ACRES Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1 Top Secret Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/18: CIA-RDP78T05698A000100010014-1