M-TYPE STORAGE SITES AT SOVIET AIRFIELDS

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Joint Photographic Intelligence Report
M-TYPE STORAGE SITES
AT SOVIET AIRFIELDS
ARMY NAVY
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MARCH 1960
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PREFACE
This joint photographic intelligence report has been prepared by the
Army, Navy, and Central Intelligence Agency in partial response to CIA
requirement SI/R-12/59. It is based solely on photographic evidence and
is concerned only with the so-called M-type (miscellaneous) storage sites
at Soviet airfields which have been the object of considerable interest in
the intelligence community for several years. It is the purpose of this
report to examine the M-type sites collectively and to determine if they
have any characteristics in common with known nuclear weapons storage
sites at Soviet airfields.
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SUMMARY
Twenty-three so-called M-type storage sites have been located on
I hotography between
They are associated with both tactical and long range airfields in various
parts of the Soviet Union. None of the distinguishing features of known
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INTRODUCTION
The M-type storage sites associated with Soviet airfields include sites
for which no specific storage function has been identified. They have certain
general characteristics which include (1) a double-fenced area located
from one to three nautical miles from a military airfield; (2) non-revetted
storage buildings on paved service ramps; (3) a simple road network serv-
ing buildings within the site; and (4) post World War II construction.
Other than these general characteristics, the M-type sites differ con-
siderably in general appearance, size, shape, and layout. Road connections
with airfields are sometimes new and direct, and in other cases where
existing roads have been utilized, they are indirect. All sites are road
served, and a few are rail served. All sites, with one exception, appear to
be enclosed by a double wire fence separated by a wide cleared area.
Despite the diversity of these sites, for purposes of discussion in this
report they have been divided into four groups, three of which are based
on certain similarities, primarily in size and shape, while the fourth group
includes six distinctly dissimilar sites.
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The six M-type sites shown in Table 1 are covered on vertical and
oblique photography ranging in quality from very good to poor. These sites
are almost square in shape. Figure 1 is a photograph of the Monchegorsk
site.
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TABLE 1. First Group of M-type Storage Sites
Location Coordinates Distance Transportation Percent
of Site from A/F (nm) Facilities Complete
Afrikanda 67? 26' N 2 Road Possibly 100
32? 48' E
Gdov 58? 50' N 2 Road Probably 100
27? 57' E
Monchegorsk 67? 59' N 1 Road Probably 100
33? 04' E
Osinovka 44? 01' N 1.6 Road 100
132? 11' E
Postavy 55? 08' N 1 Road 50
26? 46' E
Shchuchin 53? 35' N 1.5 Road Probably 100
24? 48' E
The service road within the site is laid out in a nearly-square pattern
with an average of nine non-revetted gable-roofed buildings situated on
FIGURE 1. M-TYPE STORAGE SITE NEAR
MONCHEGORSK AIRFIELD.
paved ramps and well spaced. Two
or three of the buildings at each site
are large storage buildings while
the remainder are quite small. Vi-
sible only at the Osinovka and Pos-
tavy sites is a very small structure,
possibly earth-covered, which could
be for storage of primers and fuzes.
Although the storage sites in this
group have certain similarities, no
one site appears identical to another.
Excellent to poor quality pho-
tography, both vertical and oblique,
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covers the eight M-type sites in the second group (Table 2). They are
rectangular in shape. The service road within the site forms a long rec-
tangle with an average of nine non-revetted gable-roofed buildings, well-
spaced on separate paved ramps. Most of the sites in this group have three
large storage buildings and one large support building near the entrance
with the remainder of the buildings being smaller storage buildings.
TABLE 2. Second Grou
p of M-type Stora
ge Sites
Location
Coordinates Distance
of Site from A/F (nm)
Transportation
Facilities
Percent
Complete
Briyeni
45?
58' N
Road & Rail
100
29?
21' E
Chernyakhovsk
54?
34' N
Road
Probably
100
21?
48' E
Dombarovskiy
50?
47' N
Road
Probably
100
59?
31' E
Kupino
54?
22' N
Road
100
77?
22' E
Limanskoye
46?
43' N
Road & Rail
100
30?
02' E
Orsk
51?
17' N
Road
100
58?
37' E
Siauliai *
55?
54' N
Road
90
23?
27' E
Sol'tsy * *
58?
10' N
Road
80
30?
17' E
The Briyeni and Limanskoye sites, (see Figure 2 for photograph of
Limanskoye site), which appear to
in this group that have a rail spur
entering the site. The site atSol'tsy
appears to be about the same design
but has no rail spur. The other sites
in this group have the same general
features with certain minor varia-
tions in layout or number of build-
ings.
Good quality photography cov-
ers the M-type sites in the third
group (Table 3). There is no stan-
be almost identical, are the only ones
FIGURE 2. M-TYPE STORAGE SITE NEAR
LIMANSKOYE AIRFIELD.
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dard size -or shape to these facilities, but they are generally larger than
those in the first two groups. Figure 3 is a photograph of the Voroshilov/
Vozdvizhenka site. The Spassk-Dalniy site is the only M-type site where
only a single security fence exists.
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TABLE 3. Third Group of M-type Storage
Location
Coordinates Distance
of Site from A/F (nm)
Transportation
Facilities
Percent
Complete
Khorol East
44?
28' N
Road & Rail
100
Spassk-Dainiy
132?
05' E
East
44?
35' N
132?
56' E
Voroshilov/
Vozdvizhenka 42?
53' N
Road
Probably 100
131?
58' E
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The Voroshilov/Vozdvizhenka and Khorol East sites each have. 17
non-revetted predominately large gable-roofed buildings. The Spassk-
Dalniy East site has only seven.
The key feature which makes a group out of these storage sites is the
presence of several circular structures. They are placed along the road
network on small curved aprons. There are two each at Khorol East and
Spas sk-Dalniy.East, and four at Voroshilov/Vozdvizhenka. They are prob-
ably circular tanks covered with earth, for liquid storage of some type.
No entrances are visible. These circular structures could be present but
not discernible at some of the other M-type sites.
The remaining six storage sites (Table 4) have the same general cha-
racteristics as the other M-type storage sites, but each one is unique in
layout of buildings and roads. They appear on good quality photography
except in the case of the Kedainiai site which is on far oblique photography.
TABLE 4. Fourth Group of M-type Sites
Location Coordinates Distance Transportation Percent
of Site from A/F Facilities Complete
Baranovichi *
Engel's *
Kedainiai
Krechevitsy
Melitopol
Z aporozh' ye
East
53? 04' N
26? 03' E
51? 29' N
46? 15' E
55?22' N
23? 57' E
58? 36' N
31? 22' E
46? 53' N
35? 19' E
47? 52' N
35? 18' E
Road 100
Road & Rail 100
Road Unknown
Road 70
Road 100
Buildings vary in number, size, and shape. At the Engel' s site there are
also several very small structures possibly for storage of fuzes and pri-
mers. In addition, at Engel's there is extensive open storage, possibly
of conventional bombs.
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