NEW ARMORED REGIMENT LUCKNOW CANTONMENT AREA, INDIA (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: August 10, 1982
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10 AUGUST 1982
NEW ARMORED REGIMENT
LUCKNOW CANTONMENT AREA, INDIA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: A NEW ARMORED REGIMENT WAS IDENTIFIED
IN NORTH-CENTRAL INDIA, APPROXIMATELY 80 NM SOUTH OF THE
INDIA/NEPAL BORDER.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A NEW PROBABLE T-55-EQUIPPED ARMORED
REGIMENT WAS IDENTIFIED AT LUCKNOW CONTONMENT AREA ON
IMAGERY THE NEW REGIMENTAL AREA IS ON THE
EAST EI)GIE OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONTAINED 37 PROBABLE
T-55 TANKS, FOUR TANK TRANSPORTERS, 19 THREE-TON LORRIES,
AND SIX ONE-TON LORRIES. AN INDIAN ARMORED REGIMENT
NORMALLY CONTAINS 45 TANKS.
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL) THIS INSTALLATION IS REPORTEDLY THE
GARRISON FOR ELEMENTS OF THE 22ND INFANTRY DIVISION AND THE
4TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION. THE NEW ARMORED REGIMENT IS
PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE 22ND INFANTRY DIVISION, SINCE
THE ROLE OF MOUNTAIN DIVISIONS PRECLUDES THE USE OF TANKS.
THE INDIAN ARMY IS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING ONE ARMORED
REGIMENT TO EACH INFANTRY DIVISION. OF THE FIVE REMAINING
INFANTRY DIVISIONS WITHOUT AN ORGANIC ARMORED REGIMENT,
ONLY THE 18TH INFANTRY DIVISION AT KOTAH AND ALWAR IS
SITUATEI) IN TERRAIN SUITABLE FOR ARMOR.
3. (S) COORDINATES 26-48-20N 080-57-10E.
4. (SNF/WNINTEL) COLLATERAL REFERENCE: DIA GROUND ORDER OF
BATTLE, INDIA (U), DDB-1100-IN-82
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