MUNITIONS STORGE SITE 1 NEAR HENG-YANG, CHINA

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• Publication Date: April 1, 1966
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PAU MOo MS STORAGE MT ~ NEAR CAE G-Y\RIG, cmm
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COORDS: 26-50-30N 112-41-10E
NPIC TARGET NO: 0497-8F
DATE OF INFO: 28 November 1965
*BE designation: Heng-yang Ammo Depot SE
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MUNITIONS STORAGE SITE 1
NEAR HENG-YANG, CHINA
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A previously identified munitions storage site J is located at
26-50-30N 112-41-1OE, 5 nautical miles (nm) southeast of Hen - an
China and 3.5 nm southeast of the Heng-yang Weapons Plant
I E/ (Figure 1). The site is adjacent to Heng-yang Munitions
Storage Site 2. JJ Both sites are served by the same rail spur
(Figure 1) but appear to have different functions.
This installation also appears to have facilities for providing
limited training and weapons testing. These facilities are discussed
under the heading of the areas in which they are located.
Storage Area
Facilities in the storage area include 32 storage buildings, 3
storage/support buildings (Buildings 33-35, Figure 3), 1 service build-
ing, and a probable munitions/weapons testing facility (Figure 3). In
addition, 2 transshipment warehouses (Buildings 36 and 37, Figure 3) are
located in the housing and administration area adjacent to the rail spur.
Twelve of the storage buildings (Buildings 1-11 and Building 32,
Figure 3) have monitor ventilators on their roofs. Buildings 1-10 have
3 ventilators each and Buildings 11 and 32 have only two. These 12
buildings have approximately 15 feet of roof overhang on the side facing
the service road. Building 32 has additional overhang on the remaining
3 sides. The small building (Building 32a, Figure 3) associated with
Building 32 may serve a support function rather than a munitions stor-
age function.
The remaining storage buildings (Buildings 12-31, Figure 3) have
been constructed in deep excavations so that in each case 3 sides of the
building are completely below ground level. Roof overhang is visible
at both ends of these buildings.
In general, the ventilated. buildings are lightly revetted and are
located in valleys, whereas the deep-set buildings are located in the
highest areas of the site.
The probable weapons testing facility (Figure 3) consists of a fir-
ing range (Figure 2), a shop-type building with a monitor roof, a pro-
bable administration/laboratory building and 4 additional support build-
ings. One of the support buildings was in the process of being disman-
tled in November 1965 (Figure 2). This same building appeared intact on
photography of May 1965.
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A circular water basin, 35 feet in diameter, is located in the
eastern portion of the site (Figure 3). The function of the basin is
probably to provide water for fire fighting or for irrigation of the
adjacent rice paddies.
Security
The storage facilities are secured by a double fence. A single
fence separately secures the housing and administration area. Guard-
houses/checkpoints are located at the 6 entrances indicated in Figure 3.
Guard posts, consisting of either pillboxes or small buildings, are
located at high points around the perimeter and within the storage area
(Figure 3). Tactical trenches are visible at strategic points outside
the site perimeter (Figure 2). Trails connect the outer guard posts and
tactical trench areas.
Housing and Administration
Facilities in the housing and administration area include 2 admin-
istration buildings, 3 barracks, 1 messhall, 1 vehicle maintenance build-
ing with 2 associated underground garages, a probable outdoor training
area (Figure 2) and 20 additional support buildings. The 7 buildings
located outside the east entrance probably provide housing and administra-
tion for the outer perimeter security forces.
The probable outdoor training area consists of a rectangular cleared
area with what appears to be bleachers set up in one corner, a foxhole
at one end of a cleared strip and an unusual facility which is probably
a combination pillbox-automatic weapons position training unit.
Accuracy Statement
All measurements have been made by the NPIC Technical Intelligence
Division and are considered to be accurate within + 5 feet or 4 percent,
whichever is greater. The line drawing in this report has been rectified.
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FIGURE 2. MUNITIONS STORAGE SITE I NEAR HENG-YANG, CHINA.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet M04 -10HL Scale
1:200,000, d ed Oct 64. SECRET
1. NPIC. R-1085/64, Munitions Storage Site 1 Near Heng-yang, China,
Feb 64. (SECRET
2. NPIC. R-1090/64, Munitions Storage Site 2 Near Heng- ang China,
Feb 64. (SECRET]
3. CIA. PIR-63044, Munitions Storage Site 2 Near Heng-yang, China,
April 66. SEC
4. Army. Report B222146364-C, Town Plan of Heng-yang, Hunan Province,
(Item 98), Jun 64. (CONFIDENTIAL)
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