MINE CLEARING ATTACHMENTS ON TYPE 59 TANK CHANGXINDIAN ARMY BKS AL 2, CHINA (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: March 30, 1982
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MINE CLEARING ATTACHMENTS ON TYPE 59 TANK
CHANGXINDIAN ARMY BKS AL 2, CHINA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: TANK-MOUNTED MINE CLEARING ATTACHMENTS
OBSERVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CHINA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: TWO TYPE 5g TANKS WITH MINE CLEARING
ATTACHMENTS WERE OBSERVED AT CHANGXINDIAN ARMY BKS AL 2. 118
THESE ATTACHMENTS APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR TO THE SOVIET
KMT-4 ATTACHMENTS SHOWN IN THE INSET PHOTOGRAPH OF A SOVIET
T-64 TANK. , A NUMBER OF PERSONNEL WERE
SEEN NEAR ONE OF THE TYPE 59 TANKS IN A TRAINING AREA AT ~ '
CHANGXINDIAN, POSSIBLY VIEWING A DEMONSTRATIODI ON THE
OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT.
(S/D) CHANGXINDIAN ARMY BKS AL 2 IS NOT A STANDARD GROUND
FORCE FACILITY. IT HAS EXTENSIVE ARMORED VEHICLE TEST AND
MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AND IS BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE
RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND THE EVALUATION OF ARMORED
VEHICLES. THE PRESENCE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF VEHICLES TO
INCLUDE TYPE 59 MEDIUM TANKS, TYPE 62 LIGHT TANKS, A TYPE
60/63 LIGHT AMPHIBIOUS TANK, A PT-76 LIGHT AMPHIBIOUS TANK, A
PROBABLE M1974 APC, A M1g67 APC, A MTU TRACKED BRIDGE LAYER,
AND SEVERAL OTHER TYPES OF UNIDENTIFIED ARMORED VEHICLES, AS
OPPOSED TO STANDARD GROUPINGS OF EQUIPMENT. FURTHER
SUBSTANTIATES THIS ANALYSIS.
3. (S) (COORDINATES 39-51-26N 116-09-41E
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