MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN GROUND FORCES, HONAN PROVINCE, CHINA

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• Publication Date: January 1, 1974
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PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN GROUND
FORCES, HONAN PROVINCE, CHINA
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COPY NO. 122
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MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN GROUND FORCES
HONAN PROVINCE, CHINA
1.. This report reviews the major ground forces developments in Honan Province observed on
photography of July and August 1.973. The report contains a map, three photographs, and three
tables.
2. A detailed search of Honan Province was accomplished on good-quality photography of
July and August 1.973. The search revealed significant barracks construction since the spring of 1.973
(Figure 1, Tables 1. and 2). A total of 38 barracks areas, mostly battalion size, were identified in
various stages of construction. A complete summary of weapons and equipment was determined by
searching both the known targets and the entire province for dispersed weapons (Table 3).
3. A large amount of barracks construction took place in Honan Province throughout 1.972
and early 1.973. This activity sharply increased during the spring and summer months of 1973. In
March 1.973 all of these facilities were either in the early stages of construction or nonexistent.
In addition, significant construction activity was observed at nine existing barracks areas.
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4. Two new barracks areas identified in the 1-chuan area provide excellent examples of the
rapid construction of barracks in Honan an area south of 1-chuan showed some evidence 25X1
of construction activity which appeared to be of little or no significance (Figure 2). However, coverage
of this same area showed two artillery battalion barracks areas in midstages of construction 25X1
(Figure 3). The rapid nature of this construction activity can be explained in part by the desire
to have the barracks complete before the winter months.
5. Of the nine existing barracks areas where significant construction activity was observed,
two are armor regiments. At both of these--Chueh-shan Army Barracks AL 2 (Figure 4) and Ming-chiang
Headquarters Infantry Division and Army Barracks Northwest AL 1. (items 8 and 9, Table 2)--additional
barracks were under construction in the vicinity of the tank/assault-gun maintenance facilities. This
would suggest the introduction of additional subelements to the armor units at these facilities.
6. In most of the areas where barracks are under construction for armor or artillery units,
weapons and equipment have been observed in the vicinity prior to the start of construction. An
example of this would be the new probable barracks under construction near Sha-ho-tien (item 34,
Table 1.). This installation is in early stages of construction and consists of only one complete barracks
and seven buildings under construction. Ordinarily it would be impossible to identify a barracks area
in such an early stage of construction. However, in this case, the equipment for an artillery regiment
and a. rocket launcher regiment has been dispersed on the edges of nearby villages 25X1
= An examination of the random sightings of equipment (Table 3) within Honan reveals several 25X1
areas of potential barracks construction. The most promising of these are the Tang-ho area (item
42, Table 3) and the Cheng-yang area (items 41. and 90).
7. Barracks areas for infantry units are difficult to identify while in the early stages of
construction because of the lack of large equipment assigned to infantry units.
8. No barracks areas of regimental or division size have been constructed in Honan recently.
The Chinese appear to be building their new barracks in battalion-size units with three or four similarly
constructed battalion-size barracks areas in the same general vicinity. The new barracks in the 1-chuan
area (Figure 3) show the trend toward the construction of nearly identical battalion-size areas.
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9. The majority of the equipment observed in Honan in July and August 1973 was dispersed
west of the rail line between An-yang and Hsin-yang. With the exception of the sightings around
Kai-feng, Shang-chiu-hsien, and Cheng-yang, very little equipment was observed in the eastern portion
of the province, primarily an agricultural area.
1.0. The largest number of rocket launchers observed in Honan were identified on photography
of July and August 1973. Rocket launcher units were sighted at three locations (items 49-51, Table
3). Each of these sightings consisted of 18 probable BM 14/17 rocket launchers, parked in batteries
of six launchers each.
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Table 1. New Barracks Construction, Honan Province
(keyed to Figure 1)
1 Hui-hsien Army Barracks West
2 Chi-hsien Army Barracks East
3 Hsiu-wu Army Barracks Southwest
4 Hsiu-wu Army Barracks South
5 Hsiu-wu Army Barracks
6 Yuan-yang Army Barracks South
7 Chen-wa-chen Army Barracks West
8 Ping-lo Army Barracks West
9 Ping-lo Army Barracks South
10 Ping-lo Army Barracks East
11 Yen-shih Army Barracks West
12 Yen-shih Army Barracks North
13 Hsiao-I Army Barracks
14 Jung-yang Army Barracks West
15 Jung-yang Army Barracks South
16 Teng-feng Army Barracks South
17 1-chuan Army Barracks West
18 I-chuan Army Barracks East
19 Lin-ju Possible Army Barracks West
20 Lin-ju Possible Army Barracks East
21 Yu-hsien Army Barracks North
22 Yu-hsien Army Barracks Northeast
23 Yu-hsien Army Barracks Southwest
24 Chang-ko Probable Army Barracks
North
25 Chang-ko Probable Army Barracks
Northeast
26 Hsu-chang Army Barracks South
27 Yen-cheng Probable Army Barracks
28 Lo-ho Army Barracks Northwest
29 Lo-ho Army Barracks North
30 Lo-ho Army Barracks
31 Lo-ho Army Barracks Southwest
32 Chiu-hsien Army Barracks
33 Nan-yang Army Barracks North
34 Sha-ho-tien Probable Army Barracks
35 Chu-ma-tien Probable Army Barracks
West
36 Chu-ma-tien Probable Army Barracks
West-Southwest
37 Chu-ma-tien Probable Army Barracks
Southwest
38 Mao-chi Army Barracks
Table 2. Construction Activity at Existing Barracks Areas, Honan Province
(keyed to Figure 1)
1 Chin-yang Possible Army Barracks
2 Chen-wa-chieh Army Barracks AL 1
3 Ying-hao Army Barracks AL 1
4 Tieh-men Army Barracks AL 1
5 Lo-yang Army Barracks Southwest
6 Ta-ying Army Barracks AL 1
7 Ping-ting-shan Army Barracks AL 5
8 Chueh-shan Army Barracks AL 2
9 Ming-chiang Hq Inf Div & Army
Barracks Northwest AL 1
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33-45-20N 113-24-05E
32-48-59N 113-53-06E
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Table 3. Ground Force Weapons, Honan Province, KH 1206
(keyed to text)
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Armor
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery
Rocket launchers
Rocket launchers
Rocket launchers
Mortars
Mortars
Ta-ying Army Barracks AL 1
Ming-chiang Army Barracks AL 4
Ming-chiang Hq Inf Div & Army Bks NW AL 1
Mao-chi Army Barracks
Chueh-shan Army Barracks AL 6
Chueh-shan Army Barracks AL 2
Chu-ma-tien Probable Army Barracks SW
Shang-chuang Army Bks/Armor Trng Area-AL 1
Pao-feng Army Barracks AL 2
Pao-feng Army Barracks AL 3
Chia-hsien Army Barracks AL 1
Shang-chiu Army Barracks AL 2
Shui-yeh Army Barracks NE AL 1
Lin-hsien Armor Training Area AL 1
Pai-sha Army Barracks AL 1
I-chuan Army Barracks West
1-chuan Army Barracks North
Chueh-shan Hq Arty Div & Army Bks AL 1
Chueh-shan Army Barracks AL 4
Nan-yang Army Barracks North
Chu-ma-tien Probable Army Barracks West
Chu-ma-tien Probable Army Barracks WSW
Chu-ma-tien Probable Army Barracks SW
Chiu-hsien Army Barracks
Yu-hsien Army Barracks Southwest
Yu-hsien Army Barracks Northeast
Pai-tao-kou Army Barracks AL 1
Hui-hsien Army Barracks AL 3
Hu-hsien Army Barracks West
Hui-hsien Army Barracks AL 5
Hsin-hsiang Army Barracks AL 1
Chiao-tso Army Barracks AL 2
Chia-tso/Tai-Wang-chen Army Barracks South
Kai-feng Army Barracks AL 5
Cheng-chou Special Defensive Mound 1
Ying-hao Army Barracks AL 4
Sha-ho-tien Probable Army Barracks
Hsu-chang Inf Div Hq & Army Barracks AL 5
Chueh-shan Army Barracks AL 2
Random
Random
Random
Random
Random
Random
Random
I-chuan Army Barracks East
Sha-ho-tien Probable Army Barracks
Hsu-chang lnf Div Hq & Army Barracks AL 5
Yu-hsien Army Barracks North
Nan-yang Army Barracks North
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32-30-20N 113-55-20E
32-29-06N 114-00-50E
32-31-55N 113-41-20E
32-48-20N 113-47-20E
32-48-59N 113-53-06E
32-55-50N 113-51-25E
33-08-4ON 113-26-30E
33-49-50N 113-09-OOE
33-53-1 ON 1 12-59-40E
34-04-OON 113-09-50E
34-26-03N 115-38-49E
36-08-37N 114-07-09E
36-01-20N 113-45-OOE
34-23-OON 112-31-30E
34-24-09N 112-23-40E
34-24-45N 112-24-40E
32-48-24N 114-01-02E
32-43-OON 113-51-40E
33-03-05N 112-34-20E
32-56-15N 113-49-30E
32-55-55N 113-49-50E
32-55-50N 113-51-25E
33-28-42N 113-18-20E
34-09-1ON 113-26-30E
34-11-20N 113-28-50E
35-37-OON 114-48-40E
35-32-05N 113-48-15E
35-31-45N 113-47-40E
35-26-15N 11 3-53-OOE
35-18-08N 113-49-44E
35-17-20N 113-22-OOE
35-16-20N 113-20-10E
34-47-30N 114-23-30E
34-44-1 ON 113-50-15E
34-46-04N 111-39-09E
32-59-55N 113-37-10E
34-02-38N; 113-49-23E
32-48-59N 113-53-06E
32-36-30N 114-23-OOE
36-06-25N 114-25-40E
34-34-30N 114-12-1 OE
34-28-30N 113-01-40E
34-27-30N 113-02-05E
34-24-OON 113-43-20E
34-24-40N 113-42-40E
34-24-05N 112-24-15E
32-59-55N 113-37-10E
34-02-38N 113-49-23E
34-11-20N 113-28-OOE
33-03-05N 112-34-20E
32 tanks
26 tanks
20 tanks
1 APC
5 tanks
8 tanks
19 tanks
13 tanks
15 tanks
17 tanks
1 prob SP Gun
1 tank
1 prob tank
7 tanks
14 tanks
1 armored vehicle
1 tank
28 tanks
1 prob tank
3 tanks
4 FA pieces
1 pons FA piece
8 FA pieces
3 FA pieces
71 FA pieces
18 FA pieces
4 howitzers
4 prob howitzers
6 FA pieces
18 FA pieces
12 howitzers
4 FA pieces
21 FA pieces
6 FA pieces
15 FA pieces
4 FA pieces
3 FA pieces
22 FA pieces
4 FA pieces
14 FA pieces
4 howitzers
5 FA pieces
5 FA pieces
9 poss FA pieces
4 FA pieces
5 FA pieces
33 FA pieces
34 FA pieces
2 FA pieces
8 122-mm field guns
2 FA pieces
9 FA pieces
9 howitzers
6 FA pieces
4 FA pieces
4 FA pieces
5 FA pieces
4 FA pieces
4 FA pieces
18 prob BM14/17
18 prob BM14/17
18 prob BM14117
10 poss mortars
6 prob mortars
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AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
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River-crossing equipment
Hsin-hsiang Army Barracks AL 1
Ming-chiang Hq Inf Div & Army Bks NW AL 1
Lin-ju-chen Cave Storage Area & Army Barracks
Ming-chiang Airfield North
Nan-yang Army Barracks North
Chu-ma-tien Probable Army Barracks SW
Ping-ting-shan Army Barracks AL 5
Hsu-chang Army Barracks South
Chia-hsien Army Barracks AL 1
Shang-chiu-hsien Army Barracks SW AL 3
Shang-chiu-hsien Army Barracks AL 2
Chueh-shan POL Storage PUG
Hui-hsien Army Barracks AL 2
Lun-chang-chen Army Barracks AL 1
Hsin-hsiang Army Barracks AL 5
Huang-ho-pei-an Army Barracks AL 2
Huang-ho-pei-an Army Barracks AL 1
Kai-feng Army Barracks SW AL 1
Cheng-chou Army Barracks AL 8
Kai-feng Army Barracks AL 8
Cheng-chou Army Barracks AL 7
Cheng-chou Airfield
Cheng-chou Special Defensive Mound 1
Cheng-chou Artillery School 4th AL 2
Chen-wa-chieh Army Barracks AL 1
Chen-wa-chen Army Barracks West
Jung-yang Possible Army Barracks
Jung-yang Army Barracks West
Lo-yang Army Barracks AL 4
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Random
Random
Random
Random
Random
Random
Random
Random
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Hsu-chang Army Barracks South
35-18-08N 113-49-44E
32-29-06N 114-00-50E
34-18-50N 112-39-10E
32-32-35N 114-04-57E
33-03-05N 112-34-20E
32-55-50N 113-51-25E
33-45-20N 113-24-05E
34-00-1 ON 113-44-20E
34-04-OON 113-09-50E
34-23-04N 115-34-48E
34-26-03N 115-38-49E
32-47-09N 114-00-15E
35-30-20N 113-53-50E
36-16-1 ON 114-12-20E
35-16-35N 113-51-35E
34-57-OON 113-31-OOE
34-59-OON 113-31-OOE
34-46-46N 114-19-39E
34-48-20N 113-39-30E
34-46-55N 114-24-35E
34-47-OON 113-40-10E
34-46-31 N 113-43-30 E
34-44-1ON 113-50-15E
34-45-1ON 113-37-45E
34-49-34N 112-26-32E
34-50-OON 112-25-40E
34-47-10N 113-22-10E
34-47-OON 113-21-20E
34-41-59N 112-29-55E
35-59-40N 115-18-30E
34-34-OON 113-43-OOE
34-32-50N 113.38-50E
34-31-30N 113-29-40E
34-30-10N 113-42-40E
32-36-30N 114-23-OOE
34-30-1 ON 113-42-40E
34-31-30N 113-29-40E
34-32-50N 113-38-50E
34-34-DON 113-43-OOE
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17 AA guns
6 AA guns
8 AA guns
17 AA guns
32 AA guns
15 AA guns
4 AA guns
5 AA guns
18 prob AA guns
6 AA guns
9 ZPU-2
6 AA guns
2 AA guns
18 AA guns
12 AA guns
6 AA guns
6 AA guns
9 ZPU-2
17 AA guns
14 AA guns
11 AA guns
22 AA guns
9 ZPU-2
8 AA guns
3 ZPU-4
16 AA guns
6 ZPU-2
30 AA guns
12 AA guns
5 AA guns
26 AA guns
9 ZPU-2
22 AA guns
8 ZPU-2
18 AA guns
9 ZPU-2
8 AA guns
6 AA guns
4 AA guns
8 AA guns
6 AA guns
6 AA guns
9 AA guns
18 ZPU-4
6 AA guns
6 AA guns
8 AA guns
4 AA guns
9 KMM
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