AMMUNITION STORAGE DEPOT BYRKA, USSR TRANSBAIKAL MD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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AMMUNITION STORAGE DEPOT
BYRKA, USSR
TRANSBAIKAL, MVID
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Declassification Review by NIMA/DOD
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and Logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center IPlc (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (E) storage areas, (F) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage /maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firingranges, (Q) artillery
emplacem?nts (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing areas or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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An Ammunition Storage Depot is located on
the southwest edge of Byrka, 215 kilometers (km)
southeast of Chita, 7 km west of the Mirnaya
military complex, 15 km west of the Bezrechnava
military complex, and 21 km southeast of the
Yasnava military complex (Figure 1). The
installation is served by a spur from the Chita-
Otpor line of the Trans-Siberian railroad and a
probable hard surface, all-weather road.
The installation (Figures 2 and 3) encom-
passes approximately 800 acres and contains a
total of 63 buildings, including 45 storage build-
ings, four administrative barracks buildings,
and 14 general support buildings. A support
area divides the storage area into two main
groups. Each grouping is secured and has a
wide firebreak. An abandoned SA-2 site (AL-
26) is located immediately east of the southern
storage area.
This installation is covered
dicates no apparent change in the installation
port buildings. There is road access to both
Railroad Service
The installation is served by a single spur
rail line which runs through the installation, and
provides access to all buildings.
Road Service
The installation is served by a probable
hard surface, all-weather road which provides
direct connection to two division-sized military
complexes, one to the east and another to the
northwest.
Aircraft Landing Strip
The nearest landing strip is at the Khada
Bulak Station North Airfield, 16 km to the east.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area D has one administrative building,
three barracks, and two storage and five sup-
storage areas. There has
change in this facility
Ammunition Storage Areas
Area F1 has ten 185- by 60-foot, non-
revetted, well dispersed storage buildings, eight
120- by 60-foot storage buildings, and four sup-
port buildings.
Area F2 has sixteen 90- by 65-foot and nine
185- by 60-foot storage buildings and is located
in a dry steam bed. The area also contains
three support buildings.
Other Buildings
Area H contains seven support buildings,
probably for general maintenance and storage.
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MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200. Sheet 0202-GHL, 3d ed. Dec 63 (SECRET)
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