CSA-X-2 TEST ACTIVITY SHUANGCHENGZI SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX, CHINA (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1

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April 14, 1982

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 CSA-X-2 TEST ACTIVITY SHUANGCHENGZI SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX, CHINA FOG LAMP TRACKING GUIDANCE- RADAR NEW WHEELED TEL RICE SCREEN PLANAR ARRAY RADAR Z-15198 NPIC/IEG (4/82) 2 OF 2 SECRET 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET (Security Classification) NOFORN CONTROL NO. Z- / / 9PM COPY ,,36 OF 18 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL . This Information has been Authorized for Release to . . . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 Jtl,III t I NOFORN (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 2 Copy CSA-X-2 TEST ACTIVITY SHUANGCHENGZI SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX, CHINA NPIC/IEG (04/82) 14 APRIL 1982 25X1 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE IDENTIFICATION OF NEW CSA-X-2 SURFACE-TO-AIR-MISSILE (SAM) EQUIPMENT AT SHUANGCHENGZI SUGGESTS THAT THE CHINESE ARE ADAPTING EXISTING NAVAL SAM EQUIPMENT FOR A LAND-BASED, MOBILE ROLE. THE NEW EQUIPMENT CONSISTS OF A WHEELED TRANSPORTER-ERECTOR-LAUNCHER (TEL) AND A PLANAR ARRAY ACQUISITION RADAR. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: THE NEW WHEELED TELI 25X1 WITH A TWIN-RAIL LAUNCHER MOUNTED ON THE REAR 25X1 OF A CAB-OVER-ENGINE TRUCK CHASSIS. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TEL COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH THE BERLIET 6 BY 6 TRUCK CURRENTLY Attachment to Z-15198/82 PROBABLE MISSILE 0 25X1 WAS MOUNTED ON ONE 25X1 RAIL OF THE TWIN-RAIL LAUNCHER. THE TEL HAS BEEN AT LAUNCH AREA C THE TWIN-ARM LAUNCHER IS SIMILAR IN 25X1 SIZE AND APPEARANCE TO THE CSA-NX-1 (NAVAL VERSION OF THE CSA-X-2) LAUNCHER INSTALLED ON THE JIANGDONG-CLASS GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATE (FFG). (S/D) A RICE SCREEN PLANAR ARRAY THREE-DIMENSIONAL ACQUISITION RADAR WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT LAUNCH AREA C THIS RADAR WAS ON THE ACCESS ROAD WITH 25X1 AN ELECTRONICS/GENERATOR VAN AND A CARGO TRUCK. THE RADAR WAS IN THE SAME POSITIO AND HAD BEEN CABLE- 25X1 CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRONICS/GENERATOR VAN TRUCK. THIS IS THE FIRST ASSOCIATION OF THE RICE SCREEN WITH THE CSA-X-2 MISSILE SYSTEM. THE RICE SCREEN HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE CSA-NX-1 AND HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND TESTED ABOARD THE JIANGDONG FFG. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical 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. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1 SLUlib I NOFORN (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Attachment to Z-15198/82 Page 2 of 2 Copy (S/D) THE FOG LAMP CSA-X-2 TRACKING AND GUIDANCE RADAR ARRIVED AT THE TRACKING AND GUIDANCE AREA OF LAUNCH AREA C BY THE"FOG LAMP RADAR WAS INSTALLED ON THE JIANGDONG 8. IT WAS FIRST ASSOCIATED WITH THE CSA-X-2 PROGRAM DURING'THE 1980 TEST CYCLE AT SHUANGCHENGZI. COORDINATES 41-O4-30N 100-31-10E 25X1 3. (S) These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical 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. SECRET WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/09/08: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100200011-1