TANK PRODUCTION LUOYANG, CHINA (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000100070007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 23, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 5, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Z-14051/83
Attachment to
NPIC/IEG (10/83)
5 OCTOBER 1983
TANK PRODUCTION
LUOYANG, CHINA (SWN)
1? SIGNIFICANCE: THIS IS THE FIRST CONFIRMATION OF TANK PRODUCTION AT LUOYANG.
(SWN)
2. REMARKS:I I24 CANVAS-COVERED MEDIUM TANKS WERE NEAR A TRANSSHIPMENT
.AREA INSIDE A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TANK ASSEMBLY FACILITY, LUOYANG TANK ASSEMBLY
PLANT. THE SEPARATELY SECURED PLANT IS ALONG THE WEST EDGE OF LUOYANG BEARING
PLANT AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF LUOYANG TRACTOR PLANT.DONGFANGHONG 1. BY
ONLY THREE POSSIBLE TANKS WERE IN THE TRANSSHIPMENT AREA, INDICATING
A TANK SHIPMENT MAY HAVE TAKEN PLACE. IN ADDITION, TANK TURRETS WERE OBSERVED
FOR THE FIRST TIME AT LUOYANG ARMS AND MINING MACHINERY PLANT. AT
LEAST SIX TANK TURRETS WERE ON A REJECT PILE UNDERNEATH A GANTRY CRANE NEAR
THE CASTING/FOUNDRY BUILDING AT THE WEST EDGE OF THE PLANT. (SWN)
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TANK ASSEMBLY PLANT, WHICH BEGAN IN THE EARLY 1970'S,
WAS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AN EXPANSION OF THE BEARING PLANT. THE TANK
ASSEMBLY FACILITY CONSISTS OF THREE LARGE FABRICATION/ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS (ONE
WITH A PROBABLE FINAL ASSEMBLY WING), ONE LARGE SHOP BUILDING, ONE
SHOP/FOUNDRY BUILDING, AND ONE RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSSHIPMENT AREA. A LARGE.
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING AREA WITH NUMEROUS STORAGE BUILDINGS AND AN OPEN BULK
MATERIAL YARD ARE IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE PLANT. A REVIEW OF IMAGERY FROM
OCTOBER 1980 TO SEPTEMBER 1983 REVEALED THAT TANK PRODUCTION WAS POSSIBLY
UNDERWAY AS EARLY WHEN 26 POSSIBLE ARMORED VEHICLES WERE 25X1
IN THE TRANSSHIPMENT AREA. (SWN)
TANK PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SUSPECTED IN THE LUOYANG AREA SINCE AT LEAST 1977,
WHEN ONE CONFIRMED AND ONE PROBABLE TURRET CASTING MOLD WERE OUTSIDE THE
CASTING/FOUNDRY BUILDING AT THE ARMS AND MINING MACHINERY PLANT. TURRET
CASTING MOLDS WERE ALSO CONFIRMED HERE IN OCTOBER 1990 A RELATED TEST AREA,
LUOYANG ARMOR VEHICLE TEST TRACK AND RANGE 2.6 NM SOUTHWEST 25X1
OF THE ARMS AND MINING MACHINERY PLANT, WAS FIRST OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION
IN 1979. THE TEST TRACK WAS PROBABLY OPERATIONAL BETWEEN DECEMBER 1982 AND
APRIL 1983 WHEN ARMORED VEHICLE TRACKAGE WAS OBSERVED. (SWN)
COORDINATES 34-40-30N 112-23-07E (S)
COORDINATES 34-40-2IN 112-23-37E (S)
COORDINATES 34-40-35N 112-22-33E (S)
COORDINATES 34-41-09N 112-27-12E (S)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
Z-14051/83
Attachment to
NPIC/IEG (10/83)
5 OCTOBER 1983
TANK PRODUCTION
LUOYANG, CHINA (SWN)
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIS IS THE FIRST CONFIRMATION OF TANK PRODUCTION AT LUOYANG.
(SWN)
2. REMARKS: 24 CANVAS-COVERED MEDIUM TANKS WERE NEAR A TRANSSHIPMENT 25X1
.AREA INSIDE A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TANK ASSEMBLY FACILITY, LUOYANG TANK ASSEMBLY
PLANT. THE SEPARATELY SECURED PLANT IS ALONG THE WEST EDGE OF LUOYANG BEARING
PLANT AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF LUOYANG TRACTOR PLANT.DONGFANGHONG 1. BY
ONLY THREE POSSIBLE TANKS WERE IN THE TRANSSHIPMENT AREA, INDICATING 25X1
A TANK SHIPMENT MAY HAVE TAKEN PLACE. IN ADDITION, TANK TURRETS WERE OBSERVED
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON AT LUOYANG ARMS AND MINING MACHINERY PLANT. AT 25X1
LEAST SIX TANK TURRETS WERE ON A REJECT PILE UNDERNEATH A GANTRY CRANE NEAR
THE CASTING/FOUNDRY BUILDING AT THE WEST EDGE OF THE PLANT. (SWN)
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TANK ASSEMBLY PLANT, WHICH BEGAN IN THE EARLY 1970'S,
WAS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AN EXPANSION OF THE BEARING PLANT. THE TANK
ASSEMBLY FACILITY CONSISTS OF THREE LARGE FABRICATION/ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS (ONE
WITH A PROBABLE FINAL ASSEMBLY WING), ONE LARGE SHOP BUILDING, ONE
SHOP/FOUNDRY BUILDING, AND ONE RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSSHIPMENT AREA. A LARGE.
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING AREA WITH NUMEROUS STORAGE BUILDINGS AND AN OPEN BULK
MATERIAL YARD ARE IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE PLANT. A REVIEW OF IMAGERY FROM
OCTOBER 1980 TO S PTRMBFR 1991 REVEAL THAT TANK PRODUCTION WAS POSSIBLY
UNDERWAY AS EARLY7 WHEN 26 POSSIBLE ARMORED VEHICLES WERE 25X1
IN THE TRANSSHIPMENT AREA. (SWN)
TANK PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SUSPECTED IN THE LUOYANG AREA SINCE AT LEAST 1977,
WHEN ONE CONFIRMED AND ONE PROBABLE TURRET CASTING MOLD WERE OUTSIDE THE
CASTING/FOUNDRY BUILDING AT THE ARMS AND MINING MACHINERY PLANT. TURRET
CASTING MOLDS WERE ALSO CONFIRMED HERE IN OCTOBER 1980. A RELATED TEST AREA,
LUOYANG ARMOR VEHICLE TEST TRACK AND RANGE , 2.6 NM SOUTHWEST 25X1
OF THE ARMS AND MINING MACHINERY PLANT, WAS FIRST OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION
IN 1979. THE TEST TRACK WAS PROBABLY OPERATIONAL BETWEEN DECEMBER 1982 AND
APRIL 1983 WHEN ARMORED VEHICLE TRACKAGE WAS OBSERVED. (SWN)
COORDINATES
34-40-30N
112-23-07E
(S)
COORDINATES
34-40-2IN
112-23-37E
(S)
COORDINATES
34-40-35N
112-22-33E
(S)
COORDINATES
34-41-09N
112-27-12E
(S)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
SECRET
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