HEAVY ARTILLERY TRAINING GOROKHOVETS ARTILLERY TRAINING CENTER, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 18, 2010
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• Publication Date: February 1, 1980
• Content Type: REPORT

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Heavy Artillery Training
Gorokhovets Artillery Training Center, USSR (S)
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HEAVY ARTILLERY TRAINING
GOROKHOVETS ARTILLERY TRAINING CENTER, USSR (S)
1. (TSR) The full 12-weapon complement of a self-propelled (SP) heavy artillery battalion
was seen at Gorokhovets Artillery Training Center in the USSR on
(Figure 1). This is the first time that a full 12-weapon complement of a SP
heavy artillery battalion has been observed in the Soviet Union. This battalion and major elements
of a SP heavy mortar battalion were parked in a bivouac area situated at 56-18-50N 042-49-25E.
The artillery and mortar battalions were equipped with 12 203mm SP guns M-1975, formerly the
Leningrad SP gun (Figure 2), and at least ten 240mm SP mortars M-1977 (Figure 3), respectively.
Other equipment in the bivouac area included ten armored command and reconnaissance vehicles
(ACRV) M-1974, four POL trucks, and 64 tents with the capacity to house approximately 250
troops.
both weapons were seen in the same bivouac
area but not at battalion strength. Equipment included four 203mm SP guns M-1975, five 240mm
SP mortars M-1977, and ten ACRVs M-1974. The parking pattern of the weapons on these two
dates indicates that each battalion was probably organized into three four-weapon firing batteries.
This Table of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) configuration is identical to towed heavy
artillery and mortar battalions.'
3. (TSR) The presence of these two weapons together in a training environment at both
battalion and lesser strength suggests that the combined employment of these weapons in a tactical
situation is a possibility. It also suggests that Soviet heavy artillery brigades may be organized into
two regiments, each containing one heavy artillery battalion and one heavy mortar battalion. The
presently accepted TO&E for Soviet heavy artillery brigades is two battalions of each weapon with
no regimental structure.'
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1. DIA. DDB-1100-2-79, Soviet Group Force Organizational Guide (U), Jan 79, p272 (SECRET)
(S) Comments and queries regarding this report are welcome. They may be directed to
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FIGURE 2. CONCEPTUAL DRAWING OF 203MM SELF-PROPELLED GUN M-1975. Drawing courtesy of USAIIG.
FIGURE 3. CONCEPTUAL DRAWING OF 240MM SELF-PROPELLED MORTAR M-1977. Drawing courtesy of USAIIG.
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