IMPROVED POLISARIO AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY OUED TATRAT POLISARIO CAMP NO. 1, ALGERIA (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2012
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• Publication Date: July 20, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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IMPROVED POLISARIO AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY
OUED TATRAT POLISARIO CAMP NO.1, ALGERIA (SWN)
i THE COMMAND AND CONTROL VEHICLE. (SWN)
COORDINATES 27-30-20N 008-03-30E (S)
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SIGNIFICANCE: A SPOON REST C ACQUISITION RADAR, THE FIRST
ACQUISITION RADAR OBSERVED WITH THE POLISARIO, WAS IDENTIFIED
IN AN AIR DEFENSE TRAINING EXERCISE AT A POLISARIO BASE CAMP
IN SOUTHWESTERN ALGERIA. (SWN)
2.i REMARKS: A PROBABLE COMMAND AND CONTROL FIELD TRAINING
EXERCISE WAS OBSERVED 1 NM NORTH OF OUED TATRAT POLISARIO
CAMP NO.1 ON IMAGERY EQUIPMENT INCLUDED IN THE
EXERCISE CONSISTED OF ONE SPOON REST C ACQUISITION RADAR WITH
TWO PROBABLE GENERATORS, ONE PROBABLE STRAIGHT FLUSH RADAR,
AND ONE CANVAS-COVERED POSSIBLE BRDM-2 ARMORED SCOUT CAR. A
CANVAS-COVERED POSSIBLE SA-6 TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHER
(TEL) WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO AN EAST GERMAN KAEBLE
HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTER. THE EXERCISE HAD ENDED
AND THE EQUIPMENT WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE AREA. (SWN)
ANALYST'S COMMENTS: THE USE OF SPOON REST C RADAR WITH THE
STRAIGHT FLUSH RADAR WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE
ACQUISITION RANGE CAPABILITY OF THE SA-6 UNIT. THE PRESENCE
OF A POSSIBLE BRDM-2 INDICATES THAT A PROBABLE COMMAND AND
CONTROL-VEHICLE WILL BE USED WITH THE SPOON REST C AND
STRAIGHT FLUSH RADAR, RELAYING EARLY-WARNING/ACQUISITION
INFORMATION FROM THE SPOON REST TO THE STRAIGHT FLUSH THROUGH
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