CABLE TO FLASH SAIGON, HONOLULU FROM FLETCHER KNIGHT - 1968/01/05

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05053038
• Document Creation Date: July 27, 2018

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Task Force report on coastal defense missile sites
in North Vietnam.
1. A preliminary examination of 19 December 1967 low-
altitude aerial reconnaissance photography has revealed two'
coastal sites south of Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam which appear
to be coastal defense rissile sites.
2. The sites contain camouflaged equipment, including
one object identified as probably a missile, as well as
several possible rail-type launchers. These are similar to
the types known to be used for Soviet coastal defense mis-
sile launchers.
3. Photo interpretation of the visible tail portion
of the probable missile identifies it with the Soviet-type
SS-N-2 (STYX) naval surface-to-surface missile. This mis-
sile has a range of about 20 nautical miles. It has not
been detected in a land-based coastal defense role in the
USSR or China, where it is used aboard Komar and Osa guided
missile patrol boats. But there is evidence indicating this
system is adaptable to use as a land-based coastal defense
missile.
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4. One of the six-position sites was first seen in
photography on when the site was unoc-
cupied and identified as an SA-2 site. The other site was
photography. Both
first
sites are within a few hundred feet of the sea.
5. Current and past photography of the coastal areas
is being searched for additional evidence.
6. Following is the NPIC photo-interpretion report on
the two sites:
identified in the
a. Preliminary scan of Mission
reveals two revetted probable coastal
defense sites, containing a probable SS-N-2 (STYX)
missile and/or related equipment.
b. Site 1. (Previously reported as Thanh Hoa
SAM site A17B-2 (260) Located 9.9nm SSE of Thanh Hoa
at 193920N 1055006E (UTM WG 875734) consists of 6
revetted positions. One revetment contains a camou-
flaged probable SS-N-2 (STYX) missile which appears
to be mounted on a truck. Two revetments contain
camuoflaged possible launchers.
c. Site 2 is located at 194224N 1055132E (UTM
WG 900791) 3.4 nm NE of Site #1 and 7.0 nm SE of
Thanh Hoa. This site contains 6 revetted positions.
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Two revetments are occupied with camouflaged possible
launchers. Four revetments contain camouflaged U/I
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d. In both sites, the camouflage covering over
the possible launchers precludes a detailed inter-
pretation. They appear to have daul launch rails
possibly mounted on some type of trailer. One of
these possible launchers is observed in an inclined
position.
e. The possible launchers appear similar to,
although shorter than, the SSC-2 (SAMLET) coastal
defense missile launcher.
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