NEW ARMORED REGIMENT LUCKNOW CANTONMENT AREA, INDIA(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100320002-8
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 10, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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NEW ARMORED REGIMENT
LUCKNOW CANTONMENT AREA. INDIA
NPIC/IEG (8/82)
10 AUGUST 1982
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: A NEW ARMORED REGIMENT WAS IDENTIFIED
IN NORTH-CENTRAL INDIA, APPROXIMATELY 80 NM SOUTH OF THE
INDIA/NEPAL BORDER.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A NEW PROBABLE T-55-EQUIPPED ARMORED
REGIMENT WAS IDENTIFIED AT LUCKNOW CONTONMENT AREA ON
IMAGERY THE NEW REGIMENTAL AREA IS ON THE
EAST EDGE OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONTAINED 37 PROBABLE
T-55 TANKS, FOUR TANK TRANSPORTERS, 19 THREE-TON LORRIES,
AND SIX ONE-TON LORRIES. AN INDIAN ARMORED REGIMENT
NORMALLY CONTAINS 45 TANKS.
THIS INSTALLATION IS REPORTEDLY THE
GARRISON FOR ELEMENTS OF THE 22ND INFANTRY DIVISION AND THE
4TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION. THE NEW ARMORED REGIMENT IS
PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE 22ND INFANTRY DIVISION, SINCE
THE ROLE OF MOUNTAIN DIVISIONS PRECLUDES THE USE OF TANKS.
THE INDIAN ARMY IS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING ONE ARMORED
REGIMENT TO EACH INFANTRY DIVISION. OF THE FIVE REMAINING
INFANTRY DIVISIONS WITHOUT AN ORGANIC ARMORED REGIMENT,
ONLY THE 18TH INFANTRY DIVISION AT KOTAH AND ALWAR IS
SITUATED IN TERRAIN SUITABLE FOR ARMOR.
(S/D) THIS REGIMENT WAS NOT PRESENT
3. (S)
4. (SNF/WNINTEL) COLLATERAL REFERENCE: DIA GROUND ORDER OF
BATTLE, INDIA (U , DDB-1100-IN-82
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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