(Sanitized) T-34/85 TANKS VINH YEN AREA, NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A000200010016-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2006
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: July 13, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
T-34/85 TANKS
VINH YEN AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
2121N 10535E
ATTACHMENT TO L-1204
13 JULY 1966
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1. SIG11IFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS AT LEAST SEVEN SOVIET T-34/85 MEDIUM
TANKS IN THE VICINITY OF VINH YEN, NORTH VIETNAM.
2. BACKGROUND:
THE T-34/85 BECAME THE STANDARD SOVIET MEDIUM TANK IN 1944 WHEN IT
REPLACED THE T-34/76, WHICH IS NO LONGER IN USE. THE T-34/85 FEATURES
WELL-SLOPED ARMOR, A LOW SILHOUETTE, AND GOOD CROSS-COUNTRY MOBILITY.
THE PRIMARY ARMAMENT IS AN 85 MM GUN. THE WEIGHT OF THIS TANK, COMBAT
LOADED, IS 35.2 TONS AND ITS CRUISING RANGE WITHOUT AN AUXILIARY FUEL
SUPPLY IS 190 MILES. THE 202ND INDEPENDENT TANK REGIMENT IS REPORTED
TO BE LOCATED AT VINH YEN.
3. MISSION READOUT:
CONTAINING TWELVE THATCH-ROOFED SHALLOW EXCAVATIONS APPARENTLY BEING USED
AS TANK SHELTERS. THREE EXCAVATIONS WITHOUT THATCH ROOFS ARE ALSO OBSERVED.
FIVE T-34/85 TANKS ARE NOTED PARKED NEAR THE SHELTERS, AND TWO PARTIALLY
EXPOSED TANKS ARE OBSERVED TO BE PARKED IN TWO OF THE TANK SHELTERS. TWO
T-34/85 TANKS (NOT SHOWN ON GRAPHIC) ARE NOTED PARKED ON THE SOUTHWEST END
OF THE HUU THU TANK FIRING RANGE AT 2121N 10539E.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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ATTACHMENT TO L-1204
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they'
hey were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re.
orting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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T-34/85 TANKS
VINH YEN AREA, NORTH VIETNAM
21-21N 105-35E