T-62 TANKS 105TH ARMORED DIVISION, NORTH KOREA (SANITIZED)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100140005-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 12, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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T-62 TANKS
105TH H KOREA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: T-62 TANKS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
ALL THREE ARMORED RIGADES OF THE 105TH ARMORED DIVISION.
(SWN) ANALYSTS' COMMENTS: S 600 T-62 TANKS HAVE BFFN PRODiICFD AT
KUSONG TANK PLANT PUG SINCE SERIES PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 25X1
MID-1978. THE 105TH ARMORED DIVISION IS THE FIRST ESTABLISHED AND MOST
PRESTIGIOUS ARMORED DIVISION IN NORTH KOREA, AND WAS THE MOST LIKFI.Y
CANDIDATE TO RECEIVE THE LATEST MODEL TANK IN THE KOREAN INVENTORY.
IDENTIFICATION OF T-62 TANKS AT ALL THREE ARMORED BRIGADES OF THIS
DIVISION INDICATES THAT THE DIVISION HAS PROBABLY CONVERTED FROM T-54/55.
NORMALLY, ONLY LIMITED NUMBERS OF TANKS ARE OBSERVED T KUM H KALGOL
NATIONAL ARMOR SCH
2. (SWN) REMARKS: T-62 TANKS WERE IDENTIFIED AT KUMCHON HQ TK BDF/ARMY
BKS/STOR I 0 BKS TANK BDE, AND KAECHON BKS SE A HQ TK REGT ON
IMAGERY AT KiJMCHON, ONE T-62 AND TWO PROBABLE T-62s WERE 25X1
AT TNF SNORKELING BASIN; AT KAI,GOI., TWO T-62s WFRT? IN TI-IE VFI-IICI.T~
MAINTI?1VANCE AREA; TWO T-62s WERE ALSO IN TFIE VFJ-(ICI,E STORAGE AREA AT
KAECHON. THE FIRST DEPLOYMENT OF T-62 TANKS IN NORTH KOREA WAS IDENTIFIED
AT KAFCHON IN JUNE 1982. THE ONLY KNOWN DEPLOYMENT OF T-62 TANKS, OTHER
THAN THE 105TH ARM R~ NEWLY IDF.NTIFIFD AT YONGWON-NI ARA9Y
BKS A ARMOR SCHOOL YONGWON-NI IS THE NORTH KOREAN 25X1
BECAUSE OF COVERED STORAGE SHEDS/BUNKERS. 25X1
25X1
COORDINATES 39-24-35N 125-44-41E
COORDINATES 39-05-40N 125-57-19F
COORDINATES 39-37-22N 125-57-28F
COORDINATES 39-33-O1N 125-53-45?
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should notot: used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing boardls!~ they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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