BARANOVICHI BARRACKS AND MANEUVER AREA LESNAYA BARANOVICHI, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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• Publication Date: July 1, 1964
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BARANOV ICH I BARRACKS AND
MANEUVER AREA LESNAYA
BARANOVICHI, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic
installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being
coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic
analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group,
the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production
Center IPic (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re-
port was performed by the NP1C Photographic Analysis Group.
In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for
the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those
appearing in the project requirement. When a specific facility is not
observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report.
Titles and letter designators for the various facilities are as
follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips,
(D) administrative and troop housing areas, (P) storage areas, (h) am-
munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (I-I) other buildings and
facilities, (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields,
(L) small arms firing ranges, (M) driver training areas, (N) tank/
assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory firing ranges, (Q) artillery
emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train-
ing area or courses, (S) special training facilities, (T) unidentified
facilities or tracking activity.
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BARANOVICHI BARRACKS AND MANEUVER AREA LESNAYA
(53-03N 025-45E)
BARANOVICHI, BRESTSKAYA OBLAST, USSR
BELORUSSIAN MD
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Baranovichi Barracks and Maneuver Area
Lesnaya (TA-1) is located 10 kilometers (km)
southwest of Baranovichi (53-08N 026-01E)
and immediately west of the Baranovichi-Slonim
highway, which forms the eastern boundary
(Figure 1). A rail siding at Lesnaya is acces-
sible by road. Other military installations in
the Baranovichi area include Army Barracks
East (AL-2) 10 km northeast and Army Barracks
SW (AL-1), also 10 km northeast.
This area (Figure 2) covers approximately
15,500 acres, extending west from the Baranovi-
chi-Slonim highway for approximately 20 km
with an average width of about 5 km. Training
facilities are situated in clearings dispersed
throughout the training area which has elevation
variations of less than 100 feet. Troop housing
and logistical support for the training area are
located in Baranovichi at AL-i and AL-2.
Training facilities include six tank/assault
gun ranges, one combined-arms field training
course, three wheeled and one tracked driver-
training courses, numerous unoccupied AAA and
field artillery battery emplacements, one small-
arms firing range, and a secured support area.
The training area is
photography and
sions
covered by
Comparative analysis reveals the area has
undergone continued development during that
time. Track activity has ranged from light to
heavy on the various training courses during
summer months, but only one driver-training
course and four tank/assault gun ranges show
activity during periods of snow cover.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION
Railroad Service
The Baranovichi-Ivantsevichi rail line
passes 2 km east of the area. A rail siding at
Lesnaya is accessible by road.
Aircraft Landing Strip
A landing strip adjacent to the northern
boundary, with a 6,000- by 500-foot graded,
probably serviceable, earth runway, was con-
structed between The short
period required for its construction, the lack of
subsequent changes, and the unusual configura-
tion suggest that this airfield was an engineer
construction training project.
Administrative and Troop Housing Area
Area D (Figure 2) is secured and appears
occupied. It contains three barracks/adminis -
trative buildings and eight support buildings.
One barracks/ administrative building was built
one was built between=
Small-Arms Firing Range
Area L is a 320- by 35-foot small-arms
firing range constructed prior to
Lack of scarring indicates that it is inactive.
Driver-Crew Training Areas
Area M1 is an irregular-shaped wheeled-
vehicle driver-crew training course activated
prior to
and another was added
coverage, the
northernmost section contained three closed-
circuit courses for probable tracked-vehicle
driver training and the southeast section con-
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tained an active combined-arms course. These
do not appear active on coverage.
Area M2 is an irregular-shaped, wheeled-
vehicle driver-crew training course activated
between
Area M3 is an oval-shaped tracked-vehicle
driver-crew training course activated between
I This course
showed light activity during a period of snow
cover on 0 coverage.
Area M4 is an irregular-shaped, wheeled-
vehicle driver-crew training course activated
The level of track activity on all courses
fluctuated from light to medium
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Tank/Assault Gun Firing Ranges
Areas N1 through N6 are tank/assault gun
firing ranges.
Area Ni is a 2,800-foot range with two 1,630-
foot firing lanes with one moving target run at
160 degrees left and one 125 degrees left. The
area was activated
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and the target runs were added between
rea is a 2,23u-foot range with six firing
lanes with stationary targets. This possible
vehicle-mounted automatic-weapon firing ran e
was activated between
Area N6 measures approximately 400 by 90
feet and is probably a range for subcaliber
weapons. It was constructed between
The level of track activity has been constant
on each range since its activation. Ranges Ni,
N2, and N4 have heavy track activity; range N5
medium track activity; and range N3 has light
track activity. Ranges Ni, N2, N4, and N6 were
active during a period of snow cover
The length of each range is the maximum
distance in feet from the static firing line to
the target runs. The angle of the moving target
run is the angle formed by the target run and
a perpendicular line from the static firing line
to the target run at the control house position.
Artillery Emplacements
The eastern half of the training area has
numerous unoccupied field artillery and AAA
battery emplacements which are used for train-
ing. The emplacements annotated Q1 on Figure 2
are samples of the types of field artillery
emplacement at this installation: four in line,
four in a square, and five in the form of a W.
The AAA sites are annotated Q2 and are six-
gun circular emplacements.
The areas annotated Ml and R and the section
east of the tank/assault gun ranges had extensive
Area N2 is a 4,680-foot range, with impact
areas 6,640 feet away, and has at least six
2,940-foot firing lanes -- with one moving target
run at 100 degrees right, one 90 degrees left,
three 15 degrees right, and three 15 degrees
left. The lanes were present but
the target runs and impact areas were first
Area N3 is a 2,015-foot range, with an
impact area 7,620 feet away, has two 1,520-
foot firing lanes with one moving target run
at 125 degrees right and one 90 degrees right.
The target runs were observed
the lanes and the impact area in
Area N4 is a 3,810-foot range and has two
2,500-foot firing lanes with one moving target
run at 165 degrees right and one 95 degrees
areas devoted to artillery training on
overage. They are not visible on
photography.
Infantry or Combined-Arms Field Training
Area
Area R is a combined-arms field training
course first observed
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MAPS OR CHARTS
US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0168-18HL, 3d ed, Dec 62 (SECRET)
US Air Target Mosaic, Series 50, Sheet 0168-18/11MA, 1st ed, Sep 63 (SECRET]
NPIC. R-183/64, Military Training Area Baranovichi, Mar 64 (TOP SECRET
ARMY. DPIR-1-57, Military Installations Slonim-Baranovichi, Jan 57 (TOP SECRET
DIA. PC-225/l-2-63, Training Areas, Soviet Ground Forces, 1 Oct 63 (SECRET
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