FIELD DEPLOYED SAM CITE C30-2(144) VINH, NORTH VIETNAM

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CIA-RDP79-00849A000500040003-2
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December 28, 2016
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March 8, 2006
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3
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October 26, 1966
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2006/03/16 : CIA-RD QNOIP 000500040003-2 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER II FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE C30-2(144) VINH, NORTH VIETNAM 18-48-35N 105-18-55E a 1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS A NEWLY IDENTIFIED FIELD DEPLOYED SA-2 SAM SITE NEAR VINH, THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH SITE TO BE IDENTIFIED IN NORTH VIETNAM. 2. LOCATION: THIS SITE IS LOCATED 22.5 NM NORTHWEST OF VINH AT UTM WF333798. 3. REMARKS: OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR SA-2 SAM SITES OBSERVED IN NORTH VIETNAM SINCE APRIL 1965, ELEVEN HAVE BEEN NEGATED, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUM- BER OF KNOWN USABLE SITES TO ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE. 4. MISSION READOUT: SIST OF FOUR OCCUPIED UNREVETTED LAUNCH POSITIONS, ONE UNOCCUPIED UNREVETTED POSSIBLE LAUNCH POSITION, AND AN UNREVETTED CAMOUFLAGED CENTRAL GUIDANCE AREA WHICH CONTAINS A FAN SONG RADAR, TWO VANS, AND TWO POSSIBLE VANS. ONE SET OF BOGIE WHEELS AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE ARE ALSO NOTED IN THE AREA. NO MISSILE HOLD POSITIONS ARE OBSERVED. 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 re- porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support Division, NPIC. GROUP ATTACHMENT TO L-2206 26 OCTOBER 1966 PAGE 1 25X1 NATIONAL PHOTOEALAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER FIELD DEPLOYED SAM SITE C30-2 (144) pproved For Release 2006/03/16IA:wp73-00849A000500ea04p3,2M 18-48-35N 105-18-55E i