MISSION COVERAGE INDEX SPECIAL ROAD SURVEY, ROUTE 12 NORTH VIETNAM AND LAOS

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
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MISSION COVERAGE INDEX
SPECIAL ROAD SURVEY, ROUTE 12
NORTH VIETNAM AND LAOS
NP I C/R-1258/64
June 1964
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NIMA/DOD
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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This document contains information affecting
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THIS SPECIAL ROAD SURVEY COVERS CONDITIONS AND
TARGETS FOUND ON PORTIONS OF ROUTE 12:IN LAOS
AND NORTH VIETNAM. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
REPORT ROUTE 12 HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN INTO
THREE SEGMENTS, AS FOLLOWS ?-
SEGMENT I?m EXTENDING FROM 17-24N 104-50E TO
17-33N 1B5-10E (UTM, VE823248 TO WE 186411). ~:
SEGMENT 2 ?m EXTENDING FROM 17-33N 105-I OE TO
17-34N 105-43E (UTM WE186411-TO E771429.) a-
SEGMENT 3 @m EXTENDING FROM 17-34N 105-43E TO
18-20N 105-54E (UTM:WE771429 TO WF947269)..
ENTRIES ARE ARRANGED BY ROUTE.SEGMENT AND BY
DATE WITHIN EACH SEGMENT.
PHOTOGRAPHIC MISSIONS USED =IN THIS ::SURVEY
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AM EXPLANATION OF COQ UUM H?ADINGS AND PHOTO
REFERENCES USED IN PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION
IS CONTAINED IN THE APPENDIX. THE MAP BASE
USED FOR THE DERIVATION OF COORDINATES AND
PLACE NAMES IN THIS SURVEY IS THE LATEST
EDITION OF THE AMS SERIES L509,
SCALE 1.2509000.
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LOCATOR MAP ROUTE 72, LAOS-NORTH VIETNAM.
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Target Numbers
Target
Coordinates
WAC
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NPIC
-LAOS-
ROUTE 12, SEGMENT I
1733N 10510E
0617
371-8
THIRTY PERCENT OF.ROUTE 12, SEGMENT 1 IS
COVERED.FROM 17-27N 105-07E TO 17-33N 105?I0E.
ROAD IS SINGLE LANES NATURAL SURFACE IN POOR
CONDITION, WITH.NUMEROUS POTHOLES. .IT APPEARS
TO HAVE LIMITED ALL-WEATHER SERVICEABILITY.
AN ABANDONED STEEL THROUGH-TRUSS, MULTI SPAN
BRIDGE IN DISREPAIR-AND A BY-PASS OF LIMITED
CAPABILITY ARE LOCATED AT 17-29N 105-07E,?UTM ?
WE1783.72 tSEE ATTACHMENT 1I.
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
ROUTE 12, SEGMENT 2
1734N 10543E
0617
199?E
APPROXIMATELY,10 PERCENT OF ROUTE 12,
SEGMENT 2 IS COVERED FROM 17-33N 105-10E TO
17-34N 105?13E.
THE PORTION OF THE SEGMENT COVERED IS SINGLE
LANE, NATURAL SURFACE IN POOR-CONDITION WITH
NUMEROUS WATER-FILLED RUTS AND POTHOLES, AND
APPEARS TO HAVE LIMITED ALL-WEATHER
CAPABILITY.
NO VEHICLES WERE OBSERVED.
ROUTE 12, SEGMENT 2
1734N 10543E
0617
199-E
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ROUTE 12, .SEGMENT 2
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IS COVERED BY CLEARS SMALL-SCALE PHOTOGRAPHY
AND 70 PERCENT IS COVERED BY.CLEAR9
LARGE-SCALE PHOTOGRAPHY FROM 17-33N 105-12E TO
17-35N 105?37E.
THE ROAD IS SINGLE LANES NATURAL: SURFACE IN
POOR TO FAIR CONDITION. THE SURFACING IS
CHARACTERIZED BY NUMEROUS WATER-FILLED
RUTS AND POTHOLES (SEE ATTACH=MENT 2) AND
PROBABLY HAS LIMITED ALL-WEATHER CAPABILITY.
ONE MAJOR BRIDGE, 3-SPAN PROBABLY. CONCRETE
AND STEEL TRUSS WITH A WOODEN PLANK DECKING9
SPANS THE NAM PHOUNG(RIVER).AT BAN BOUNG BAU9:i
17-34N 105-14E, UTM WE242425 (SEE
ATTACHMENT 3).
ALL OTHER STREAMS ALONG THE SEGMENT ARE SMALL
AND INTERMITTENTv CROSSED BY WOODEN BRIDGES
OR FORDS.
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
ROUTE 12, SEGMENT 2
1734N 10543E
0617.
199-E
NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF :ROUTE 12, SEGMENT .2
IS COVERED FROM 17-34N 105-13E TO
1734N 105?43E.
NO APPARENT CHA,NE, IN CONDITIONS SINCE
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IWU TRUILKS ARE VISIBLE UN THE LAD, ONE
HEADING WEST AT 17-30N 105-20E AND THE OTHER
HEADING EAST AT 7-29. 105-25E.
ROUTE 129 SEGMENT 2..
1734M 10543E
0617
199?E
APPROXIMATELY-30 PERCENT OF ROUTE 129.
SEGMENT 2 IS COVERED FROM 17-35N 105-30E TO
17-34N 105?40E0
NO APPARENT CHANGE
NO VEHICLES OBSERVED.
NORTH: V I ETNAM?
ROUTE 12r-SEGMENT 3
1820N 10554E
0617
109-G
THE SOUTHERNMOST +. 10 . PERCENT :OF 'ROUTE 12,
SEGMENT 3 IS COVERED FROM 17?34N 105-43.E TO
17-?49N 105-46E.
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ROAD I S SINGLE LANE) NATURAL SURFACE IN GOOD
CONDITION AND APPEARS SERVICEABLE FOR-LIMITED
ALL-WEATHER TRAFFICO NUMEROUS FORDS AND SMALL
WOODEN BRIDGES OBSERVED MINOR -COROUROYING
OBSERVED AT 17-36N 105-44E (UTM ?WE782457') a
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY INCLUDES A BY-PASS AND.
BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT DON BA! DINH9
17?45N 105-46E(UTM WE825532)9 WHICH WILL
ELIMINATE TWO MAJOR FORDS (SEE ATTACHMENT 4)..
VEHICLES
17-48N INCLUDE
105-46E PARKED
NORTH AT AND ONE CARGO TRUCKG
TRAVELING NORTH AT 17-46N 105-46Em TWELVE
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CARGO TRUCKS AND 3 BTR-40 ARMORED PERSONNEL
CARRIERS ARE PARKED FACING NORTH AT 17-40N
105?46E9 AND 13 CARGO TRUCKS ARE HEADING NORTH
{ JUST NORTH OF THE SAME COORDINATES.
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COLUMN HEADINGS
City, Installation--This column contains the name of
the city or town nearest the installation, followed by the
name of the installation. If the name of the installation is
not known, it is titled according to its function. Where
appropriate, the city and installation names are followed by
a capsule description.
Coordinates--Coordinates are referenced to the SW
corner of the minute square. When the subject installation
covers a wide area, coordinates are given for the approxi-
mate center of the installation.
WAC--This column provides the World Aeronautical
Chart number for that area in which the subject installation
is situated.
Installation Numbers--This column is divided into two
subcolumns. The first subcolumn lists, when known, the
BE installation number assigned to the installation. The
second subcolumn lists the installation number assigned by
NPIC. Installation numbers, when used to reference an
item, should be prefixed by the appropriate WAC number,
since installation numbers are repeated from WAC to
WAC. For example, there is an NPIC target number
0499-15-A and an NPIC target number 0498-15-A. In each
instance, the NPIC installation number is 15-A, but the
installations appear on different WAC charts.
COMOR TARGET NUMBERS
Target numbers assigned by the Committee on Over-
head Reconnaissance (COMOR), when available, are listed
directly above the photo reference data.
The photo reference data indicates the frame(s) on
which the installation appears.
CONDITIONS AFFECTING PHOTOGRAPHY
Following the photo reference data, symbols indicate
conditions which affect the appearance of the installation
on the photography. The symbols are: C (clear); SC
(scattered clouds); HC (heavy clouds); SC-HC (scattered-
to-heavy clouds); H (haze); CS (cloud shadow); SD (semi-
darkness); 0 (obliquity); and PQ (poor image quality).
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LAOS BORDER 5.5 NM
ROUTE 12
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ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, DON BAI DINH AREA, NORTH VIETNAM.
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