JANUARY SUMMARY REPORT SELECTED TARGETS NORTH VIETNAM AND LAOS

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• Publication Date: February 1, 1966
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JANUARY SUMMARY REPORT
SELECTED TARGETS
NORTH VIETNAM AND LAOS
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This report provides a summary of photographic in-
terpretation of selected COMOR targets and other targets
in North Vietnam and Laos considered significant by the
National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC).
Each installation report includes target name, geo-
graphic coordinates, WAC number, BE number (as ap-
propriate), and NPIC number followed by the locator line,
COMOR target number (as appropriate), and summary
description suitable for the most recent mission included.
The date, mission number, photo reference data, and
limiting conditions are given for each mission with OB in-
formation (as appropriate) listed directly above.
Only AAA defenses considered to be integral com-
ponents of an installation are reported. They are divided
into three basic categories: light (ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-
4, 37mm), medium (57mm, 85mm), and heavy (100mm
and larger). The term HMGAA (heavy machine gun anti-
aircraft) indicates a weapon smaller than a ZPU-1. When
a category cannot be determined, the site is listed as an
AAA site and the number of guns indicated (Ex.: 6-gun
AAA site, occupied/unoccupied).
Targets are arranged 1) by country, 2) within the
country by subject, 3) within the subject by WAC number,
and 4) within the WAC number by geographic coordinates
in ascending order.
An appendix explaining column headings, photo ref-
erence data, COMOR target numbers, and abbreviations
for limiting conditions concludes the report.
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SAM:NEUA AIRFIELD
2025N 10404E
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2 NM EAST OF SAM NEUA.
COMOR
3,600 X 100 FT E/W SOD RUNWAY,?SERVICEABLE.
OB -- NONE OBSERVED.
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SAM NEUA MILITARY AREAS
2025N 10403E
0616
136-C
FOUR MILITARY-AREAS REFERENCED FROM SAM NEUA.
COMOR
AREA A (SOUTH EDGE AT 'UT . , SAM 'NEUA
ARMY BARRACKS SOUTH, BE NO
17 BARRACKS/SUPP.ORT (8 WITH ROOF DAMAGE) AND
1 LARGE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
AREA B (0.3 NM WEST AT UTM: --
4 LARGE STORAGE BUILDINGS. TRENCHING AND
ROW CROPS ARE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
AREA C (0.2 NM EAST ON NORTH SIDE OF ROUTE 6
AT UTM 11 -- I LARGE BARRACKS, I.
MESSHALL,AND 3 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
AREA D !WEST EDGE AT UTM. -- 3
T-SHAPED PROBABLE BARRACKS, I LARGE U-SHAPED
ADMINISTRATION, AND 8 SUPPORT BUILDINGS ON
WEST SIDE OF ROAD.
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BOUN NEUA ARMY BARRACKS
2139N 10153E
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IMMEDIATELY .WEST OF BOUN NEUA.
COMOR
REST/REFUEL AREA CONTAINS 1 BARRACKS-TYPE AND
7 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
08 ---2 CARGO TRUCKS.
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PHONG SALY.BARRACKS AREA
2141N 10206E
0616
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0.1 NMNORTH OF.PHONG SALY.
COMOR
SMALL PROBABLE MILITARY AREA CONTAINS 3
BARRACKS AND 8 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
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DIEN BIEN PHU AIRFIELD
2123N 10301E
0616
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0.5 NM;NORTH OF DIEN BIEN PHU.
COMOR -
AREA SUBJECTED TO AIR STRIKE. 4,000 X 90
FT NNW/SSE ASPHALT AND LATERITE RUNWAY,.
UNSERVICEABLE, WITH MANY BOMB CRATERS.
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FILLED-IN CRATER, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF
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PHOTOGRAPHY OF REVEALED
RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT:SSE END,
EXTENDING THE RUNWAY 600 FT. THE SERVICEABLE
LANDING AREA IS NOW 2,100 X 90 FT. FRESH
AGGREGATE HAS BEEN SPREAD ON A 300 X 90 FT
AREA 1,400 FT FROM SSE END _OF RUNWAY. AT
LEAST 7 PARACHUTES OBSERVED ON
UNDAMAGED FACILITIES INCLUDE A WEATHER
STATION, A COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY, AND 2
BARRACKS/STORAGE BUILDINGS.
08 -- NONE OBSERVED.
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2136N 10430E
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SW EDGE OF?NGHIA LO.
COMOR
2,000 X 130 FT NNE/SSW.GRADED EARTH RUNWAY
WITH 4 BOMB CRATERS ON WESTERN END, PROBABLY
SERVICEABLE.
08 -- NONE OBSERVED.
YEN BAI SUSPECT AIRFIELD UNDER CONSTRUCTION
2L44N 10452E
0616
147-D
2.3 NM NW OF YEN BAI AT::UTM.:
SUSPECT AIRFIELD IN EARLY STAGE OF
CONSTRUCTION CONSISTS OF A 6,600 X 600 FT
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NW/SE AREA OF CONSTRUCTION.
THE KARST:HILLS IN THIS AREA ARE BEING
LEVELED. THE MATERIAL-OBTAINED IS BEING USED
TO FILL IN VALLEYS BETWEEN THE HILLS AND TO
BUILD NEW:ROADS. EXCESS MATERIAL IS BEING
DUMPED ON A SAND BAR IN THE RED RIVER.
ONE 6,0O0-FT DRAINAGE CANAL IS PARALLEL TO
SUSPECT AIRFIELD AND SEVERAL MINOR DRAINAGE
CANALS ARE ADJACENT TO THE AREA. AN
EXTENSIVE ROAD NETWORK, WITH CONNECTING LINKS
TO NUMEROUS NEW STORAGE AREAS, IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION. THE COMPLETED PORTIONS ARE
BEING CAMOUFLAGED WITH VEGETATION.
AT LEAST 285 NEW STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS
ARE DISPERSED IN TREES AT THE BASE OF.THE
KARST HILLS.
OB -- NONE OBSERVED.
ACTIVITY -- AT LEAST 32 PIECES OF CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT.
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LAI CHAU AIRFIELD
2203N 10309E
0616
118-A
IMMEDIATELY SE OF LAI CHAD.
COMOR -
2,500 X 100 FT NNE/SSW SOD RUNWAY, PROBABLY
UNSERVICEABLE.
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VINH AIRFIELD
1843N 10540E
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3.5 NM:NORTH OF VINH.
COMOR
6,400 X 190 FT N/S LATERITE RUNWAY,
UNSERVICEABLE.
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AIRFIELD SUBJECTED TO AIR STRIKE.
APPROXIMATELY 25 BOMB CRATERS OBSERVED ON
AND NEAR NORTH ENDOFRUNWAY.
FACILITIES INCLUDE A PARALLEL TAXIWAY :.WITH I
CROSSOVER LINK, 2 ALERT APRONS, A PARKING
APRON, 13 AIRCRAFT REVETMENTS, A CONTROL
TOWER/OPERATIONS .BUILDING, AND SEVERAL
MAINTENANCE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
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061.7
150-A
5 NM EAST OF BAI THUONG AT?UTM
6,600 X 200 FT NE/SW RUNWAYDELINEATION
OBSERVED. SUB-SURFACING MATERIALIS BEING
APPLIED TO THE ORIGINAL GRADED BASE OF
RUNWAY. INITIAL APPLICATION OF`:THE FINAL
RUNWAY SURFACE IS BEGINNING ON SE END.OF
RUNWAY. EXTENSIVE DRAINAGE PATTERNS ARE
STILL APPARENT.
INITIAL GRADING AND FOUNDATION EXCAVATIONS
HAVE BEGUN ON ATAXIWAY WHICH WILL PARALLEL
SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY. TEN EARTHEN AIRCRAFT
REVETMENTS-HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED, 5 AT EACH
END.OF.THE RUNWAY. THESE 2 REVETMENT AREAS
WILL BE CONNECTED BY-THE NEW TAXIWAY.
OB -- NONE OBSERVED.
ACTIVITY -- I OCCUPIED 6-GUN AAA SITE AT SE
END OF RUNWAY, AT LEAST 9 PIECES OF
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT IN A REVETMENT
NEAR AIRFIELD, AND NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTION
PERSONNEL NEAR RUNWAY.
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DIEN BIEN PHU HQ 316 INFANTRY BRIGADE
2119N 10301E
0616
105-A
TEN SMALL MILITARY AREAS REFERENCED FROM
CENTER OF DIEN BIEN PHU AIRFIELD.
COMOR -
AREA A (1.2 NM NNW AT UTM ) -- AREA
RAZED.
AREA B (1.2 NM NW AT-UTM ) -- 6
BARRACKS, I ADMINISTRATION, 2 STORAGE (1 WITH
MONITOR ROOF), AND 4 MISCELLANEOUS: BUILDINGS.
AREA C (0.7 NM NE AT UTM -- AREA
RAZED. ONE BUILDING REMAINS INTACT, 8 ARE
DAMAGED, AND 16 ARE DISMANTLED.
AREA D (1.1 NM ENE AT UTM --
SUBJECTED TO AIR STRIKE. ONE.PROBABLE
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING PARTIALLY DAMAGED
AND 3 PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE BUILDINGS
REMAIN. INTACT.
AREA E (0.3 NM SOUTH AT UTM -- AREA
COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ONE DAMAGED
BUILDING REMAINS.
AREA F (0.5 NM EAST AT UTM -- 2
LARGE AND 3 SMALL ADMINISTRATION, 3 MESSHALL
(2 DISMANTLED), 1 LARGE STORAGE,
AND NUMEROUS DISMANTLED/DESTROYED SUPPORT
BUILDINGS.
AREA G (1 NM ESE AT UTM
AREA COMPLETELY DISMANTLED/DESTROYED.
AREA H (0.8 NM SSE AT .UTM -- AREA
SUBJECTED TO AIR STRIKE. TEN DAMAGED
BUILDINGS REMAIN.
AREA I (1.6 NM SSE AT 'UTM -- 7
BARRACKS, -5 SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND
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NUMEROUS SMALL SHACKS REMAIN.
AREA J (AT DIEN BIEN PHU AT UTM --
AREA HAS BEEN BOMBED. ONLY 10 SCATTERED
PAR IALLY DAMAGED BUI DI G .
VINH MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
1840N 10541E
0617
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FIVE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN VINH AREA.
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AREA A (IN VINH AT -UTM VINH
ARMY BKS CITADEL, BE NO ) -- 25
BARRACKS-TYPE, 7 ADMINISTRATION, 13 STORAGE,
3 MESSHALL, AND APPROXIMATELY .30 MISCELLANEOUS
BUILDINGS.
AREA B (009 NM NW OF VINH CITADEL AT UTM
VINH HQ MIL REGION IV, BE NO
-- 27 BARRACKS, 12 ADMINISTRATION, 8
STORAGE, 2 MESSHALL, 1.MAINTENANCE, AND
APPROXIMATELY. 25 MISCELLANEOUS ;BUILDINGS.
AREA HEAVILY STRUCK. APPROXIMATELY 60
BUILDINGS DAMAGED/DESTROYED.
AREA C (1.5 NM NW OF VINH AT UTM
VINH ARMY BKS NW, BE NO --
13 BARRACKS, 2 ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORT, 2
STORAGE, AND I MESSHALL BUILDING AND
APPROXIMATELY: 10 MISCELLANEOUS SHEDS.
AREA D (1.5 NM EAST OF VINH AT UTM
VINH ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT EAST,-BE NO
-- 35 BUILDINGS DAMAGED. NO
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BARRACKS AREA CONTAINS 10 BARRACKS, 1 LARGE
PROBABLE ADMINISTRATION,.1 MESSHALL, AND 4
SUPPORT BUILDINGS. AREA ADJACENT ON NW
CONTAINS 4 DAMAGED SUPPORT.BUILDINGS. TWO
LARGE BOMB CRATERS OBSERVED.
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HUC 101 NAVAL BASE
1844N 10545E
0617
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0.3 NM.NE OFVINH AT PHUC LOI (UTM
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AREA SUBJECTED TO AIR STRIKE. FACILITIES
INCLUDE A T-HEAD PIER, I FINGER PIER WITH
PONTON WHARF* 2 DAMAGED MARINE RAILWAYS, 1
LARGE SEVERELY-DAMAGED BARRACKS, 5 STORAGE/
SUPPORT BUILDINGS(1'SEVERELY DAMAGED): A
POL STORAGE AREAS AND AN AMMUNITION STORAGE
AREA WITH 4 REVETTED:BUILDINGS.
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19.23N 10408E
0617
117
0.5 NM SE OF MUONG SEN ON BOTH SIDES OF ROUTE
7 AT :UTM.
COMOR
ALL BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR
DISMANTLED. SIX LARGE CRATERS OBSERVED
IMMEDIATELY WEST OF BARRACKS AREA. NO EVIDENCE
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VINH RAILROAD CLASSIFICATION YARD NW
1841N 10540E
0617
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1.2 NM NNW OF VINH.
COMOR
AREA A (UTM -- A TURNING WYE WHICH
TERMINATES IN A CONCRETE LOCOMOTIVE REVETMENT,
3 COMPLETED SPURS, 1 SPUR UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
A LOADING RAMP, AND 3 SUPPORT/STORAGE
BUILDINGS. A LARGE TERMINAL BUILDING IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AT UTM AT TERMINUS OF
A NEW RAIL SPUR.
AREA B (UTM -- 2 LARGE;INTACT
STORAGE, 2 DESTROYED/DISMANTLED, AND
APPROXIMATELY 3 MISCELLANEOUS SMALL
BUILDINGS.
AREA C (UTM -- TRANSSHIPMENT AREA
CONNECTED TO ROUTE I BY PRIMARY-ROAD HAS BEEN
SEVERELY DAMAGED WITH 1 LARGE BUILDING
PROBABLY DAMAGED. ADJACENT SUPPORT AREA
CONTAINS 11 BUILDINGS (2 MULTIWINGED).
RAILS THROUGHOUT YARD HAVE BEEN INTERDICTED BY.
NUMEROUS BOMB CRATERS.
PORTS AND HARBORS
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BEN THUY PORT FACILITIES
1839N 10542E
0617:
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2.2 NM SSE OF VINH ON WEST BANK OF SONG CA
(RIVER) .AT UTM
COMOR
COMPLEX CONTAINS 4 STORAGE AREAS WITH
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APPROXIMATELY: 25 STORAGE BUILDINGS, A LARGE
SAWMILL, AN OFFSHORE WHARF, AND 1 WAREHOUSE
PARTIALLY DESTROYED BY AIR STRIKE. THE
THERMAL POWERPLANT AND RECONSTRUCTED RAIL
SPUR HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO AIR STRIKE AND
ARE BOTH UNSERVICEABLE.
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VESSELS -- 1 CAPSIZED COASTAL FREIGHTER AT
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URBAN COMPLEXES
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PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, LESS THAN 2
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NM SOUTH AND ONE 0.5 NM NE. SEVERAL DEFENSE
POSITIONS OBSERVED.
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APPENDIX
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 0468-15-A
and an NPIC target number 0467-15-A. In each instance,
the NPIC installation number is 15-A, but the installations
appear on different WAC charts.
COMOR target numbers, when available, are listed
directly above the photo reference data.
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 cloud cover), H (haze), CS (cloud shadow), HC
(heavy cloud cover), SD (semidarkness), S (snow), 0 (obli-
quity), GC (ground cover), CF (camouflage), and GR (ground
resolution).
Interpretability of the photography is categorized as
G (good), F (fair), or P (poor).
Target coverage is denoted by the symbols T (total)
or PT (partial).
The mode of coverage is indicated by ST (stereo),
NS (nonstereo), or PS (partial stereo).
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