PROBABLE ARTILLERY REGIMENT, PYONGYANG NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A006900010013-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: April 1, 1970
• Content Type: NOTES

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PROBABLE ARTILLERY REGIMENT, PYONGYANG
NORTH KOREA
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NPIC/R-22/70
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PROBABLE ARTILLERY REGIMENT, PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA
A probable artillery regiment is newly
identified 12 nautical miles northeast of
Pyongyang at 39-10-25N 125-55-50E on photog-
raphy of (Figure 1). This is
the first regimental-sized unit in North Korea
to be identified solely from photography.
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tains five barracks, an administration building, FIGURE 1. LOCATION MAP
eight to ten storage/support buildings, a
messhall and a vehicle shed (Figure 3). The headquarters area contains
two barracks, 15 quarters, an administration building, four administra-
tion/support buildings, four support buildings, a messhall and a vehicle
shed.
The probable artillery regiment is
dispersed through four adjacent valleys and
includes three probable artillery battalion
areas and a headquarters and support area
(Figure 2). Each of the battalion areas con-
Two of the battalions have ten field artillery pieces, and the third
appears to have only six or seven; the calibre is probably 122/152mm:
NPIC Project 150066NH
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FIGURE 2. PROBABLE ARTILLERY REGIMENTAL AREA, PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA
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FIGURE 3. PROBABLE BATTALION AREA, PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA
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