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EARLY WARNING RADAR SITE HAI-TAN TAO CHINA

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP80T01471R001400090006-3
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RIPPUB
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S
Document Page Count: 
4
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 11, 2008
Sequence Number: 
6
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
January 26, 1966
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP80T01471 R001400090006-3 K- 7133 EARLY WARNING RADAR SITE HAI-TAN TAO, CHINA 1. SIGNIFICANCE: Declassification Review by NGA/DoD 2. REMARKS: THIS IS THE THIRD RADAR SITE TO BE IDENTIFIED ON HAI-TAN TAO (ISLAND). THE FIRST SITE, LOCATED AT 2530N 11944E, CONTAINS ONE UNIDENTIFIED PROBABLE RADAR. THE SECOND SITE, LOCATED AT 2533N 11952E, CONSISTS OF ONE SCR-270, ONE SCR-270 DA, ONE CROSS SLOT ACD,.AND ONE PROB- ABLE FISH NET RADAR. 3. LOCATION: 5. FIRST IDENTIFICATION: . NEGATION DATE: 1.5 NM NW OF LIU-SHUI. 7. SUBSEQUENT COVERAGE: AT LEAST 2 uMISSIONS.' 8. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS: THE CROSS SLOT RADAR IS A NATIVE CHICOM DEVEL- OPMENT WHICH HAS BEEN PRIMARILY DEPLOYED AS AN EARLY WARNING RADAR FOR THE 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 d GROUP 1 Eacladed from automatic downgrading and declasslffcatlon Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP80T01471 R001400090006-3 K-7133 Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP80TO1471 R001400090006-3 I ~~ I 26 JANUARY 1966 PAGE COASTAL DEFENSE OF CHINA. RADAR RANGE CALCULATIONS INDICATE THAT CROSS SLOT CAN ACQUIRE AND TRACK A B-52 IN NOSE-ON ASPECT AT DISTANCES UP TO 125 OR 130 NM. THIS RADAR IS NOT BELIEVED TO HAVE ANY ANTI-JAMMING FEATURES. (SEE AT- TACHED DRAWING REPRODUCED FROM FTD-TS-62-10, 9 NOVEMBER 1965). MISSION READOUT: THIS MISSION REVEALS A NEWLY IDENTIFIED EARLY WARNING RADAR SITE CONSISTING OF ONE CROSS SLOT RADAR AND 4 SUPPORT BUILDINGS. TRENCHING WITH AW POSITIONS ENCIRCLES THE SITE. 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. FRET Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP80TO1471 R001400090006-3 Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP80TO1471 R001400090006-3 26 JANUARY 1966 PAGE These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. A l' d Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be consrdere va i only for the reporting period as indicated by the to of issue. 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP80TO1471 R001400090006-3 Ornr r-r Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP80TO1471 R001400090006-3 K-7133 26 JANUARY 1966 PAGE PREPARED BY: NPIC/CSD DISTRIBUTION: COPY 1 - DIRECTOR, NPIC 2 - CHIEF, REF/CSD/BB UNIT 3 - CHIEF. RAS/CSD 4,5 - DIA 6 - TCO/ARMY (ATTN: 7 - TCO/NAVY (ATTN: 8 - IAD 9 - PAG (ATTN: 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 o[` SECRET Approved For Release 2008/02/11: CIA-RDP80TO1471 R001400090006-3

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