TYPE-69 TANK DEPLOYMENT XINTAIYUE ARMY BARRACKS AL 1, CHINA (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: September 23, 1983
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TYPE-69 TANK DEPLOYMENT
XINTAIYUE ARMY BARRACKS AL 1 NA (SWN)
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIS IS THE FIRST CONFIRMED DEPLOYMENT OF TYPE-69
MEDIUM TANKS TO AN OPERATIONAL UNIT IN CHINA. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: ONE CONFIRMED AND TWO PROBABLE TYPE-69 TANKS, ALONG
WITH FIVE TYPE-59 TANKS, WERE OBSERVED ON THE SUB-CALIBER TANK
DTMC ANGE AT XINTAIYUE ARMY BARRACKS AL 1 ON IMAGERY OF
THIS GARRISON HOUSES ELEMENTS OF THE 7TH TANK DIVISION
IN BEIJING MILITARY REGION. ALTHOUGH THE TANKS WERE CANVAS
COVERED, THE POSITION OF THE BORE EVACUATOR (STEPPED-DOWN FROM
THE MUZZLE END OF THE GUN TUBE) WAS CLEARLY DISCERNIBLE ON THE
CONFIRMED TYPE-69. THIS IS THE PRINCIPLE FEATURE WHICH
DISTINGUISHES THE TYPE-69 TANK FROM THE OLDER TYPE-59 TANK. THE
TWO PROBABLE TYPE-69 TANKS ALSO APPEARED TO HAVE THE
STEPPED-DOWN BORE EVACUATOR. A LASER RANGE FINDER AND AN
INFRARED (IR) SEARCHLIGHT WERE EVIDENT ON ALL THREE OF THESE
TANKS. (SWN)
THE TYPE-69 TANK IS AN UPGRADED VERSION OF THE TYPE-59 MEDIUM
TANK. IT REPORTEDLY CONTAINS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CHASSIS,
ENHANCHED GROUND MOBILITY, A NEW ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, AND
TWO-PLANE STABILIZATION OF THE FIRING SYSTEM. OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A NEW 105MM SMOOTHBORE MAIN GUN, A LASER
RANGE FINDER, AND AN IR SEARCHLIGHT. THE TYPE-69 TANK IS
PROBABLY PRODUCED AT THE BAOTOU ARMORED VEHICLE (AV) PLANT 617
OBSERVED AT RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT/TEST FACILITIES. ON 9
TANK WAS CONFIRMED AT. THE BAOTOU AV TEST AREA IN 25X1
DECEMBER 1981. ONE PROBABLE TYPE-69 AND ONE POSSIBLE TYPE-69
WERE OBSERVED AT CHANGXINDIAN ARMY BARRACKS AL 2 25X1
(SWN) 25X11
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
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PREVIOUSLY THE TYPE-69 TANK HAS ONLY BEEN 25X1
COORDINATES 39-31-56N 112-48-20E (S)
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