CHANG-NING-HSIN-HSU MILITARY COMPLEX, CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 1, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CHANG-NING-HSIN-HSU
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An analysis of the Chang-Ning-Hsin-Hsu Military Complex indicates that
this installation has sufficient facilities to house an infantry division of
the Chinese Communist Army.
In this report, an attempt has been made to locate both the Functional
Areas and the Organizational Units within this installation. The Functional
Areas are described in Section I, and delineated in white on the graphics
while the Organizational Units are discussed in Section II and outlined in
red on the graphics.
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The following alphabetical designators are used to delineate functional
areas within military installations.
A. Billeting area
B. Vehicle storage/maintenance
C. General storage area
D. Ammunition storage
E. Miscellaneous (hospitals, prisons, POL, personnel training
facilities and unidentified facilities)
F. Small arms range
G. Driver training area
H. Support
J. Tank/assault gun range
K. Flat trajectory range
L. Sub caliber range
M. APC range
N. Combined arms range
P. Artillery training area
Q. Infantry training area
R. Special or unidentified area
NOTE: 1. The absence of one or more alphabetical designators indicates
that those functional areas were not observed at that particular
installation.
2. Lower case letters (i.e., Ba) are used to delineate more than
one area of a particular functional category.
3. Numbers are used with the alphabetical designators in some
instances to identify vehicles or groups of vehicles within a
functional area (i.e., Bal.).
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SECTION I
FUNCTIONAL AREAS
Aa. Administration and billeting (see figure 3)
2 Large, multistory administration buildings
8 Probable administration buildings
1 T-shaped probable auditorium
30 Barracks
10 Probable barracks
10 Probable storage buildings
4 Possible messhalls
1 Possible hospital (w/3 wings)
48 Support buildings
Ab. Probable billeting area (see figure 3 and 4)
2 Probable administration buildings
13 Probable barracks
3 Probable storage buildings
13 Support buildings
Ac. Billeting area (see figure 3)
2 I-shaped administration buildings
1 T-shaped probable auditorium
15 Barracks
5 Probable barracks
5 Probable storage buildings
3 Possible messhalls
17 Support buildings
Ad. Administration and billeting area (see figure
1 Administration building
10 Barracks
6 Probable barracks
5 Possible storage buildings
1 Possible messhall
21 Support buildings
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Ae. Billeting area (see figure 3)
2 Possible administration buildings
5 Barracks
7 Possible barracks
1 Storage building
1 Possible messhall
20 Support buildings
Af. Billeting area (see figure 3)
2 Probable administration buildings
7 Barracks
3 Probable barracks
1 Possible messhall
11 Support buildings
Ag. Administration and billeting area (see figure 3)
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1 I-shaped administration building
2 Probable administration buildings
1 T-shaped probable auditorium
22 Barracks
8 Probable barracks
5 Storage buildings
9 Possible storage buildings
4 Possible vehicle sheds
38 Support buildings
There are several other buildings, in this area probably used for
dependent housing.
Ah. Administration and billeting area (see figure 3)
2 I-shaped administration buildings
2 Probable administration buildings
1 T-shaped probable auditorium
15 Barracks
19 Probable barracks
10 Probable storage buildings
2 Possible vehicle sheds-
2 Possible obstacle courses
49 Support buildings
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Ai. Possible billeting area (see figure 3)
1 Possible administration building
6 Probable barracks
6 Probable storage buildings
1 Possible messhall
11 Support buildings
(Area not completely shown on figure 3)
Aj. Administration and billeting area (see figure 6)
1 Probable administration building
11 Barracks
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12
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Ba. Tank/assault gun storage and maintenance area (see figure 4 and 5)
2 Vehicle sheds (16 bays)
2 Vehicle sheds (11 bays)
2 Vehicle sheds ( 8 bays)
1 Vehicle shed (10 bays)
1 Vehicle shed (9-11 bays)
1 Probable vehicle shed
2 Vehicle maintenance buildings
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4 Small
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1 Probable water
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1 Cargo truck
2. 1 Unidentifi tank
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tanks were observed on the coverage in the area now used as a tank sub-
This area is probably secured by a single fence with two exits on the
west side. No internal security was noted. The unidentified tank mentioned
above was observed on stereo-coverage emerging from the small, vehicle
maintenance building (drive-through) proceding toward the vehicle shed area.
The two possible T-54 tanks noted were on vehicle maintenance racks on the
other side of the same vehicle maintenance building.
A comparative review of photographic coverage of this installation reveals
that the tank assault storage and maintenance area was present and
complete on unoverage except for the two 8 bay vehicle sheds
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Three possible tanks oni overage and one canvas
covered tank on coverage were observed parked within
the maintenance and storage area.
Nine probable T-54 tanks, 2 possible T-54 tanks, and 7 probable
T-34 tanks (see figure 5) were observed on the road leading into
the tank/assault gun storage and maintenance area on
photography.
Bb. Probable vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 4 and
5)
1 Probable vehicle shed
1 Small support building
There is considerable trackage in this area but the reason for its
location near the administration and billeting area is undetermined.
Bc. Vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 4)
3 Vehicle sheds (11 bays)
2 Probable vehicle sheds
1 Possible vehicle shed
4 Support buildings
This area is probably secured by a single fence and is connected by
footpaths to the billeting area to the north?
Bd. Vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 3)
2 Vehicle sheds (21 bays)
2 Vehicle sheds (9 bays)
1 Vehicle shed (10 bays)
1 Vehicle shed (8 bays)
6 Probable vehicle sheds
1 Vehicle maintenance building
19 Support buildings
This area is at least partially secured and is connected by a footpath
to area ""Aa".
Be. Possible vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure
1 Probable vehicle shed
3 Possible vehicle sheds
8 Support buildings
No security observed.
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Bf. Vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 3)
2 Vehicle sheds (7 bays)
1 Vehicle shed (8 bays)
1 Vehicle shed (6 bays)
2 Possible vehicle sheds
2 Possible storage buildings
2 Support buildings
Connected to area "Ae" by footpaths, security undetermined.
Bg. Probable vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 3)
2 Probable vehicle sheds
1 Possible vehicle shed
2 Possible storage buildings
2 Support buildings
Bh. Probable vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 3)
4 Probable vehicle sheds
1 Support building
Security undetermined.
Bi. Probable vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 3)
1 Vehicle shed
4 Probable vehicle sheds
Connected to area "Af", security undetermined.
Bg. Probable vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 3)
2 Vehicle sheds
2 Probable vehicle sheds
4 Support buildings
Bk. Vehicle storage/maintenance area (see figure 6)
1 Vehicle/equipment shed (11 bays)'
2 Vehicle/equipment sheds (6 bays)
5 Possible vehicle/equipment sheds
16 Support buildings
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Associated with area ".Aj". At least 9 pieces of unidentified
artillery observed or]. hotography.
Ca'. Probable storage area (see figure 4 and 5)
7 Probable storage buildings
3 Support buildings
Cb. Probable storage area (see figure 3)
4 Probable storage buildings
Cc. Probable storage area (see figure 3)
3 Probable storage buildings
2 Support buildings
Cd. Possible storage area (see figure 3)
4 Possible storage buildings
1 Possible vehicle shed
4 Support buildings
Ce. Possible storage area (see figure 3)
3 Possible storage buildings
Da. Probable ammunition storage area (see figure 4 and 5)
2 Probable ammunition storage buildings
1 Support building
Db. Probable ammunition storage area (see figure 3)
3 Probable ammunition storage buildings
2 Support buildings
Dc. Possible ammunition storage area (see figure 3)
3 Possible ammunition storage buildings
Dd. Probable ammunition storage area (see figure 3)
3 Probable ammunition storage buildings
E. Possible personnel training facility (see figure 3)
G. Two tracked vehicle driver training areas (see figure 2 and 4)
are located approximately 1 and 3 nm southwest of the tank/assault
gun storage and maintenance area.
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H. Several miscellaneous support buildings are located throughout
the area.
L. Tank sub caliber range (see figure 4 and 5)
1 Range support building
This range was added between nd the
range support building between
Trenching activity, probable mortar positions and unidentified ground
scarring observed throughout the area.
R. Probable small arms/sub caliber range (see figure 3)
P.I. REMARKS
The tank/assault gun storage and maintenance area is of particular
interest because of the similarity to other-Chinese Communist Army tank
units (see Military Facilities Ssu-Ping, China, CIA/PIR-67175) and that
tanks are apparently coming into the area from the field. This assumption
is based on the following facts: (1) an unidentified tank is emerging from
the maintenance building and moving into the vehicle shed area; (2) two
tanks are on the vehicle maintenance racks which would be more likely when
returning from the field; (3) the fact that the tanks on the road are not
moving; (4) the probable T-34 tanks with turrets in traverse position are
headed toward the installation.
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SECTION II
After making the functional break-down of this installation it was
possible to determine some of the organizational units.
The probable headquarters and rear support elements area was
identified mainly by the large, multistory administration buildings. The
large number of administration buildings, barracks and other support
buildings.in this area are probably utilized by some of the various rear
support elements. The large motor pool in the area is probably for the
transportation battalion.
The probable tank/assault gun regiment was easily identified due to
its isolation, proximty to the tracked vehicle driver training area, tank
sub caliber range and the tanks shown on figure 5.
Three probable infantry regiments were located primarily by the T-
shaped probable auditorium located in each, the similarities in administration
and barracks counts, the small motor pools and the :relative isolation of two
of the areas. The third probable infantry regiment, located near area "Ac",
probably uses barracks from that area for billeting.
The probable artillery regiment, located approximately 1.5 nm north-
east of the headquarters area, was identified by the unidentified artillery
pieces in the vehicle/equipment storage area.
Four unidentified probable organization units are delineated because
of their separation however no function could be determined for them.
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