ARMORED VEHICLE REFURBISHMENT CHAOXIAN TANK REBUILD/ASSEMBLY PLANT, CHINA (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: November 18, 1983
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ARMORED VEHICLE REFURBISHMENT
LHAOXIAN TANK REBUILD ASSEMBLY PLANT, CHINA (SWN)
Z-14407/83
NPIC/IEG (11/83)
18 NOVEMBER 1983
SIGNIFICANCE. AN ARMORED VEHICLE REFURBISHMENT FACILITY IS IDENTIFIED IN
THE NANJING MILITARY REGION. (SWN)
2. REMAIU(S: SEVEN TYPE-63 AMPHIBIOUS TANKS AND EIGHT TYPE-59/62 TANKS IVERE
IDENTIFIED AT THE CHAOXIAN PLANT ON 14. NOVEMBER. THIS VARIETY OF TANKS,
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OVERALL CLEAN APPEARANCE OF THE PLANT AND THE
ABSENCE OF A FOUNDRY AND EXTENSIVE STOCK PILING, CONFIRMS A TANK REBUILD
FUNCTION. (51VN)
CHAOXIAN IS ONLY THE SECOND INDUSTRIAL FACILITY KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED
WITH AMPHIBIOUS TANKS. TYPE-63 TANKS WERE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED AT
C!--ONGQING ARMORED VEHICLE PLT 256 BUT HAVE NOT BEEN 125X1
PRODUCTION THERE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. (SWN)
'I1-iE LOCATION OF THE CHAOXIAN REFURBISHMENT FACILITY, AWAY FROM KNOWN
ARMOR PRODUCTION FACILITIES, SUGGESTS A REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ROLE FOR
AT LEAST THL ARMOR UNITS IN THE NANJING MILITARY REGION. (SWN) 25X1
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3. COORDINATES 31-38-32N 117-51-28E (S)
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