SOVIET ARTILLERY TACTICS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R016000160008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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they were classified Secret.
In all mnstancese 57 mm AT artillery was placed under the command of supported tactical
troops up top and including battalion. One hundred 20 mm howitzers were placed under
direct command of supported tactical troops at regimental level prior to the attack.
In all other instances the artillery remained under the direct command of division
headquarters.
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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
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COUNTRY Austria
SUBJECT Soviet Artillery Tactics
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DATE OF
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UN I TED STATES, W I T H I N THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
1. All regulations prescribing tactics and technique for artillery were contained in the
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and the h r T ai nx manual (PCoeramma Tek1 cheskoy Podgotoyki_).
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Direct fire was used very often,, but only in the front lines. The weapons used for
direct fire were the 37 mm and 85 mm AA guns and the 57 mm and 100 mm AT guns.
CLASSIFICATION
in the Soviet Zone of Austria. the 85 mm AA gun was used
for direct fire missions only on very rare occasions, because of the high cost of the
projectile.
~ Reinforcing
artiilery moved into firing positions about 12 hours
g ~ prior to a contemplated
a nplated
attack. ovie artillery started its firing mission 40 to 60 minutes prior to a con-
templated attack. Other weapons,, such as mor a ss also started firing in conjunction
with artill.erv
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SECURITY INFORMATION
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SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION
The Methods ofArtillery Fire Pre aration manual (Poiobi a O`nevo
Pod o ovk , and the manuals. 11 steel a ove /Paragraph` prescribed
the methods of fire control. The officer in charge o the unit
to which the artillery was attached was the person responsible for
making the decision with respect. to the number of guns and rounds.
of:ammunition and the type of ammunition that should be employed
against a particular target. That officer also decided whether or
not to fire on a particular target,
The Methods of Artillery Fire Preparation manual, and the manuals
lists move aragrap , prescr a e training, functioning and
examination o forward A /Servers. The forward artillery observer
was assisted by three privates. all observations m1
by the artillery observer were reported directly to the artillery
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all communications in'connection with art er we e
made by radio.
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