TEST FACILITY TAO-AN, CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: March 1, 1964
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TEST FACILITY
TAO-AN, CHINA
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UNIDENTIFIED
FACILITY
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STORAGE AREA 2
-- Railroad, single track
Road
Trail
Flooded areas
00 Lake
~-- INSTRUMENTATION
LINE A
FIRING COMPLEX 2 \I
I FIRINGt COMPLEX 1/
UNIDENTIFIED
RANGE
FACILITY
INDUSTRIAL
SUPPORT COMPLEX
-'?ADMINISTRATION
SUPPORT COMPLEX
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25X1 D Photography of reveals a test
facility located in northeast China. at 45-44N
122-39E. This facility is situated 11 nautical
miles (nm) northwest of Tao-an, along the Tao-
an--Wang-yeh-miao rail line. It is road and
rail served. The nearest major airfield is lo-
cated at Chi-chi-ha-erh, approximately 150 nm
to the north-northeast.
The facility consists of 2 firing complexes,
2 support complexes, 2 storage areas, range
instrumentation, 4 impact areas, an unidenti-
fied range facility, and an unidentified facility
under construction 3.5 nm northwest of the
support facilities (Figures 1 and 23). Twosmall
blast furnaces are located along the rail line on
the southwest edge of the support areas. They
are not active and do not appear to be associ-
ated with the test facility.
The Industrial Support Complex, the Ad-
ministrative Support Complex, Storage Area 1,
and the Instrumentation appear to be complete
and usable. Firing Complex 1 appears com-
plete and operable but there is no evidence of
recent usage. Firing Complex 2 is still under
construction but a few portions of the complex
may be usable. Storage Area 2 is under con-
struction; however, some of the storage buildings
may be usable. The Unidentified Range Facility
and the Unidentified Facility are under construc-
tion and not functional.
The function of this installation is research
and development of weapons, ranging in size from
small arms to small free rockets. The primary
emphasis at this time is probably on research.
The variety of ranges and the variety of firing
positions indicate that many different types and
caliber of weapons can be tested simultaneously.
The facility was first observed on KEY-
HOLE photography in and at that time
was identified as Tao-an Area, Ground Pattern
1/. The purpose was not specified. The only
apparent changes since that time are in Storage
Area 2 where construction continues on an uni-
dentified area and three support buildings; Fir-
ing Complex 2, Area C, where two passageways
are being constructed through the earthen blast
wall; Area F where the elliptical revetment and
the buildings in it have been constructed; the
Unidentified Facility where the large earthen
blast wall has been constructed and some small
rectangular excavations have been made; and the
Unidentified Range Facility where construction
has started on the possible target area.
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FIGURE 2. FIRING COMPLEX 1, TAO-AN.
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A direct-fire range complex (Figure 2) is
situated east-northeast of the Industrial Support
Complex and contains five ranges, A through E
(Figures 3-7), which could be used for testing
a variety of weapons ranging in size from small
arms to tank guns.
Each range consists of target butts and tar-
get frames, firing positions, and observation
bunkers. The firing position on Range C indi-
cates that it is probably utilized to test recoilless
rifles and small man-held rockets. The test
Road
Trail
Building
Bunker
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facilities in Item 2 on Figure 4, Item 3 on Figure
6, and Item 4 on Figures 5 and 7 are probably
used for testing projectiles and small finned
rockets for spin and trajectory.
The ranges are utilized to test deflection,
velocity, and in-flight characteristics. The
bunkers are utilized for visual, photographic,
and possibly electronic observation. The tar-
gets are standard ordnance type, probably
cloth or paper targets.
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RANGE 13
30 x 15 ft firing point
160 x 30 ft test range - proh-
ably 50 meters with 30 x 30
ft semi-circular probable tar-
get butt with 3 unidentified
objects on top
90 x 25 ft test range and ad
ministration building
4. 15 x 10 ft firing bunker
5. 30 x 25 ft target with 35 x 25
:t earth butt
6. 150 x 20 ft, target with 30 x 10
ft open target frame
7. 90 x 25 ft target with 70 x 25
_ ft open target frame
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RANGE C
45 x 20 ft support building
165 x 55 it administration
building
160 x 55 ft test building
335 x 10, 165 x 35, and 70 x
40 ft test ranges with 30 x
-ft enclosed firing butt
45 x 25 ft instrumentation
control building with 2 uni-
dentified lattice/grill struc-
tures on roof
135 x 35 ft earthen blast wall
220 x 105 ft concrete firing
pad with 4 unidentified scars
25 x 25 ft targets
15 x 10 ft bunkers canted to
the southeast
target frame
Construction
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Road
Building
Target frame
Bunker
Probable range pole
RANGE D
105 x 70 ft probable revet-
ments from old airfield
25 x 20 ft firing position
Multisectional building with
80 x 40 ft administration
section, 1F5 x 25 ft test
range, and 90 x 25 ft test
section
35 x 25 ft target with open tar-
get frames
45 x 25 ft target with open tar-
get frames
6. 70 x 25 ft target with open tar-
FIGURE 6. FIRING RANGE D, FIRING COMPLEX 1.
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RANGE E
35 x 20 ft firing position
80 x 45 it administration
building
140 x 20 and 70 x 10 ft test
range/ administration
building
385 x 25 ft test range (110
meter) with target butt 35 ft
in diameter enclosed
Road and probable firing
position
45 x .ft target with adjacent
solid target frame
60 x=ft target with adjacent
open target frame
150 x 30 ft target with adjacent
open target frame
180 x 30 ft target with adjacent
solid target frame
FIGURE 7. FIRING RANGE E, FIRING COMPLEX 1.
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This firing complex, located immediately
north of the Industrial Support Complex, is di-
vided into areas A through F (Figure 8). Areas
B through F and part of Area A are still under
construction and may not have been used very
25X1 D much as of although portions are
probably operable. Areas D and E are oriented
due north and Areas A, B, and C, approximately
10 degrees east of north.
This complex is probably used for testing
small. free rockets, although Areas D and E
may be used for artillery as well, and part of
Area. A may be used for direct-fire weapons.
FIGURE 9. FIRING AREA A, FIRING COMPLEX 2.
FIGURE 10. PROBABLE TEST PAD, FIRING AREA A.
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Firing Area A
This area (Figure 9) has twofacilities;one,
a probable direct-fire range and the second, a
probable rocket test facility. The probable
direct-fire range, probably still under construc-
tion, will possibly be utilized by a vehicular-
mounted weapon, such as a recoilless rifle. The
range consists of a standard ordnance-type tar-
get with a nearby observation bunker, excava-
tions for two other possible targets, and two
small, probable control buildings. No firing
point is discernible.
The probable rocket test facility is prob-
ably utilized for horizontal static test firing of
small rockets. It consists of a rectangular prob-
able test pad (Figure 10) with a raised center
portion, small earthen blast walls on three sides,
and a control building located 150 feet west of
the pad. On the fourth side of the pad (down-
range) is a jet-type scar on the sod. This
older test facility probably will be replaced
in the future by another, possibly the Unidenti-
fied Facility (Figure 20).
Firing Area B
This area (Figures 11 and 12) consists of
nine firing positions of three different types:
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Power line
Building
Building under construction
n 4* Earthen blast wall
Scarring
200 zoo 400
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FIGURE 12. FIRING AREA B, FIRING COMPLEX 2.
elliptical (three different sizes), ramp, and
plain concrete pad. To the rear of the firing
positions is a large, earthen blast wall (Item
4, Figure 11) containing a drive-through pas-
sageway with a structure (Item 15) used for con-
trol of range facilities. Two additional passage-
ways come from the vicinity of the four support
buildings situated to the rear of the blast wall.
Two other support buildings are in front of the
blast wall. The probable function of these sup-
port buildings is to prepare the test items for
firing. This area is possibly used to test
small free rockets.
Additional data for Areas A and B are
given in Table 1.
Firing Area C
This area (Figures 13 and 14) consists of
two firing positions with an earthen blast wall
(Item 4, Figure 13) to the rear. The blast
wall is being modified by the construction of
two passageways through it. The bunkers,
targets, and length of the range indicate that
this area is probably used to test direct-
fire weapons.
Firing Area D
This area (Figures 13 and 14) consists of
three concrete, probable firing positions, a
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Road
r. Building
Earthen blast wall
sVll ll~l~~?. Earthen blast wall
VIII IIIIIII~~^
under modification
Concrete apron
~ nTY Ground scarring
200 0 200 400
FEET (APPR OXIMATEI
FIGURE 13, FIRING AREAS C, D, E, AND F, FIRING COMPLEX 2.
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FIGURE 14. FIRING AREAS C, D, E, AND F, FIRING COMPLEX 2.
Taf,1 1. 1' oe,lities in firing Areas A and 13
Dimensions (I't)
Description
Length
Width
1
Probable horizontal rocket test pad
30 20
Probable control building
t on flat roof and earth scar (prob-
d
2
3 35 20
objec
Probable instrumentation building with unidentifie
ably cable) to Item ?2
4 1,485 60
Earthen blast, wall
it
5
es
4 possible instrumentation s
nt in center
i
6 40 25
pme
Elliptical firing position with unidentified equ
ortion
nter
k
7
p
ce
Rectangular firing position with 40 x 5 foot dar
23
8
Excavation, probably for building similar to Item
9 30 20
Elliptical firing position
10 20 15
Control building
it 40 25
Elliptical firing position
ment
i
12
p
3 pieces of unidentified equ
ble heating plant, and covered overhead walkway
b
13 130 35
a
Support building with tall stack for a pro
into Item 1
14
Coal
l building
t
15 45 25
ro
Drive-through structure/con
ildin
b
16 145 25
g
u
Administration/support
m rear of Item 18 is 165 feet
f
17 20 10
ro
Possible firing butt distance
ild
18 8o 55
ing
Possible. firing bunker
st end; vehicle is parked at west end of bu
f
19 130 45
rom ca
Support building with firewall 45 feet
20 80 35
Semniburied structure
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Dimensions (ft)
Lent!th Width
91 1(15 iii Support building
22 25 10 Elliptic;] firing position with a 570 x 10 foot probable concrete ramp
4.23 30 15 Possible control building
31 Firing position on a fill x 30 foot pad with a 285 x 15 foot probable concrete ramp
25 Possible instrumentation site
2'211 25 10 Probable elliptical firing position on a 35 x 40 foot pad with a 590 x 15 foot probable
concrete ramp
27 25 1(1 Probable elliptical firing position
28 Firing position on a 35 x 25 foot pad with a 735 x 15 foot probable concrete ramp
25X1 B 29 Underground entrance
30 45 2 5 Support building
25X1 D 31 Probable loading ramp
32 35 i L-shapod support building
20 15
33 Probable utility pole=
T-shaped earthen blast wall (Item 9)containinga ings to the rear of the blast wall, and an obser-
drive-through passageway with a structure used vation tower, The support buildings are believed
for control of range facilities, two support build- to he used to prepare test items for firing.
(Dimensions (ft)
1 55 15 Concrete firing position
2 65 iS Concrete firing position
:3 Unidentified object 25 fee(, in diameter
4 285 55 I,-shaped earthen blast wall undergoing modification
aii i5
35 20 2 passageways - not covered yet
li 20 10 Control building
7 55 35 :3 concrete probable firing positions
8 25 20 2 control buildings
9 640 45 T-shaped earthen blast wall
215 55
10 135 25 1dministration/support building
11 45 9O Drive-through structure/control building
11> :3 probable radar vans
13 85 ?5 Support building with tall stack for a probable heating plant
ld Lattice tower - probably observation
I5 Old possible firing positions
10 Revetted area with a T-shaped building (45 x 20 feet and 20 x tO feet) and a smaller building
(_30 x 20 feet)
17 175 100 Earthen blast wall
18 50 30 One concrete rectangular firing position and one possible circa ar firing position
19 Possible dump truck and 2 covered pieces of unidentified equipment
20 320 75 Earthen blast wall
21 65 25 Support building
22 20 20 Square excavation within circular scarred area
23 185 Rii Earthen Masi wall
Length Width
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Three probable fire-control radar vans are lo-
cated in the firing area. These vans are not
part of any operational site and there is no ev-
idence of any of the weapons with which the vans
are normally associated. This area is probably
used to test small free rockets.
Firing Area E
This area (Figures 13 and 14) consists of
a large elliptical revetment enclosing aT-shaped
building and an adjacent smaller U-shaped re-
vetment enclosing a small rectangular building.
The area is still in an early stage of construc-
tion and its function is unknown.
Firing Area F
This area (Figures 13 and 14) consists of a
rectangular firing position, a possible circular
firing position, three earthen blast walls, and
a support building. The area is probably used
to test small free rockets and possibly heavy
artillery.
Additional data for Areas C, D, E, and F
are given in Table 2.
The Industrial Support Complex (Figures 15
and 16) is situated in the middle of the installation
(all other areas are referenced from this area).
It consists of a main support area, a possible
utility area on the west edge of the support area,
a possible laboratory facility on the southwest
edge, and a motor pool (Inset-Figures 15 and 16)
with 24 cargo trucks immediately south of Fir-
ing Complex 1. The complex contains 85 build-
ings including administration, storage, utility,
and support buildings. Two of the buildings are
large workshops (Items 10 and 23) containing
machine tools, possible small furnaces, and a
considerable amount of open space which is
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used for assembly /disassembly /modification of
test items. A low-bed trailer, a cargo truck, and
an unidentified truck with a possible boom or
crane on it are in a second motor pool which
is located in the main support area.
In the western part of the main support
area are two dead-end rail spurs, along which
are two transshipment buildings and open coal
storage. The main support area is situated on
an old airfield which accounts for the parking
aprons on the east side of the area.
Additional data are given in Table 3.
Di
mensio
ns (ft)
Le
ngth
Width
1
95
30
2
215
4.5
3
195
25
4
210
25
5
100
40
6
15
20
7
85
35
8
220
40
9
220
40
10
220
100
11
315
40
12
120
55
95
35
55
20
55
20
13
440
1.10
11
65
25
15
220
55
80
5
16
340
35
17
90
40
18
19
250
50
20
110
25
21
330
40
22
305
50
23
195
190
110
s0
80
65
34
215
45
45
15
15
15
255
95
25
26
90
30
27
90
40
28
110
45
29
30
31
210
50
32
310
60
33
310
50
34
90
30
35
210
50
36
195
40
37
185
55
Possible utility building with an overhead line going underground on the south side
Storage building
Probable storage building
Probable storage building
Probable utility building
Probable utility building
Storage building
Storage building
Storage building
Workshop with monitor and several small stacks on roof and a raised section (possibly
housing tanks, tower, or interior equipment)
Administration building
Mess hall
Substation - control building is 90 x 20 feet
Possible utility building with a 150 x 30 foot adjacent building shell
Administration building
Administration building
Storage building
Water tower - 20 feet in diameter
Probable forge and blacksmith shop
Possible utility building
Administration building
Administration building
Workshop with monitor, 2 possible stacks, and 4 probable vents on roof
Storage building
Shop
Possible storage building - may be individually secured
Probable utility building
Administration building
Probable weather station
Utility area contains 2 very small buildings, one larger building with a high-roofed
section, and one structure similar to a well house
Administration building
Probable forge and machine shop
Administration building
Possible utility building with overhead line going underground on south side
Building under construction
Probable storage building
Probable storage building
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Motor pool with vehicle maintenance building, utility building, probable grease rack,
and 55 x 35 foot garage
39 Utility area with 2 semiburied tanks - 80 feet in diameter, and a 30 x 30 foot pump house
40 140 Storage building
41 90 Possible steam plant
42 130 Steam plant
43 20 Unidentified structure - small building with possible tank
44 Bunker with 3 doors
45 Bunker with one door
46 240 Unidentified building with vents/skylights on roof and 2 stacks on one side
90
55
47 210 Transshipment building
48 210 Transshipment building
49 300 Coal
50 30 Fenced utility building with probable pipe line leading to possible laboratory facility
51 55 Earth-covered structure - overall size of bunker is 285 x 45 feet
52 Trapezoidal basin totaling 20,625 sq ft; basin depth estimated at 10 feet, 2 ladders on wall
53 225 Administration-type building possibly containing laboratory facilities
40
54 80 Ramp-like structure
55 120 Possible laboratory with many vents and stacks and a small steam plant
80
80
135
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Fence
Ditch
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Building under construction
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The Administrative Support Complex (Fig- agricultural support area. The barracks/quar-
tlre 17) is located immediately south of the ters buildings appear to be more for civilian/
Industrial Support Complex. It contains 51 family housing than for troop units; therefore,
barracks/quarters buildings, 44 miscellaneous no personnel capacity has been computed.
buildings, a probable hospital, and a probable Additional data are given in Table 4.
Dimension
t
T Dc-,cription
Length 4idh
c, ->-l?u wu.u au,lurnirrg ouuotng) totaling f,OY:i sq it of floor
35
'?5
space
Heating plant
160
5l)
U-shaped administration building totaling 6,52.5 sq ft of floor space
Probable barracks/ouarters building
165
20
12 barracks/quarters buildings
135
50
Probable mess hall
160
?0
16 harracks,'quarters buildings
230
75
Storage building
210
45
Athletic field
8 multistory barrack ;'quarters. buildings
200
4 5
Probable hospital totaling 28,500 sq ft of floor space
Administration building
55
30
Heating plant with stack
140
5(1
Multistory administration building (auditorium) totaling 25,100 sq ft of roof cover
Multistory barracks/quarters building
70
50
485
45
T-shaped heating plant totaling 6,000 sq ft of floor space
Administration building with archwav over road
220
50
Multistory administration building
140
40
2 multistory barracks/quarters buildings
110
40
20
170
4(1
Multistory barracks/quarters building
21
140
SO
Mess hall
100
5O
220
40
U-shaped heating plant totaling 5,850 sq ft of floor space
Multistory barracks/quarters building
170
40
2 multistory barracks/quarters buildings
140
40
Multistory barracks/quarters building
I10
40
26
175
40
Multistory barracks/quarters building
27
90
35
Multistory barracks/quarters building
28
150
50
Probable barracks/quarters building
29
190
60
T-shaped administration building
65
45
30
190
:35
Motor pool
31
65
35 2
probable barracks/quarters buildings
32
I
rregular-shaped administration building totaling 22,700 sq ft of floor space
33
U
nderground entrance
134
5(1
30 4
probable barracks/quarters buildings
iii
A
gricultural support area
36
P
robable water works
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^"~' Building
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Railroad below ground level
Road
Fence
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A non-explosive storage area (Figure 18)
covering approximately 40 acres is situated
south-southwest of the Industrial Support Com-
plex. It is secured by a high wire fence and
is road and rail served. Ten large warehouses
are located in the area. An adjacent support
area contains 5 dormitory-type buildings, one
mess hall, and 8 miscellaneous support build-
ings. The railroad tracks are below ground
level so that the floor of the rail cars and the
floors of the warehouses are at the same level.
This is the primary storage area at this in-
stallation for non-explosive materials.
Additional data are given in Table 5.
1
350
70 10 warehouses divided by firewalls
2
90
40 Utility and administration building
3
4 small guard and support buildings
4
150
60 Two-story dormitory
5
125
60 Single-story dormitory
6
140
35 Heating plant
7
110
45 Single-story dormitory
8
70
45 Single-story dormitory
9
130
60 Two-story dormitory
10
115
45 Mess hall
1.1
115
35 Support or storage building
12
Probable motor pool with a 60 x 30
foot garage
13
250
25 Support building
This area (Figure 19), located west-north-
west of the Industrial Support Complex, isprob-
ably utilized for storing items that are explosive,
extremely sensitive, or toxic in nature, although
the specific function cannot be defined at this
time. The main area contains 10 revetted stor-
age buildings, 3 buried tanks, 4 support buildings,
and 3 buildings under construction. A sub-area,
on the northwest edge of the main area, con-
tains 6 buildings, 3 of which are connected by
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The unusual amount of physical security,
the overall layout, and the wide radius curves
on the roads suggest that materials other than
conventional explosives are stored here. A
possible future use could be for the disposition
of radioactive test items. The area is still
under construction and is being expanded on
the northwest corner.
Additional data are given in Table 6.
100
20
3 probable storage buildings with 2 covered entranceways each
50
20
Processing building
30
20
Processing building
50
20
Footings for structure
20
20
Probable pump house
135
70
2 revetted storage buildings with 2 covered entranceways each
60
40
2 rovetted storage buildings
3 circular buried tanks - 35 feet in diameter
150
45
3 revetted storage buildings
50
20
2 revetted storage buildings
60
40
Revetted storage building with covered entranceway
120
30
Probable administration building with outhouse
125
40
Building under construction with 2 covered entranceways and 40-foot-long inclined ramp
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Building under construction with one covered entranceway and 25-foot-long inclined ramp
Probable barracks building
Building under construction
Probable garage
Probable barracks building
Fenced probable motor pool
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The instrumentation associated with this merous trails and/or survey lines of a similar
facility (Figure 22) consists of five elements. pattern are located downrange indicating the
F 'our are lines of instrumentation towers and presence of more instrumentation; however,
the fifth is a line of targets with bunkers. Nu- none can be observed at this time.
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This installation is considerably larger buildings in Storage Area 2. Another area, the
than the Test Facility at Tu-ko-ma-ching, China,
2/ and already has a greater variety of test
ranges and may have more after construction considerable resemblance in its location with
is complete. There are three items that appear respect to the firing complexes, in its gen-
identical to those at Tu-ko-ma-ching; namely, eral layout, and in the similarity between
the elliptical firing positions, the lattice work the major buildings and the large earthen
instrumentation towers, and the largest storage blast wall.
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Railroad, double track
Road
Fence
D Probable tower
? Instrumentation tower
1 Possible control building
? Target
? Bunker
FIGURE 22. TAO-AN TEST FACILITY.
SOLID BASE TOWER-THOSE
VISIBLE 1, 3, 4, 5, AND 10
LATTICE TOWER-THOSE VISIBLE
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