RADAR SITES SOUTHWEST CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001600120009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 26, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 2, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE: THREE RADAR SITES ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED IN
2. REMARKS: THE SCR-270, ONE OF THE FIRST U.S. OPERA-
TIONAL RADARS, WAS DEVELOPED BY THE SIGNAL CORPS LABORATORIES AND PRO-
DUCED BY WESTINGHOUSE. SOME SCR-270 RADARS WERE ACQUIRED BY RUSSIA:
.THROUGH LEND-LEASE DURING WORLD WAR II AND LATER GIVEN TO THE CHICOMS.
LOCATION:
TUNG-KUAN-SHAO: 1.2 WEST OF TUNG-KUALA-SHAO AT 2318N 10122E.
A-PO-CHAI: 7.0 SOUTH OF A-PO-CHAI AT 2218N 10057E.
CHEN-PIEN: 11.5 SOUTHWEST OF CHEN-PIEN AT 2226N 099)+8E.
FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
6. NEGATION DATE:
TUNG-KUAN-SHAO :
A-PO-CHAI : NONE
CHEN-PIEN : NONE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
GROUP 1 on for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
Excluded from a
downgrading and
declassification
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7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: NONE
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8. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS: THE SCR-270 IS A MOBILE RADAR, WITH ITS
ANTENNA PLACED ATOP A LATTICE MAST WHICH IS MOUNTED ON A FLAT BED TRAIL-
ER. IT CAN ACQUIRE AND TRACK MEDIUM BOMBERS AT RANGES OF 100 TO 125 NM
WITH ACCURACIES OF ABOUT PLUS-OR-MINUS FOUR MILES IN RANGE AND PLUS-OR-
MINUS FOUR DEGREES IN AZIMUTH.
9. MISSION READOUT:
TUNG-KUAN-SHAO: THIS MISSION REVEALS A RADAR SITE CONTAINING ONE
SCR-270 RADAR, ONE VAN TRUCK, 2 PROBABLE STICK MAST ANTENNAS, AND 3
SMALL PROBABLE SUPPORT BUILDINGS. A BARRACKS AREA TO THE NORTHEAST
CONTAINS 5 PROBABLE BARRACKS, 3 ADMINISTRATION, AND 2 SMALL SUPPORT
BUILDINGS.
A-PO-CHAI: THIS MISSION REVEALS A RADAR SITE CONTAINING ONE SCR-
270 RADAR, ONE GENERATOR BUILDING, 8 SMALL BUILDINGS, ONE CANVAS-COV-
ERED AREA, ONE SMALL TENT, AND 4 REVETTED PROBABLE VAN TRUCKS. SITE
IS PARTIALLY ENCIRCLED BY A ZIGZAG TRENCH SYSTEM. SUPPORT AREA CON-
TAINS 4 BARRACKS AND 6 SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
CHEN-PIEN: THIS MISSION REVEALS A RADAR SITE CONTAINING ONE SCR-270-
TYPE RADAR, 13 STORAGE/SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND 6 AW POSITIONS. THE AREA
IS ENCIRCLED BY A TRENCH SYSTEM.
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PREPARED BY: NPIC/CSD
DISTRIBUTION:
COPY 1 - DIRECTOR, NPIC
2 - CHIEF, REF/CSD/BB UNIT
3 - CHIEF, RAS CSD
4,5 - DIA (COL.
6 - TCO/ARMY
7 - TCO/NAVY
8 - IAD
9 - PAG (ATT]
10 - NSB/RB/CSD
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should. not be used for detailed analytical 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.
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RADAR SITES
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