SUMMARY OF PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEXES USSR

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUMMARY OF PROBABLE
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 AWAKEN
I his summary report presents a construc-
i,n chronology and the status of 28 probable
and range SAM (PLRS) complexes and I sus-
oct complex at Vyazemskiy, USSR, as of
Figure 1). Figures 2 and 3 depict
'I,R.$ complexes. An annotated photograph of
:3ch complex is included in Figures 4-32,
,nd 2 typical air warning radar facilities
ith associated, unidentified areas are shown
E G tV igures 33 and 34.
Discussion in this report, excluding current
niormation, is limited to that information ex-
;aci.ed from Table 1 and the photos.
users of the table are cautioned that the
1a'.es 1sted are first observation on photography
ad should not be construed as the initial con-
~: suction or equipment installation dates. Anal-
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(Approximately 25 complexes are projected for 7967, based on previous yecrly increases)
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ysis of the chronology indicates various compo-
nents were constructed simultaneously, i.e.,
missile-handling area, support area, air warning
radar facility. This conclusion shrr,uld be tem-
pered, as a complex may not have b _ en observed
in its initial stages but first identified in a mid-
stage of construction.
Each complex is listed by year and month
when construction was first observed on pho-
tography.
CURRENT INFORMATION
PLRS equipment has been identified in stor-
age at 9 locations. Seven storage areas are at
SAM support facilities (Kirov, Chelyabinsk,
Vladivostok 2, Nizhniy Tagil, Nizhnyaya Tura,
Tomsk, and Plesetsk); I at a SAM -ite (Kostro-
ma 1321-2); and I at a military barracks (Pidula
Army Barracks). All storage areas except
Chelyabinsk and Vladivostok are, near known
PLRS complexes.
PROBABLE LONG RANGE SAM CONSTRUCTION STARTS
(including modification of Leningrad complexes)
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I and surveyed in
anticipation of 5 sites, but on y 3 sites appeared.
PLRS Launch Complexes 1 and 2 at Sary-
Shagan were constructed about the time of an
apparent transition from five- to three-site-
complexes. Launch Complex 1 was the first
complex s.uecifical?y designed as a three-site
Evolving from the five-site complexes were
3 categories of three-site complexes with loop
roads. The first category uses sites designated
A, B, and C; the second category sites B, C,
and U; and the third category sites C, D, and
L. At the three-site complexes, the missile-
aandling area has not been relocated but remains
in the same relative position as if 5 sites had
been constructed. At three- and five-site com-
plexes, the complex access road and support
area are usually located behind site A.
Only 1 category of launch complex uses the
circumferential-road pattern. The launch sites
at these complexes are arranged in an are, about
equal distance from the tracking/guidance fa-
cility, and are not staggered as at complexes
with loop-road patterns. The missile-handling
area is 'located opposite Launch Site B. The
cnTnpleY access road am support area are
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DISCUSSION
Although construction chronologies vary at
each complex, some generalizations can be made
which are applicable for most complexes. Con-
struction of the launch sites and the tracking/
guidance facility is usually started first. The
support area usually is constructed concurrently
with the launch sites and the tracking/guidance
facility, but extensive construction at the mis-
sile-handling area generally is not observed until
other components at the complex are nearly com-
plete. The air warning radar facility may he
constructed at virtually any stage of complex
construction. Where coverage permits, it has
been observed that launch sites A and C at
`hree-site complexes usually are completed and
z a five-citf~
,Zomplex usually are completed and equipped
before the other 2.
Construction time varies from 3 months to
over 2 years. Launch Complexes 1 and 2 at
Sary-Shagan A I C were constructed and equipped
within 3 months, while Liepaja has taken over
2 years to reach the same status. Eighteen to
30 months appears to bean average construction
period.
Then construction starts of launch
complexes
shown in Figure 2. Because of the lack of photo
coverage, some complexes may have been start-
ed the preceding year, rather than the year listed.
No five-site complexes were begun after
The Ural complexes were started
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Although Babayevo is designed for the cir-
cumferential-road pattern, 1 site has a loop-
road pattern. Though unusual, this complex will
not be considered as a separate category.
Ten complexes have a loop-road pattern,
11 complexes use the circumferential -road pat-
tern, and Babayevo has a combination of both
patterns. Eleven of 14 complexes started
including Babayevo, use the circumferential-
road pattern, indicating that this design will
probably be used extensively in the future.
Six different revetment designs have been
identified. They vary in protection of the launch
position from the nearly totally enclosed re-
vetments at Tallinn to complete absence of re-
vetments at launch positions 3 and 4 at loop-
road pattern launch sites.
Each launch position is revetted to some
degree at launch sites with a circumferential-
road pattern. At launch sites with a loop-
road pattern, all launch positions are revetted
except positions 3 and 4. No revetments have
appeared at Murashi or the Ural complexes
(Nizhniy Tagil, Nizhnyaya Tura, and Sverdlovsk.),
although they have been under construction for
about 2 years.
Control center revetments are U-shaped at
launch sites with a loop-road pattern and are
drive through at sites with a circumferential-
road pattern. The exception appears to be at
Babayevo, where the loop-road site has a drive-
through control center revetment.
One probable and 10 confirmed air warning
radar facilities have been identified between 2.5
and 5.0 nm from each of 11 launch complexes.
A typical facility consists of 4 mounded radar
positions upon which 2 BACK NET and 2
SIDE NET radars have been seen. A central
revetment, a probable control building, and 2
nearby, associated, unidentified areas are also
present at a typical air warning radar facility.
Each of 6 air warning radar facilities has 2
associated unidentified areas. The 2 unidentified
areas are located about 3,000 to 5,000 feet from
the air warning radar facility. Each of the 2
areas contains 1 to 3 probable bunkers/mounded
structures with a small apron or road in front of
each. The most advanced unidentified areas seen
to date are located at Tallinn and at Sary-Shagan
PLRS Launch Complex 1. These 2 areas are
considered more advanced because of the definite
road pattern at each area. The bunkers/mounded
structures at other areas appear similar to those
at Tallinn and Sary-Shagan Launch Complex 1.
Figures 33 and 34 are photographs of typical
PLRS air warning radar facilities with the asso-
ciated unidentified areas. See Figures 12, 13,
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