DEPLOYMENT OF RIGID POINTED PONTON TANK FERRY ALONG SINO-SOVIET BORDER, USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP78T05698A000300010068-0

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August 16, 2011

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October 3, 1977

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010068-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010068-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78T05698A000300010068-0 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 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78T05698A000300010068-0 __ 1- .1 _ I Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010068-0 National Photographic Interpretation Center IMAGERY INFORMATION REPORT DEPLOYMENT OF RIGID POINTED PONTON TANK FERRY ALONG SINO-SOVIET BORDER, USSR (TSR) (TSR) Thirty-three sets of the rigid pointed ponton tank ferry (Figure 1) were identified at Berezovka Army Barracks AL 1, USSR, on This is the first operational deployment of this piece of equipment east of the Ural Mountains. Berezovka is in the Far East Military District, 21 nautical miles (nm) east of the Sino- Soviet Border. (TSR) The ferry consists of a left and a right ponton section which are attached to the tank with crossmembers. These crossmembers are similar to those used with rigid rectangular pontons. The rigid pointed ponton ferries are used in crossing bodies of water where snorkeling or conventional bridging cannot be used. (TSR) The rigid pointed ponton tank ferr has previously been seen at Nikolayev Army Barracks AL 6 Klooga Army Barracks AL 75X1 1/Training Area West and Paldiski Training Area 25X1 igure 2) in the Baltic Military District. 25X1 -1- IIR-068/77 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010068-0 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010068-0 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010068-0