ARMOR CONCENTRATIONS NORTH VIETNAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2009
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 9, 1974
• Content Type: REPORT

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ARMOR CONCENTRATIONS
NORTH VIETNAM
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REFERENCE TO: GIANT SCALE MISSION SB0035,
ARMOR CONCENTRATIONS
NORTH VIETNAM
1. SIGNIFICANCE: LARGEST AND GREATEST NUMBER OF ARMOR CONCEN-
TRATIONS OBSERVED IN NORTH VIETNAM TO DATE.
2. LOCATION: VINH YEN ARMY BARRACKS AND VEHICLE STORAGE
MILES (NM) NORTHWEST OF HANOI AT 21-21-22N
105-37-o4E.
IS 15 NM SOUTHWEST OF HANOI AT 20-53-
14N 105-34-48E.
LUONG DIEN ARMOR DISPERSAL AREA q
IS 29 NM SOUTHWEST OF THANH HOA AT
3. REMARKS :
19-23-o8N 105-42-45E.
SIXTY-FOUR TANKS, THE LARGEST ARMOR CONCEN-
TRATION OBSERVED IN NORTH VIETMAN PRIOR TO
THE JANUARY 1973 CEASE-FIRE, WERE PRESENT AT
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 boards (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, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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4. MISSION READOUT:
AREAS IN NORTH VIETNAM ON 17 DECEMBER.
VINH YEN ARMY BARRACKS AND VEHICLE STORAGE AREA - AT THE VEHICLE STORAGE
FACILITY (PARTIALLY DEPICTED ON GRAPHIC), 83 PIECES OF ARMOR AND SEVEN
UNIDENTIFIED PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WERE PRESENT. THE PIECES OF ARMOR IN-
CLUDED 60 TANKS, 12 PROBABLE TANKS, 10 M-1967 (APC), AND ONE PROBABLE
ARV.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT WAS PARKED IN DISPERSED AREAS WITHIN FOUR NM OF
THE FACILITY. THE DISPERSED EQUIPMENT INCLUDED 75 PIECES OF ARMOR, 22
TPM, 29 MAZ-537, 28 LOWBED TRAILERS AND 21 UNIDENTIFIED PIECES OF EQUIP-
MENT. THE PIECES OF ARMOR WERE 48 TANKS, ONE POSSIBLE TANK, NINE PROB-
ABLE TANKS, FOUR BTR-60, TWO PROBABLE BTR-60, 10 BTR-6O.PB, AND ONE
M-1967 (ARC).
IN ADDITION, ONE TANK WAS.ON THE TANK FIRING RANGE AT HUU THU TANK TRAIN-
ING AREA
ARMOR CONCENTRATIONS WERE OBSERVED IN THREE
NEAR VINH YEN. SEVEN TANKS AND TWO PROBABLE
TANKS WERE ALSO OBSERVED IN THE AREA.
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 boards (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, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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XUAN MAI MILITARY TRAINING AREA (PARTIALLY DEPICTED ON GRAPHIC) -
TWENTY-TWO TANKS WERE SEEN DISPERSED IN SMALL GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE
ARMOR TRAINING AREAS. NO LARGE STORAGE AREAS WERE PRESENT.
LUONG DIEN ARMOR DISPERSAL AREA (PARTIALLY DEPICTED ON GRAPHIC) -
THIS NEWLY IDENTIFIED DISPERSAL AREA IS 5.5 NM SOUTHWEST OF CONG PHU
WHERE 10 TANKS WERE SEEN ON
NO PERMANENT FACILITIES ARE PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA.
A TOTAL OF 47 TANKS AND 17 BTR-60 PB WAS OBSERVED IN SEVEN PARKING
ENLARGEMENT FACTOR: 40X
XUAN MAI TEOC AL475 & AI4+77 COMPLETE CLEAR
STEREO BLACK AND WHITE 5
ENLARGEMENT FACTOR: 25X
LUONG DIEN OBC 333 & 336 COMPLETE CLEAR
STEREO BLACK AND WHITE 5
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 boards (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, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS REPORT ARE WELCOME. THEY MAY BE
DIRECTED TO THE IMAGERY ANALYST,
SGD/IEG/NPIC, CODE 143,
OF THE SOUTH ASIA BRANCH,
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should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (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, Imagery Exploitation
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