MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN GROUND FORCES, HONAN PROVINCE, CHINA

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• Publication Date: May 1, 1973
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PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN GROUND
FORCES, HONAN PROVINCE, CHINA
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MAY 1973
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MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN GROUND FORCES
HONAN PROVINCE, CHINA
1. This report reviews the major ground forces developments
in Honan Province observed on
December 1972 0 The
photographs, and two tables.
FIGURE 1.
2. Almost total coverage and generally clear photography from
permitted a detailed search of Honan Province. A
number of major developments were noted, 12 ground forces installa-
tions were newly identified (Figure 1, Table 1), and a nearly
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INTRODUCTION
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ABSTRACT
photography of October, November, and
report contains text, one map, two
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SHANTUNG
NEWLY IDENTIFIED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HONAN PROVINCE, CHINA
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Item Installation Name
No (BE Number)
2 Hsin-hsiang Army Bks North
3 Yin -hao Army Bks
4 Yin -hao H & Army Bks
Mien-chip Army Bks
Table 1. Newly Identified Military Installations, Honan Province, China (October-December 1972)
(Item numbers keyed to Figure 1)
Chen -chou Army Bks North
8 Cheng chou Prab AAA Div Hq
Pai-sha Poss Army Bks West
10 Pao-feng Prob Armored Web Maint Fac
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11 Pi-yang Armor Training Area
0
12 Hsin-yang Army Bks South
Item Sighting
1 Armor
2 Artillery
3 Artillery
4 Artillery
5 Artillery
6 Artillery
7 Artillery
8 Artillery
9 Artillery
10 Artillery
11 Artillery
12 Artillery
13 Artillery
14 Artillery
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Table 2. Ground Forces Weapons, Honan Province, China (October-December 1972)
Location
K i-fe Army s AL 5
Huang- Bks
Al 7
AL 2
Cheng-chou Special
Defense Mound 1
AL 1
Jung-yang Army Bks
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Coordinates
36-01-20N None discernible
113-45-ODE
35-20-05N 8 TPP/TMP pontor.s
113-51-20E 7 cargo trucks
34-46-04N 6 FA pieces
111-39-09E 12 cargo trucks
34-47-48N 3 cargo trucks
111-38-35E
34-45-20N None discernible
111-44-50E
34-43-0GN 19 cargo trucks
112-07-20E 6 pieces of equipment
34-48-2ON 16 AAA pieces
113-39-3OE 22 cargo trucks
34-47-GOB 12 57MM AAA pieces
113-40-105 9 37MM AAA pieces
3 ZFD-4 AAHMG
13 pose 4-ton BERLIET trucks
24 cargo trucks
1 FIFE CAN radar
4 PUAZO-6 fire directors
34-23-OCN 12 FA pieces
112-31-3CE
33-52-l ON 3 armored vehicles
113-04-ODE 6 cargo trucks
32-39-40N 13 tanks
113-31-30E 54 cargo trucks
32-05-20N 3 cargo trucks
114-04-30E
Geographic
Coordinate
Pai-tao-kou Army Bks AL 1 35-37-SON
114-48-4oE
36-08-37N 16 tanks, 8 armored vehicles
114-07-09E
3 PA pieces
Hui-hsiks AL 2 35-30-20N 12 prob AAA pieces
113-53-5OE
Hui-hsien Army ks AL 3 35-32-05N 11 field guns
113-48-15E 10 prob mortars
Hsin-hsian Arm Bks AL 1 35-18-08N 10 FA pieces
113-49-88E 9 pose mortars
34-47-30N 18 FA pieces
114-23-3OE
34-46-55H 12 prob mortars
114-24-35E
38-59-GOB 14 AAA pieces
113-31-OOE
34-57-GOB 6 AAA pieces
113-31-ODE
34-46-39N 24 AAA pieces
113-43-255
34-44-lON 4 FA pieces
113-50-15E
34-49-34N
112-26-32E
34-49-lOB
113-19-4OE
11 FA pieces
35 AAA pieces
6 AAA pieces
6 prcb AAA pieces
N em ark s
The pontons were on carriers.
Thirty-four dummy tanks were observed in
the training area.
Ten of the AAA pieces were in two nearby
villages.
At least 15 dummy tanks were scattered
throughout the training area.
Remarks
The AAA batteries were
deployed around the airfield.
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Item Sighting Location
Table 2. Continued
Geographic
Coordinates
15 Artillery Jung-yang Foss Army Bks
38-81-105
11 prob 5 MM AAA pieces
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20 prob 31MM AAA pieces
16 Artillery Cheng?-chou Special
Defensive Mound 2
38-31-CON
113-51-85E
8 FA pieces
17 Artillery Lo-yang Complex
38-81-285
21 FA pieces
112-28-15E
18 Artillery Lo-yang Army Bks NE
38-81-50N
8 AAA pieces
112-29-80E
19 Artillery Yen-shib Ammo Depot LL 1
38-88-o6N
3 ALA pieces
112-88-31E
20 Artillery
38-29-OCN
6 FA pieces
113-O0-3CE
21 Artillery
38-25-05N
3 FA pieces
112-28-80E
22 Artillery
10 FA pieces
23 Artillery
38-26-105
6 FA pieces
112-28-50E
28 Artillery Lin-ju-chen Cave Stor
38-18-505
6 AAA piecee
5
112-39-105
Army Bks AL 5
113-89-235
39 FA piecce
26 Artillery Hsu-chap Arm Bks AL 8
33-51-84N
6 AAA piece..
113-82-50E
21 Armor
33-53-105
19 tanks, 15 assault guns
112-59-80E
28 Armor Pao-fen Arm Bks AL 2
33-89-50N
8 tanks, 1 armored vehicle
113-09-ODE
29 Armor Pin -tin -shan Army Bks
33-48-50N
23 tanks, 1 pose tank
113-15-80E
30 Armor Ping-ting-shan Foss Army
33-43-10N
9 tanks
Bks AL 4
113-15-05E
31 Artillery Ping-ting-shan Pet Prods
Stor ESE
33-88-28N
6 AAA pieces
32 Armor
Tn Area AL 1
13 tanks
33 Artillery
Army Bks AL 1
118-01-025
93 FA pieces
38 Artillery
32-88-105
6 AAA pieces
118-02-50E
35 Armor & Chueh-shan Arm Bks AL 2
32-88-595
1 tank, 3 armorefl vehicles
artillery
113-53-06E
2 FA pieces
36 Armor Chueh-shan Army Bks AL 6
32-88-20N
25 tanks
31 Armor Pi-yang Armor Training
32-39-8 ON
13 tanks
Are a
118-31-30E
38 Armor Pao-feng Prob Armored
33-52-105
3 armored vehicles
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113-08-DOE
39 Armor & Ming-chiang Hq Inf Div
32-29-06N
29 tanks, 7 armored vehicles
artillery & Army Bks
118-00-50E
8 FA pieces
5 pass FA pieces
61 AAA pieces
80 Armor & Hsin-yang Inf Sch/Bks A
32-08-015
3 tanks, 2 prob SU-I6
river-crossing Veh Maint Fec
118-03-04E
assault guns
equipment
3 poss armored vehicles
18 prob pontons
8i Artillery Cleeng-chou Army Bks North
38-88-20N
16 AAA pieces
113-39-30E
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B em ark s
The pontons were loaded on
carriers,
Ten of the AAA pieces were
in two nearby villages.
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Item
Sighting Location
Table 2. Continued
Geographic Order-of-Battle
Coordinates
Remarks
42
Artillery Ying-hao Army Bks
34-46-04N
6 FA pieces
111-39-09E
43
Artillery Ying-hao Army
AL 1
34-47-OON
3 prob FA pieces
111-38-50E
44
Artillery Ying-hao Army Bks
AL 3
34-46-30N
6 Fl pieces
111-38-50E
45
Artillery Ying-hao Army Bks
AL 2
34-47-0515
4 prob FA pieces
111-38-1515
46
Artillery
34-47-OON
12 5714555 AAA pieces
Hg A Army Bks
9 3755145 AAA pieces
3 ZFU-4 AAHMG pieces
47
River-crossing Hsin-hsiang Army Bk
s North
35-20-0515
13 poss 4-ton BERLIET trucks
8 TPP/TMP
ontons
equipment
113-51-20E
p
The pont
ons were
loaded on
carriers
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18
Artillery
34-23-CON
12 FA pieces
112-31-30E
49
River-crossing Shang-chiu-hsien Ar
my Bks
34-23-0415
2 pontr,na
equipment St? AL 3
115-34-48E
The pont
13 pose
ont
ons were
loaded on
p
ons carriers
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50
Artillery
36-02-403
6 FA pieces
114-25-OOE
51
Artillery
35-36-OCR
10 FA pieces
114-06-2515
52
Artillery
35-35-0515
4 poss mortars
114-09-20E
53
Artillery
35-34-4015
3 FA pieces
114-08-3OE
54
Artillery
35-34-303
6 prob 130MM field guns
114-03-15E
6 tracked prime movers
55
Artillery
34-48-1ON
8 AAA pieces
113-26-50E
8 large cab-over-engine
56
Artillery
tre eS
34-46-OON
6 AAA pieces
113-14-503
57
Artillery
34-40-5015
9 prob AAHMG pieces
113-20-OCR
58
Artillery
34-38-2055
9 prob AAHMG pieces
113-19-OOE
59
Artillery
34-4 -iON
6 AAA pieces
113-08-30E
60
Artillery
34-16-103
5 FA pieces
113-33-20E
61
Artillery
34-08-50N
6 FA pieces
113-27-10E
62
Rocket launcher
33-58-1ON
11 poss rocket launchers
113-45-OGE
63
Artillery
32-32-SON
3 FA pieces
114-21-20E
64
Artillery
32-30-1ON
6 AAA pieces
114-18-5515
65
Artillery
32-30-3015
6 AAA pieces
111,-16-50E
9 prob AAHMG pieces
66
Artillery
32-28-2055
6 AAA pieces
114-18-OOE
67
Artillery
32-24-3O15
24 AAA pieces
114-42-OOE
68
Artillery
32-29-3015
3 FA pieces
114-11-50E
69
Armor
32-23-5015
6 tanks The tanks
were canv
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70
Artillery
114-02-50E
covered an
d on flat
cars,
32-11-5055
4 FA pieces
114-29-1OE
71
Artillery
32-]0-CON
12 AAA pieces
114-21-1CE
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complete summary of weapons and equipment was determin_d by searching
both known targets as well as the entire province for dispersed
weapons (see Table 2).
BASIC DESCRIPTION
3? Elements of three separate river-cross'ng units were newly
identified in October 1972. Two pontons on carriers and 13 possible
pontons on carriers were at Shang--chiu-hsien Army Barracks Southwest
AL 3. Eighteen probable pontons on carriers were identified at
Hsin-yang Infantry School Barracks and Vehicle Maintenance Facility.
Eight TPP/TMP pontons on carriers were at Hsin-hsi.an? Army Barracks
North (Figure 2).
. Six tanks on flatcars were identified on a southbound
train, 4 nautical miles south of Ming-chiang, at 32-23-45N llb-02-5OE
(Figure 3).
5. Dummy tanks constructed of earth were observed in three
armor training areas. Fifteen dummy tanks were identified in Pi-yang
Armor Training Area. Thirty-four were in Lin-hsien Armor Training
Area, and three were in Ku-hsien Tank Training Area.
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