ARMOR INSTALLATIONS IN NORTH KOREA

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• Publication Date: January 1, 1972
• Content Type: REPORT

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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
GROUP I~ EXCLUDED FROM
AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING
AND DECLASSIFICATION
ARMOR INSTALLATIONS IN NORTN NOREI
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REPORT
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1. This report locates the 62 armor installations which have
been identified on photography of North Korea since 1962 (Figure 1
and Table 1): This report is based on CHURCHDOOR BLACK SHIELD
GIANT SCALE and KEYHOLE photography 125X1
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graphs, and references.
2. Before 1968, 11 armor installations in North Korea were
identified on photography. Ten of the 11 were more than 30 nauti-
cal miles (nm) north of the DD~Z; only one was within 20 nm of the
DMZ. Since 1968, the number of armor installations along the DI~'IZ
within 20 nm o t e DMZ.
3. GIANT SCALE photography over North Korea began
and revealed that the North Koreans had begun to update their
armor equipment. Before then, the mainstay of North Korean armor
had been the Russian T-34 tank and a mixed assortment of assault
guns. Since 1969, the number of T-34 tanks and assault guns seen
on photography has slowly decreased while the number of the newer
T-54 tanks has increased.
4. Forty-four of the 62 armor installations have four revet-
ted tunnel-served weapons positions on the front slope of a ridge
with connecting tunnel entrances on the reverse slope (Figure 2).
These tunnels are concrete linecx, have steel doors,. and provide
protection from observation as well as from strikes. Kuhwa-ri
Military Area (Figure 3) is representative of the remaining 18
installations which do not have tunnel-served weapons positions.
5. Table 1 includes data on the first identification and the
highest and latest counts of armor observed for each of the 62
armor installations.
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FIGURE 1. ARMOR INSTALLATIONS IN NORTH KOREA (ITEM NUMBERS KEYED TO TABLE 1)
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ARMOR INSTALLATIONS IN NORTH KOREA (ITEM NUMBERS KEYED TO FIGURE 1)
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Item
No
Installation Name
Geographic Coordinates
Highest Armor Count
Latest Armor Count
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l~ Chongyong-chon Mil Instl North 40-58-55N 12g-15-30E
18 tanks/assault guns
18 tanks,/assault guns
2~ Pukchong Armor Installation 40-16-50N 125-15-40E
11 tanks
4 tanks/assault guns
3~ Hamhung Hq Tank Regt & Bks Area North 39-58-1+8N 127-2~+-55E
22 tanks/assault guns
16 tanks/assault guns
~+~' Kowon Storage Area 39?-30-50N 127-11-OOE
28 tanks
8 tanks/assault guns
5~ Kowon Armor Installation SW 3g-24-b5N 127-11-50E
1g tanksfassault guns
lg;tanks/assault guns
6 Kan--ni Army Barracks 39-b7-20N 125-15-45E
21 tanks/assault guns
10 tanksfassault guns
'1~ Haso-ri Army Barracks 3g-~+1-22N 125-17-48E
9 tanks, 28 tanks/assault guns
g tanks, 28 tanks/assault guns
8~ Yung-ni Hq 48 Arty Regt & Array Bks 39-26-13N 125-38--22E
20 tanks/assault guns
18 tanks
g~ Kumchon Hq 105 Tank Div & Army Bks/Stor 3g-2~+-~+ON 125-44-40E
55 tanks, 1 assault gun
3~+ tanks/assault guns
10~ Samjong-ni Ar Bks & Hq Arty ]Regt 39-13-50N 125-31-25E
l~+ tanks, 8 assault guns
7 tanks, 11 tanks/assault guns
11~ Chonso-ri Hq Tank Regt & Barracks Area 39-10-OON 125--39-10E
33 tanks
18 tanks
12 Myongo-ri Storage Area North 39-10-30N 125-~+7-05E
6 tanks
6 tanks
13 Kal-gol Hq 106 Tank Regt A B1Is Area 39-D6-loN 125-57-10E
72 tanks/assault guns
11 tanks
14 Chungsan Military Area 39-0~+-40N 125-26-35E
21 tanks/assault guns
12 assault guns
15~ Kangso Armor Installation 39-00-OON 125-2G'--55E
18 tanks/assault guns
3 tanks/assault guns
16 Hukkyo-ri Armor Area 38-48-~+8N 125-~+g-OOE
22 tanks
7 tanks, 5 ta,r.ks/assault guns
17 Pyongyang Tank & Asslt Gun Area S 38-48-28N 125-48-~+OE
13 tanks/assault guns
8 tanks
18~ Sariwon Armor Installation 38-33-50N 125-b5-OOE
41 tanks
27 tanks/assault guns
lg~ Masan-ni Barracks NE PUG 38-30-06N 125-52?-35E
28 tanks
9 armored vehicles
20~ Sinhwanpo-ri Barracks & FA Site 38-28-15P1 125-35-45E
15 tanks/assault guns
4 tanks
21 Sinchon Armor Installation NIW 38-22-30N 125-27-03E
21 tanks
21 tanks
22~ Sinchon Armor Unit South 38-17-5oN 125-28-25E
15 tanks/assault guns
1~+ tanks/assault guns
23 Onchon-ni Barracks Area NW 38-1~-1ON 125-23-30E
g tanks, 6 assault guns
9 tanks, 6 tanks/assault guns
24 Yonbong-dong Army Barracks North 38-12-1ON 125-12-05E
lg tanks/assault guns
lg tanks/assault guns
25 Gnjin Armor Installation 37-56-?55N 125-26-40E
16 assault guns
16 assault guns
26~ Nuchon-ni Armor Installation West 38-15-03N 126-08-47E
10 tanks, 15 tanks/assault guns
11 tanks/assault guns
27~ Nuchon-ni Armor Installation (Figure 2) 38-1~+-D5N 126-18-25E
13 tanks/assault guns
13 tanks/assault guns
28 Yon an Army Barracks & Hq Area 37-5~+-35N 126-Dg-30E
18 tanks
15 tank;,
2g Kan-chon Army Barracks Kochomg-ni 37-52-51N 126-25-43E
5 assault guns
5 assault guns
30~ Kumchon Barracks Area North 38-12-30N 126-30-ODE
lb tanks/assault guns
14 tanks/assault guns
31~ Chilchon-dong Armor Installattion 38-39-58N 126-35-D8E
21 tanks/assault guns
9 tanks
32~ Tosan-up Armor Installation TdW 38-20--O ON 126-39?20E
8 tanks, 8 tanks/assault guns
g tanks/assault guns
33~ 'Iosan-up Armor Installation North 38-20-OON 126-42-33E
lg tanks/assault guns
12 tanks/assault guns
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Table 1. (Continued)
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No
Installation Name
Geographic Coordinates
Highest Armor Count
Latest Armor Count
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~ B rracks & H U I Tank Bn 38-12-1ON 12b-48-~+OE
34 Wa-dong Army a q /
12 tanks/assault guns
9 tanks, 2 tanks/assault guns
~ B rracks NW 38-o8-57N 126-40-29E
35 Toksan-dong Army a
1 tank, l~+ assault guns
1 tank, 11+ tanks/assault guns
- i Militar Area Fi ure 3) 38-06-05N 126-46-42E
36 Kuhwa r y ~ g
g tanks/assault guns
8 tanks/assault guns
~ -d n Armor Installation 38-02-30N 126-43-30E
37 Sowon o g
10 tanks/assault guns
7 tanks/assault guns
~ Kaeson Arm Bks & H U/I Tank Bn 37-59?~+9N 126-35-31E
38 g y q
27 tanks/assault guns
27 tanks/assault gl..ns
39~ Kaesong Armor Installation 37-58?5oN 126-37-25E
10 tanks
10 tanks
40 Kum an- of Arm Barracks & Storage Area 37-55-20N 126-37-25E
g Y
11 tanks/assault guns
11 tanks/assault guns
bl Ku'on -don Armor Area 38-00-30N 126-~+5-25E
J g g
9 tanks/assault guns
9 tanks/assault guns
42~ Chimu-don Armor Installation 38-18-30N 126-57-30E
g
19 tanks, 2 assault guns
18 tanks/assault guns
~+ Wonsan Arm Barracks SW 39-0~+-25N 127-21-25E
3 y
~+ tanks/assault guns
~+ assault guns
4b~ Chon an -ni H Assault Gun Bn 39?03-26N 127-27-12E
Y g q
11 tanks/assault guns
1 tank, 9 tanks/assault guns
~+ ~ Kosan Armor Area 38-54-35N 127-2~+-b0E
5
2 tanks, 6 assault guns
2 tanks, 6 assault guns
b6 Kosan Storage SE 38-b8-20N 127-32-45E
9 tanks/assault guns
9 tanks/assault guns
47~ Kuum-ni Armor Training Area South 38-50-31N 127-52-15E
26 tanks/assault guns
4 tanks/assault guns
~+8~ Sepo-up Armor Installation 38-39?38N 127-20-55E
16 assault guns
15 tanks/assault guns
~+9~ Sinansan -ni Armor Installation 38-40-1ON 127-~3-04E
g
11 tanks, 16 tanks/assault guns
1 tank, 21 tanks/assault guns
50~ Sepo-up Armor Installation SW 38-36-~+ON 127-19-02E
33 tanks/assault guns
22 tanks/assault guns
51~ Sinansang-ni Army Barracks 38-3~+-18N 127-41-20E
18 tanks/assault guns
None discernible
52~ Pombung-ni Army Barracks 38-31-2bN 127-16-15E
7 tanks/assault guns
5 tanks/assault guns
53~ Sangjok-tong Army Barracks West 38-29-30N 127-19-12E
14 tanks, 14 assault guns
2 tanks, 1 assault gun
5~+~ Pokkye-ri Hq Tank Regt & Bks 41rea East 38-26-30N 127-17-21E
21 tanks/assault guns
11 tanks
55~ Namae-ri Army Barracks 38-24-15N 127-10-03E
10 tanks
9 tanks
56~ Pyongnae-san Army Barracks 38-22-38N 127-12-25E
9 tanks/assault guns
3 tanks/assault guns
57~' Hasuhan Hq Inf Regt & Army Bks 38-2~-~+1N 127-24-32E
10 tanks/assault guns
10 tanks/assault guns
58 Chuja-dong Army Barracks NE 38-22-38N 127-32-50E
22 tanks/assault guns
22 tanks/assault guns
59~ Kumsong Armor Installation 38-25-20N 127-36-OOE
9 tanks
9 tanks/assault guns
60~ Kyongpa-ri Military Installation 38-26-o5N 127-39-o0E
10 tanks/assault guns
10 tanks/assault guns
61~ Yangji-chon Barracks & Hq 47 Inf Div 38-26-~+2N 128-06-51+E
17 tanks/assault guns
15 tanks/assault guns
62* Sangsimpo Army Bks & Hq Inf & Mort Regt 38-21-53N 127-58-37E
11 tanks/assault guns
9 tanks/assault guns
'Installations with tunnel-served weapons positions
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FIGURE 2. NUCHON-NI ARMOR INSTALLATION, NORTH KOREA
FIGURE 3. KUHWA-RI MILITARY AREA, NORTH KOREA
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