CHINESE COMMUNIST LOSSES IN ARTILLERY AND DEVELOPMENT ON NEW LIGHT TANK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008400170007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 20, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY China
,I~BJEC Chinese Communist Losses in Artil.l.cxy' and
Development of "tee=r Light Tank
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aunist Army Headquarters show a loss of artill,eMl
2. The Ordnance Department of the Supply and Service ComLand ~~e ar
to atter;pt the constru.:tion of light tanks at Taiyuan ;112-30, 37-42).
The "T_3rth. China Arsenal Pureau loaned machines made by the Shansi En-
gineering cror?ks, other equipment and markers for the project? The pilott
model is not expected to ::e co..pleted before the end of l')5l ti ith
production plans not to be de.;ided until experience is rained from the
pilot :model.
3., Plans for the pilot model indicate that it will weigh 15 tong, have an
exterior modeled on the Japanese light tank., but with entirely different
armmnents o
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