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M. T ROUTE No. X
FIRUZKUH to BANDAR SHAH.
Distance. —^5^mi 1 e s .
Reference sheets. —16-A, 15-D, 8-P, 15-H, 15^L.
Date of compilation. —September 1936. Revised, December 1941.
Authorities. —M. A. Tehran, 1933-1936.
Intelligence Reports, 1941.
The route is divided into three sections :—
SECTION A—FIRUZKUH to SHAHI ... 67 miles.
SECTION B.—SHAHI to CHALUS ... 102 miles.
SECTION C.—to BANDAR SHAH 89 miles.
ROUTE X—SECTION A
FIRUZKUH to SHAHI.
Distance. —67 miles.
Number of stages. —5.
Reference sheets. —16-A, 15-D.
GENERAL REPORT—SECTIONS A & B.
1. Classification. —B. 1 throughout in all weathers.
2. Surface and Giading. —An unsoled road of average
width of 12'—properly ditched and cambered. It is lightly metalled
to a depth of 4" or shingled. The only severe gradients are
those averaging 1 : 12 and attaining 1 : 5 on the 15-mile descent
0 n the CASPIAN side of the ABBASABAD pass.
3. Character of Adjacent Country. —Sharply divisible into
high, arid, bleak mountain or plateau (mile 0 to 35) and low lying,
humid, fertile coastal plain (the remainder). Operations off the
road are possible on both sides of the road for all arms only from
mile 0 to Ilf, the summit of the pass. Thereafter as far as mile 60
a narrow valley with high and steep sides effectively prevents all
movement off the road for any arm but infantry or mountain
artillery. Thereafter movement off the road is possible for all
arms though inundated paddy fields would prove a serious obsta
cle to A. F. V.’s. Concealment from the air is totally lacking until
the tree line is reached at about 2,000 feet at mile 42 (ZIRAB).
4. Climatic Effect. —On the plateau, mile 0 to 11, the sum
mer is mild and the cold in winter is intense.