MAKAT ASM IMPACT AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 1, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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Makat ASM Impact Area
DMAAC. USATC, Series 200, Sheets FP0236-21R and FP0236-22R, scale 1:200,000
ABSTRACT
1. (TSR) This is the initial NPIC basic report on Makat Air-to-Surface Missile (ASM) Impact Area,
USSR, and satisfies the basic reporting requirement for this target. This report summarizes ASM tests
(based on impact craters) and describes activity at the test facilities and the targets from January 1975
through December 1982.
2. (C) This report contains a location map, six annotated photographs, and three tables.
INTRODUCTION
3. (TSR) Makat ASM Impact Area (Figure 1) is on a large, dry lowland north of the Caspian Sea,
approximately 475'kilometers (km) east of Akhtubinsk/Vladimirovka Airfield and approxi-
mately 60 km northeast of Makat. Makat ASM Impact Area (Figure 2) contains two missile impact areas-
Makat Target Area A and Makat Target Area B and three corner
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BASIC DESCRIPTION
Makat Target Area A
4. (TSR) Makat Target Area A (Figure 3) contained three target radar sites, a support area, and a
salvage area. The locations of the target radars at each target radar site changed slightly as damaged
radars were replaced and craters were filled. Crater diameters, bearings, and distances from the target
radars are given in Table 1.
present when the site was next imaged The site remained unoccupied
5. (TSR) Target radar site A contained a BAR LOCK radar-occupied mound and ten missile impact
craters The craters had been filled No additional craters were observed
during the reporting period. The BAR LOCK remained on the mound but was not
Target Radar Site A
a BAR LOCK was on the mound, radar support
6. (S/WN) The proximity of target radar site A to the support area, the absence of recent missile
impact craters, and the abandonment of target radar sites B and C suggest that site A may have become a
tracking site for Makat ASM Impact Area. However, the deployment of the radar support equipment in
an inline configuration, which placed these vehicles at a greater distance from the radar and provided
greater protection from a direct hit, also suggests that this site may have remained an active target area.
the support area. The radar and support equipment remained in this configuration
(Figure 4). The outer generator van was not present
vehicles were at the base of the mound. Two additional support vehicles were connected by cables to the
radar support vehicle the radar
support vehicles were deployed in an inline configuration, and three radar support vans were adjacent to
Target Radar Site B
'. (TSR) Target radar site B was first observed on imagery ___]and had probably been
abandoned hree missile impact craters (one a direct hit) were observed during this
period.
Target Radar Site C
8. (S/WN) Target radar site C was first observed on imagery
during this perio .
sites (sites C and D) were present Site B was abandoned
only one support van, whic
and was operational
e had been abandoned. No missile impact craters were observed
Makat Target Area B
9. (TSR) Makat Target Area B (Figure 5) contained two BAR LOCK-occupied target radar sites (sites
A and B), a support area, and a salvage area Two additional BAR LOCK target radar
The location of the target radars at each target radar site changed slightly as damaged
radars were replaced and craters were filled. Crater diameters, bearings, and distances from the target
radars are given in Table 2.
10. (S/WN) The parking configuration of the BAR LOCK power and support vehicles at sites A, C,
and D was changed from a side-by-side arrangement to an inline arrangement in April and May 1982. The
inline arrangement placed the support vehicles at a greater distance from the radar, providing greater
protection from a direct hit.
Target Radar Site A
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arking configuration was
and additional
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testing had
(two direct
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ere observed. The site was not occupied
radar site A (Figure 6 and Table 2) contained a BAR LOCK radar set and five missile
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when a BAR LOCK radar set was again present. The support vehicle
r impact craters (one a direct hit) were observed
P WHEEL antiaircraft fire control radar and an additional support van
A probable FLA
changed from a side-by-side arrangement to an inline arrangement
Target Radar Site B
12. (TSR) A probably damaged BAR LOCK radar set and three missile impact craters were at target
radar site B The craters were being filled One additional crater (a direct
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hit) was observed
he site was abandoned
when the radar and support vehicles were gone.
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Target Radar Site C
13. (TSR) Target radar site C was first observed on imagery
radar set was present. Six missile impact craters were observe
The craters had been filled I No additional craters were o serve
throughout the remainder of the reporting period. The BAR LOCK support vehicle parking configuration
was changed from a side-by-side arrangement to an inline arrangement
Target Radar Site D
14. (TSR) Target radar site D was first observed on image
radar set was present. No missile impact craters were observed
when one crater
was resent when a direct-hit crater was observed. The two craters had been filled by
No a itional craters were observed during the remainder of the reporting period.
The BAR LOCK support vehicle parking configuration was changed from a side-by-side arrangement to
an inline arrangement
Corner Reflector Target Sites
15. (TSR) Makat ASM Impact Area contained three active corner reflector target sites during the
reporting period. Each site contained a double row of large and small corner reflector panels oriented on
a north/south axis with the panels facing west. Crater diameters, distances, and bearings to the center of
the corner reflector target sites are given in Table 3.
Corner Reflector Target Site A
16. (TSR) Corner reflector target site A (48-10-01N 053-37-10E) had been heavily damaged
when approximately 60 impact craters were present.0 all but 13 craters had been
filled, and at least two new craters could be discerned. Limited search imagery of poor interpretability
precluded the identification of additional craters or changes to the site when at least 49
impact craters were discernible. Extensive damage to the corner reflector target panes precluded the
determination of crater distances and azimuths.
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Corner Reflector Target Site B
17. (TSR) Corner reflector target site B (Figure 7 and Table 3) had been constructs
and probably replaced corner reflector target site A. The site contained two parallel rows o corner
reflector panels on a north/south axis. One row contained seven large panels, and the other row
contained 41 small panels. the row of large panels was oriented north-northeast/south-
southwest and bisected the row o small panels. The large panels had been returned to their original
orientation No significant changes to the site were observed during the remainder of the
reporting period. Fourteen craters, with diameters ranging;
from the center of the site.
Corner Reflector Target Site C
18. (TSR) Corner reflector target site C (Table 3) contained two parallel north/south rows of corner
reflector panels The western row contained five large and four small panels, and the
eastern row contained 13 small panels. No significant changes to this configuration were observed
during the reporting period. Seventeen craters, with diameters ranging were
rom the center of the site.
Other Test Activity
19. (TSR) Approximately 300 additional impact craters were discernible within the impact area
during the reporting period. The targets at these crater sites could not be determined.
DMAAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheets FP0236-21R and FP0236-22R, 2d ed, Jul 80, scale 1:200,000
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