SA-3 SAM SYSTEM LUANDA ARMY BARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA, ANGOLA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000200480006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2011
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 3, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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SA-3 SAM SYSTEM
LUANDA ARMY BARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA, ANGOLA
1. SIGNIFICANCE: ADDITIONAL SA-3 SAM EQUIPMENT HAS ARRIVED AT
THIS FACILITY WHEN SA-3 CANISTERS WERE 25X1
OBSERVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE LUANDA AREA. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE EQUIPMENT IS PARKED IN TWO SEPARATE SECTIONS OF
THE INSTALLATION. FIFTEEN SA-3 FOUR-RAIL MISSILE LAUNCHERS,
FOUR LOW BLOW TRACKING AND GUIDANCE RADAR (ONE OPERATIONALLY
CONFIGURED), 96 SA-3 MISSILE CANISTERS, AT LEAST 30 SA-3
MISSILE CANISTER TRANSPORTERS, THREE TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANES, NINE
SA-3-ASSOCIATED COMPUTER VANS, ONE MISSILE CHECKOUT TENT, AND
NUMEROUS CARGO TRUCKS ARE PRESENT (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). THIS
EQUIPMENT IS SUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST FIVE SA-3 FIRING
BATTERIES. CREW FAMILIARIZATION/TRAINING IS PROBABLY IN
PROGRESS NEAR THE OPERATIONALLY CONFIGURED LOW BLOW-RADAR.
SA-3 EQUIPMENT PREVIOUSLY HAS BEEN SEEN ONLY IN SOUTHERN ANGOLA
WHERE SEVEN OPERATIONAL SITES WITH THREE LAUNCH POSITIONS EACH
ARE ALONG THE NAMBIBE-MENONGUE RAIL LINE. IF DEPLOYED IN THE
LUANDA AREA, THIS SA-3 SAM EQUIPMENT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY
ENHANCE AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITIES IN NORTHERN ANGOLA. (SWN)
IN ADDITION, SEVEN SA-9 TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHERS (TEL)
(NOT ON GRAPHIC) ARE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE PARKING SHEDS IN THE
EASTERN SECTION OF THE INSTALLATION. THIS EQUIPMENT IS NEW TO
THE INSTALLATION HOWEVER, SA-9 TEL HAVE 25X1
BEEN SEEN IN THE LUANDA AREA PREVIOUSLY. (SWN)
LUANDA ARMY BARRACKS AND STORAGE AREA IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF
LUANDA AND APPROXIMATELY 7.5 NM NORTHWEST OF LUANDA PORT
FACILITIES IN NORTHERN ANGOLA. (SWN)
COORDINATES 08-51-57S 013-18-50E
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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