SOURCES OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO VIET CONG AND NORTH VIETNAMESE MILITARY FORCES

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Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 Secret DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Intelligence Memorandum Sources of Military Equipment to Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Military Forces Secret ER IM 68-141 November 1968 Copy No. Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 WARNING This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States, within the meaning of Title 18, sections 793 and 794, of the US Code, as amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents to or re- ceipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. CROUP E.ciuded Gam o~ramor < I and Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2006/05/24 ~$!t1!8T02095R000800070039-3 'T'his ,,trraorandum is primarily a listing of Com- munist weapons and combat equipment known to be in use by North Vietnamese units in North Vietnam and by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong military units in South Vietnam. Some military-related equipment such as motor vehicles and medical supplies has not been included. The country of origin of each item is reported insofar as intelligence will allow a determination to be made. Since the USSR supplies most of the military equipment used by Eastern European countries, some combat materiel attributed to the USSR may be of Soviet manufacture but may actually have been supplied by Eastern Europe. No attempt is made in this memorandum to quantify the weapons and equipment being supplied to the Com- munist forces. For the most part, data on weapons used in South Vietnam come from analysis of aptured weapons; data on weapons used in North Vietnam that have not yet appeared in the South are derived from photography, limited actual observations, and other sources. Data are current through September 1968. - iii - Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05/24: q RAF V02095R000800070039-3 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Directorate of Intelligence 4 November 1968 Sources of Military Equipment to Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Military Forces Summary Most of the military equipment and ammunition now being used for the defense of North Vietnam and for the Communist war effort in South Vietnam has been supplied by other Communist countries in recent years. Until mid-1965 the Communist forces fighting in South Vietnam were equipped for the most part with old Free World weapons from the French-Indochina War and captured US materiel. Only limited amounts of Soviet and Chinese weapons were in use at that time. Military production in North Vietnam is limited to small amounts of in- fantry weapons, mortars, and grenades, some of which have been observed in South Vietnam. North Vietnam serves primarily as the funnel for the infiltration into South Vietnam of military supplies from other countries. Communist China and the USSR have been the major donors of military equipment to North Viet- nam and to Communist forces in the South, but some infantry weapons, mortars, rockets, and light artillery have come from North Korea and the Eastern European countries. Most of the more complex materiel for the defense of North Vietnam has come from the USSR, including heavier field and antiaircraft artillery, the SA-2 missile system, more advanced radar and aircraft, and Note: This memorandum was produced solely by CIA. It was prepared by the Office of Economic Research and has been coordinated with the Office of Strategic Research, the Office of Current Intelligence, and the Director's Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs. Approved For Release 2006/05/24 : F't ; R F 1 02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2,0$60 211ClA-RDP78TO2095RO00800070039-3 various types of armored vehicles.* China has supplied most of the infantry weapons, mortars, and rockets used in South Vietnam. Antiaircraft artillery up to 57-mm, ammunition for howitzers and field guns up to 130-mm, and PT-76 amphib- ious light tanks have also been captured in the South. Most of this equipment has been supplied by the USSR, although a few smaller antiaircraft and field guns from Communist China and Poland have been observed. Infantry weapons from North Korea, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Rumania have also been observed in South Vietnam. The weapons now being used by Communist forces in North and South Vietnam include equipment still used extensively by Soviet, Eastern European, and Chinese armed forces. Most of the weapons observed in the South since 1965 were manufactured since the Korean War Some observed equipment has reached South Vietnam six months after leaving the factory. For a listing of Communist miZitary equipment in North and South Vietnam, by country of origin, see the Appendix. Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05/24 8p 4 T02095R000800070039-3 1. Since mid-1965, Communist military forces in North and South Vietnam have been equipped increasingly with a modern family of weapons sup- plied by other Communist countries. Before 1965, weapons of Free World origin accounted for almost 60 percent of those captured in South Vietnam. Most of these were older French models, holdovers from the French-Indochina War, as well as captured US equipment. North Vietnam's inventory of mili- tary equipment before 1965 consisted largely of older infantry equipment left by the French and some ground equipment, propeller aircraft, and naval craft supplied by Communist countries during the years 1954-64, 2. With the initiation of the Rolling Thunder program in 1965 and Hanoi's increasing direct involvement in the war in the South, both North Vietnamese and Viet Conq regular forces have been equipped with modern weapons, including types that are standard equipment within the Communist donor countries. North Vietnam's defenses have been greatly expanded and strengthened by the introduc- tion of MIG-15117 and supersonic MIG-21 jet fighters and the SA-2 missile system as well as by the addition of light and medium antiaircraft artillery and radar. The USSR has been the major contributor to the buildup of North Vietnam's air defense. Communist China has upgraded North Vietnam's naval capability and has provided most of the infantry weapons used by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. The European Communist countries are not known to have supplied appreci- able quantities of weapons to North Vietnam or to the Communist forces in the South. However, the fact that the armed forces of these countries are equipped with large amounts of materiel manufac- tured in the USSR makes it probable that some of the captured equipment nominally of Soviet origin actually may have been provided by the European Communist countries. Ground Equipment Infantry Weapons 3. North Vietnam has had to rely on outside assistance for the vast amount of infantry weapons Approved For Release 2006/05/24 ~T7,$T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release ?f/f4: CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 and ammunition required for its-ogees in North Vietnam and for the reequipoinq of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces fihting in South V.et- nam. Only a few light infantry weapons, grenades, and ammunition are manufactured in North Vietnam. Communist. China has been the major source of :infantry weapons, and smaller amounts are supplied by the USSR, the Eastern European Communist coun- tries,* and North Korea (see Table 1). most of the combat materiel furnished Communist forces in South Vietnam is infiltrated from North Vietnam through Laos, although small amounts probably are infil- trated through Cambodia. 4. Communist regular forces in North and South Vietnam are now equipped primarily with modern infantry weapons. Almost all of the weapons observed in South Vietnam since 1965 that. originated in Communist countries have been of ost--Korean War vinta e 25X1 I Isome being captured as soon as six-757-nine months after leaving the factory. A few Soviet sniper rifles and carbines and the Chinese 57-mm recoilless rifle were manufactured prior to 1950. Although the USSR and the Eastern European Communist coun- tries have supplied weapons manufactured primarily in the late 1950's, most of these are still used extensively in their own armies. Soviet infantry weapons of recent manufacture 1960 or later) include the 82-mm recoilless gun, the 40--mm anti- .ank grenade launcher, and the 122--mm rocket launcher. Eastern European infantry weapons include the 7.62--mm assault rifle, the 40-mm antitank grenade launcher, and the 82--mm recoilless gun. Mortars and Rockets 5. The USSR and China continue to be the main suppliers of mortars and rockets for the Communist astarn~Eurropean Communist countries supplyin g weapons have included East Germany, Pa and, Ceecho- sZovakia, Rumania, and Bulgaria. Although no wea- pons of Hungarian manufacture have been observed, reports indicate that Hungary has supplied smal? amounts of infantry combat materiel. kN Observed enem wea ons are those that have been photographed This is a small but representative sampt-e. -- 4 - Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05/24 8(J 7t8T02095R000800070039-3 forces in North and South Vietnam. The Chinese have provided 60-mm, 82-mm, and 120-mm mortars and several types of rockets. The USSR has sent 82-mm mortars and 140-mm rockets as well as ammunition for 60-mm and 120-mm mortars. Some 120-mm mortar ammunition produced in North Korea was captured in South Vietnam in late 1967. In addition to a large number of single-tube rocket launchers, Communist offensive capability in South Vietnam has been strengthened recently by the addition of a Chinese 107--mm multiple rocket :Launcher, first observed in mid-September 1968. These weapons give enemy forces an increased capability for inflicting damage to Allied supply bases and airfields and represent an awesome threat if used for indis- criminate firings on urban areas. Field and Antiaircraft Artillery 6. The USSR has supplied most of the larger field and antiaircraft artillery pieces. Light artillery weapons of Chinese origin have also been observed, and reports indicate that Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Hungary have contributed some antiair- craft artillery (see Table 2). Both the Soviets and Chinese have given field artillery still regarded as standard in Communist armies, including the 122-mm and 152--mm howitzer. The 85-mm field gun and ammunition for the 122-mm corps gun have been observed in South Vietnam. In addition, ammunition for the Soviet 130--mm field gun, the largest caliber field gun normally used by Soviet and Eastern European armed forces, has recently been captured. 7. Antiaircraft artillery in North Vietnam includes 85-mm and 100-mm guns supplied by the USSR and possibly by China as well as Soviet and Chinese 37-mm and 57-mm, Soviet 23-mm,and Czech 30-mm weapons. The 57-mm antiaircraft weapon is the standard light automatic antiaircraft weapon used by Warsaw Pact forces,* while the 23-mm is the newest addition to the Soviet arse- nal of antiaircraft weapons. ot Czechoslovak origin in North Vietnam. The The Warsaw Pact countries include the USSR, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, and Bulgaria. 30-mm antiaircraft weapons Approved For Release 2006/05/24 :~1' "_111.T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2 6e52 :jCIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 2:3-mm and 30-min weapons are more mobile and have a higher rate of fire than the 37-mm weapon, and the addition of large numbers would significantly upgrade North Vietnam's defense capabiiity against low-altitude fighter aircraft. 8. Enemy efforts to create in South Vietnam an effective air defense system, initiated by the Viet Cong in late 1962, were confirmed in July 1967 with the discovery of Polish and Chinese :37-mm antiaircraft artillery ammunition. Since mid-1967, all antiaircraft weapons that are in North Vietnam except the 85-mm and 100-mm guns and the Czech 30-mm weapon have been observed in South Vietnam. Surface-to-Air.-Missile Systems 9. The USSR introduced equipment for an esti- mated 15 surface-to-air missile (SAM) firing battalions into North Vietnam in 1965, all of which were positioned in the Hanoi-Haiphong area. Since then, the SAM air defense system has been augmented by an additional 20 to 25 battalions, most of which remain in the Hanoi-Haiphong area, although coverage has been extended over most of North V..etnam. No SAM's have yet been moved into South VLetnam. Although operating conditions and US countermeasures have limited the effectiveness of the SAM system against US aircraft over North Vietnam, it still represents Moscow's most complex and costly contri- bution to North Vietnam's air defense system. 10. Up to .L2 modified Fan Song B SA-2 radars have been noted in the Hanoi-Haiphong area, differing in configuration from any known Soviet variant of the Fan Song. Equipment observed with some of these modified Fan Song's indicates that the radars may be of Soviet origin, although the Chinese have the capability to produce them. 11. The USSR is the major supplier of armor to North Vietnam, but China reportedly has sent in medium tanks and possibly a few of the assault guns and armored personnel carriers given to China by the USSR during the 1950's. Czechoslovakia reportedly has provided a number of armored per- sonnel carriers, but these have not yet been con.- firmed by observation- The North Vietnamese Army is estimated to have two armored regiments with an Approved For Release 200 /0 24 : CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 ')'F( , E I Approved For Release 2006/05/24:c LM02095R000800070039-3 inventory consisting primarily of Soviet and Chinese T34/85 and T54 or T55 medium tanks, a few of which have been reported in South Vietnam. These models are still widely used by Soviet, Eastern European, and Chinese armies, as are most of the other items of armored equipment carried in the current North Vietnamese inventory. A Communist attack in February 1968 against the US Special Forces camp at Lang Vei was the first instance of armor being used by the enemy in South Vietnam. The PT-76 amphibious tank used in this attack is the standard reconnaissance tank of Soviet and Eastern European forces. 12. The Vietnamese Communists' radar inventory is a mixture of Soviet and Chinese types with some US and British radars that were originally given to the USSR and the Republic of China during World War II. Almost all the radars currently used in North and South Vietnam were designed by the USSR in the 1950's and subsequently copied by the Chinese. Only fire-control radars are in use in South Vietnam. The fire-control radars known to be associated with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong antiaircraft units were first produced in the late 1940's and early 1950's, but are still standard equipment with most Soviet, Eastern European, and Chinese antiaircraft artillery units. Most of the early-warning ground-control-intercept (EW/GCI) radars supplied by the USSR and China were designed in the 1950's, although the USSR has given North Vietnam a few models from the early 1960's. The only Chinese radar of late design in North Vietnam is the Cross Legs EW/GCI, first produced in 1965. Communications Equipment 13. Communications equipment being supplied to the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong is primarily of Soviet and Chinese origin. North Vietnam has produced copies of a Chinese transceiver and field telephone, as well as receivers of native design. There is evidence of small amounts of communica- tions equipment coming from Eastern Europe. Most 25X1 25X1 of the equipment observed in South Vietnam con- sists o models still used extensively in oviet, Eastern European, and Chinese armed forces. Approved For Release 2006/05/24: .r,dKPT7 02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 20T-CIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 Communications equipment recently captured. in South Vietnam includes parts associated with. the. Soviet- designed R-110 mobile high-frequency station, the USSR's largest and most complicated. The R-110 could be used to communicate directly with. Moscow and has an output power tar in excess of that re-? gquired to reach Hanoi. its presence, if proved, would be the first time the R-110 has beer.. noted outside the Warsaw Pact countries. 14. Prior to initiation of the US fcmbing Campaign in early 1965, North Vietnam's aircraft inventory consisted of .36 MIG-15/17 jet fighters sent in from Communist China immediately after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964 and several transport and trainer aircraft from the Soviet Union. After the bombing began., the USSR supplemented China's original shipment of MIG-15/17 jets and supplied more than 80 MIG-21 supersonic jet fighters, many of which probably are the more advanced 21D and 21F all-weather types. Peking continued deliveries of MIG-15/l7 fighters and may have supplied a few MIG-19's, although their presence in North Vietnam has never been confirmed. At the end of September, North Vietnam had. an in- ventory of 153 MIG's, including 38 MIG-21's. Of this total, 28 MIG-21's and 19 MIG-15/17's were deployed at airfields in North Vietnam. .15. The Soviet Union has also provided. North Vietnam with eight IL-28 light jet bombers and a small number of helicopters, including MI-6 Hook's, the largest helicopter in the world. in addition to supplying MIG-15/17's, the Chinese have permitted the use of several air facilities in southern China for training North Vietnamese pilots, .ior repair and maintenance of aircraft, and as a sanctuary for North Vietnamese aircraft. The Eastern European countries have not provided aircraft to North Viet- nam, but Czechoslovakia has engaged in training a number of advanced North Vietnamese pilots. No Communist jet aircraft have been detected over South Vietnam, although the capability to stage such flights exists, 16. The Chinese have provided most. of North 'Vietnam's current inventory of about 40 small - 8 - Approved For Release 2006/05/24 :CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05/2 Jq78T02095R000800070039-3 naval craft and an unknown number of armed landing craft. The USSR has sent only two SO-1-class sub- chasers, 12 P-4 motor torpedo boats, a few armed landing craft, and two Poluchat-l-class motor gun- boats. Before 1965, North Vietnam had 12 motor torpedo (PT) boats and 24 patrol craft of both Soviet and Chinese origin. The eight to ten patrol craft destroyed by US aircraft in 1964 were quickly replaced by China. Since 1965, Chinese shipyards have continued to supply Hanoi with new naval craft and to repair older models. A recent notable addi- tion to North Vietnam's naval inventory is the high- speed Huchwan-class hydrofoil-stabilized motor torpedo boat, first produced in about 1966. Approved For Release 2006/05/249~AT02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2006/05/24SR~A "T02095R000800070039-3 Communist Weapons Observed in South Vietnam Type of Weapon Infantry Date First Country of Origin Observed 7.62-mm Pistol China 1965 7.65-mm Pistol with silencer China 1967 9-mm Pistol USSR 1965 22-caliber Target rifle USSR 1966 7.62-mm Sniper rifle USSR 1965 7.62-mm Carbine China 1964 USSR 1964 North Vietnam 1965 East Germany Jun 19 6 8 7.62?-mm Carbine rifle grenade North Vietnam Jul 1966 7.62-mm Assault rifle China 1965 USSR 1965 North Korea 1965 Bulgaria Jul 1968 Czechoslovakia Feb 1967 East Germany Aug 19 6 8 Poland 1968 Rumania Feb 19 6 8 7.62-mm Assault rifle antitank rifle grenade a/ 7.62-mm Assault rifle fragmen- tation rifle grenade a/ Poland 1968 7.62-mm Submachine gun China 1964 USSR 1965 7.62?-mm Light machinegun China 1964 USSR 1965 North Korea Jun 19 66 Czechos lovakia Sep 1965 Rumania Jul 19 6 7 7.62-mm Heavy machinegun China 1966 USSR 1965 Czechos lovakia Oct 1967 Poland N.A. 7.62-mm Heavy machinegun mounts North Vietnam Jan 19 6 8 7.92-mm Light machinegun ammuni- tion Czechoslovakia Jan 1964 12.7-mm heavy machinegun China 1964 USSR Jan 1966 Approved For Release 2006/05/24 :g' 1_-.Jpf7fT02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2q RV I-CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 Communist Weapons Observed in South Vietnam (Continued) Date First of Weapon Country of Origin Observed Infantry (Continued) 14.5-mm Heavy machinegun 40-mm Antitank grenade launcher, RPG-2 China 1965 USSR Jun 1966 North Korea Jun 1967 Rumania Feb 1968 40-mm Antitank grenade launcher, R:PG-7 USSR Jan 1966 Bulgaria Jun :L9 6 8 Rumani a Aug 1967 50-mm Antitank grenade launcher North Vietnam Jul 1966 57-mm Recoilless rifle China 1964 75-mm Recoilless rifle China 1964 USSR 1965 82.-mm Recoilless gun USSR :L965 North Korea Mar :L9 6 8 Bulgaria Jun :L968 Flamethrower, LPO-50 China 1965 Mortars and Rockets 60--:mm Mortar China 7.964 North Vietnam Dec 1967 60?-:mm Mortar ignitors USSR Apr 1966 82-mm Mortar China 1964 USSR 1.964 120-mm Mortar China Aug ]_967 120-mm Mortar ammunition North Korea Nov 1967 North Vietnam Feb 19 67 120-mn Mortar fuze USSR N. A. 90--mm Rocket China N.A. 102 -mm Rocket China Apr 1.9 6 7 107-mn Spin-stabilized rocket China Feb 1.9 6 8 107-mnti Multiple rocket launcher China Sep 1.968 122 --mm Rocket launcher USSR Dec 1967 122-mm Rocket USSR Aug 1.9 6 7 140--mm Rocket USSR Mar 1.9 6 7 140-mm Rocket launcher tube USSR Feb 1.9 6 7 Approved For Release ~JQCLQ5 CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2006/05/24jTFJ78T02095R000800070039-3 Communist Weapons Observed in South Vietnam (Continued) Type of Weapon Country of Origin Date First Observed Field and Antiaircraft Artillery 23-mm Antiaircraft gun USSR May 1968 37-mm Antiaircraft gun China Aug 1967 USSR May 1968 37-mm Antiaircraft gun ammuni- tion Poland Jul 1967 57-mm Antiaircraft gun ammuni- tion USSR Apr 1968 57-mm Antitank field gun ammunition Poland 1968 76-mm Antitank field gun ammunition Poland May 1968 70-mm Howitzer ammunition China N.A. 85-mm Antitank field gun China May 1968 USSR Apr 1968 100-mm Antitank field gun ammunition USSR N.A. 122-mm Corps gun ammunition USSR May 1968 130-mm Antitank field gun ammunition USSR Mar 1968 Surface search/navigation, Skin Head China Jun 1968 Armor Amphibious light tank, PT-76 USSR Communications Equipment 50-watt Transmitter China Mar 1967 Manpack transmitter, 81 China Mar 1968 Transmitter-receiver, 55A China Jul 1966 Transmitter-receiver, 55B China Nov 1965 Manpack transmitter-receiver, 81 (102E) China Nov 1966 Approved For Release 2006/05/24 f 8T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release RM;4TCIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 Communist Weapons Observed in South Vietnam 'Continued) Type of Weapon _____----.--.--- Communications Equipment (Continued) Manpack vehicular transmitter- ,i..eceiver X-D63 Naval transmitter-receiver, R:-607 Manpack transceiver, 63 Ma.npack transceiver, 71B1 Manpack transceiver, R-105D Manpack transceiver, R-105 M4 Manpac.k transceiver, R-108D Manpack transceiver, R-116 Vehicular transceiver, R-ll3 Antenna tuner for vehicular transceiver, R-113 Manpack receiver, 139 Receiver, 7512B Receiver, WS--430II Receiver, VTS-2 Spare parts for mobile high frequency station, R-ll0 Field switchboard, JCX-1 Field switchboard, 5421 Field switchboard, 252B Field ttelephone, 0743 Fie ld telephone, CX-2 E-'i_eId telephone, E0754 Field telephone, (D-07.1 Pie ld telephone, TA-57 Field telephone, 3FP-120 22 Date First Country of Origin Observed USSR Nov 1967 China Mar 1967 China Mar 1966 North Vietnam Feb 1'968 USSR May 1968 USSR Apr 1968 USSR Jul 1968 USSR Aor 1968 USSR May 1968 China May 19 6 3 China Apr 1967 China Oct 1967 China AApr 1968 North Vietnam -Feb 1966 USSR Apr 1968 China Feb 1968 China N,.A. China Apr 1966 China Jul 1968 China Feb 1968 China 1967 China Feb 1968 North Vietnam Jan 1968 USSR Aug 1968 Czechoslovakia N.A. z. Both >ifZe grenades are attachments for the~'.62-mm assault rifle. Poland is the only other Communist country which uses rifle grenades on assault rifles. Approved For Release ?QfJf5 CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2006/05/24 if FI78T02095R000800070039-3 Major Communist Weapons _n Use in North Vietnam Type of Weapon Country of Origin Ground Equipment Antiaircraft Artillery a/ 12.7-mm Heavy machinegun on antiaircraft mounts USSR/China 14.5-mm Heavy machinegun on antiaircraft mounts 23-mm. USSR/China USSR 30-mm Czechoslovakia 37-mm b/ USSR/China 57-mm USSR/China 85-mm USSR/possibly China 100-mm USSR/possibly China Field Artillery 57-mm Antitank field gun 70-mm Howitzer 76-mm Antitank field gun 85-mm Antitank field gun 100-mm Antitank field gun 122-mm Howitzer, M1938/Type 56 122-mm Howitzer, D-30 122-mm Corps gun 130-mm Antitank field gun USSR/China China USSR/China USSR/China USSR USSR/China USSR USSR USSR/possibly China 152-mm Howitzer 152-mm Gun/Howitzer USSR/China USSR Surface-to-Air Missile System SA24 firing battalion, SA-2 Radar Fire Control Beam Track Fire Can Whiff USSR USSR/China USSR/China ._ 15 - Approved ~~gg For Release 2006/05/24 : j J 7f T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2gp(OP 4 CIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 Major Communist Weapons in Use in North Vietnam (Continued) Type of Weapon Early Warning/Ground Control Inter- c(~pt Sig Bar B ::;core Board i` lat Face Spoon Rest A Side Net Eye One l::)ry Rack 1i tch Four Dar Lock Knife Rest A/B Pock Cake/Stone Cake us 2 Token Cross Slot D umb o III Dumbo 1 loon Face Cross Legs Amphibious light tank, PT-76 Medium tank, T-54 or T-55 Medium tank, T-34/85 Armored car, BA-64 Armored personnel carrier, BTR-40 Armored personnel carrier, BTR-50p Medium tracked artillery tractor, AT-S Heavy tracked artillery tractor, AT--T Tracker. amphibian, K-61 Assault gun, SU--76 Twin 57-mm self--propelled automatic antiaircraft gun, ZSU-57-2 MI=G.-15/17 Jet fighter, Fagot/Fresco MG--21 Jet fighter, Fishbed Country of Origin USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR/ Ch.i.na USSR/China USSR/China USSR/China China China China. China China USSR USSR/China USSR/China USSR USSR/possibly China us r JR USSP. USSR USSR USSR/possibly China US-SR/China Tic Approved For Release 2006105/24: CIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05/24S]r4(A&R'8T02095R000800070039-3 Major Communist Weapons in Use in North Vietnam (Continued) Type of Weapon Country of Origin Aircraft (Continued) UMIG-15 Jet trainer, Midget IL-28 Light jet bomber, Beagle AN-2 Light transport, Colt AN-24 Transport, Coke IL-14 Transport, Crate IL-18 Transport, Coot LI-2 Transport, Cab MI-1 Helicopter, Hare MI-4 Helicopter, Hound MI-6 Helicopter, Hook USSR USSR USSR/China USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR USSR Subchaser, SO-1 class USSR PGM Motor gunboat, PoZuchat-1 class USSR Motor torpedo boat, P-4 class USSR PGM Motor gunboat, Shanghai class China PGM Motor gunboat, Swatow class China Motor torpedo boat, P-6 class China PTH Hydrofoil motor torpedo boat, Huchwan class China LCM Armed mechanized landing craft USSR/China YP Patrol craft, Cua Cam class China a. Hungary is supplying unidentified types of antiaircraft artiZ- Zery to North Vietnam. b, Poland has provided 37-mm antiaircraft ammunition but there is no evidence to confirm its supplying the weapon. c. A normal Soviet firing battalion includes the Fan Song missile- control radar, six launchers, vans, transporters, and an initial complement of nine SA-2 "Guideline" missiles per launcher. In North Vietnam, firing battalions have varied from two to six launchers with an estimated ten missiles per launcher. Approved For Release 2006/05/2 f6f 8T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2006/05/2 J J RJ8T02095R000800070039-3 Communist Military Equipment in North and South Vietnam Country of Origin Type of Weapon Communist China Infantry 7.62-mm Pistol 7.65-mm :Pistol with silencer 7.62-mm Carbine 7.62-mm Assault rifle 7.62-mm Submachinegun 7.62-mm Light machinegun 7.62-mm Heavy machinegun 12.7--mm Heavy machinegun 14.5--mm Heavy machinegun 40-mm Antitank grenade launcher, RPG--2 57--mm Recoilless rifle 75-mm Recoilless rifle Flamethrower, LPO-50 Mortars and Rockets 60-mm Mortar 82-mm Mortar 120-mm Mortar 90--mm Rocket 102-mm Rocket 107-mm Spin-stabilized rocket 107-mm Multiple rocket launcher Field and Antiaircraft Artillery 12.7-mm Heavy machinegun on antiair- craft mounts 14.5--mm Heavy machinegun on antiair- craft mounts 37--mm Antiaircraft gun 57-mm Antiaircraft gun 57-mm Antitank field gun 70-mm Howitzer 76-mm Antitank field gun 85-mm Antitank field gun 122-mm Howitzer, type 56 152-mm Howitzer 85--mm Antiaircraft gun (possible) 100-mm Antiaircraft gun (possible) 130-mm Antitank field gun (possible) - 19 - Approved For Release 2006/05/24 5Vtff $T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 22'jCCCIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 Count: of Origin ~- ype of Weapon Communist China Radar (Continued) Fire Control Fire Can Wh i f f Early Warning/Ground Control Intercept Cross Slot Dumbo Hi Dumbo Knife Rest A/B Moon Face Rock Cake/Stone Cake Rus 2 Cross Legs Token Surface Search/Navigation Medium tank, T-54 or T--55 Medium tank T-34/85 Assault gun, SU-76 (possible) Armored personnel carrier, BTR-40 (possible) Communications Equipment 50--watt transmitter Manpack transmitter, 8.1. Transmitter-receiver, 55A Transmitter-receiver, 55E Manpack transmitter-receiver, 8l(102E) Manpack vehicular transmitter- receiver, X-D63 Manpack transceiver, 63 Manpack transceiver, 71B1 Antenna tuner for vehicular trans- ceiver, R-113 '~1anpack receiver, 139 Approved For Release QTQS12 CIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2006/05/24 5P_16;R $T02095R000800070039-3 Country of Origin Type of Weapon Communist China Communications Equipment (Continued) (Continued) Receiver, 7512B Receiver, WS-430II Field switchboard, JCX--l Field switchboard, 5421 Field switchboard, 252B Field telephone, 0743 Field telephone, CX-2 Field telephone, E0754 Field telephone, Q-07.1 MIG-15/17 Jet fighter, Fagot/Fresco AN-2 Light transport, Colt PGM Motor gunboat, Shanghai class PGM Motor gunboat, Swatow class Motor torpedo boat, P-6 class PTH Hydrofoil motor torpedo boat, Huchwan class YP Patrol craft, Cua Cam class USSR Infantry 9-mm Pistol 22-caliber Target rifle 75--mm Recoilless rifle 82-mm Recoilless gun 40-mm Antitank grenade launcher, RPG-2 40-mm Antitank grenade launcher, RPG-7 Flamethrower, LPO-50 7.62-mm Sniper rifle 7.62--mm Carbine 7.62-mm Assault rifle 7.62-mm Submachinegun 7.62-mm Light machinegun 7.62--mm Heavy machinegun 12.7-mm Heavy machinegun Mortars and Rockets 60-mm Mortar ignitors 82-mm Mortar Approved For Release 2006/05/24Sf; 2Ff8T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 20WMC PIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 Count of origin type of Weapon. USSR (Continued) Mortars and Rockets (Continued) 120-ram Mortar fuze 122-mm Rocket 122-mm Rocket launcher 140-mm Rocket 140-ram Rocket launcher tube Field and Antiaircraft Artillery 12.7-mm Heavy machinec;un on antiair- craft mounts 14.5-mm Heavy rlachinecun on antiair- craft mounts 23--mm Antiaircraft aur.. 37-mm Antiaircraft gun 57--mm Antiaircraft gun 85--mm Antiaircraft gun 100--nun Antiaircraft gun 57 -mm. Antitank field c,un 76-mm Antitank field can 85--mm Antitank field can 100-mm. Antitank field guru 122-mm Howitzer, M193'-,- 12 2 -nun Howitzer, D-30 122-mm Corps gun L30-nun Antitank field gun 132-nun Howitzer 152-mm Gun/howitzer Surface-to-Air Missile System Surface-to-air missile firing battalion, SA-211 Radar 4 normal Soviet firing battalion includes t;,e Fan Song missile- control radar, six launchers, vans, transporters, and an initial comp Zement of nine SA-2 "Guide Zine" missiles per launcher. In North Vietnam, firing battalions have varied from two to six launchers with an estimated ten missiles per launcher, Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 SEC~RE Approved For Release 2006/05/24 ,SA2pPF8T02095R000800070039-3 Country of Origin Type of Weapon USSR (Continued) Radar (Continued) Fire Control (Continued) Whiff Beam Track Early Warning/Ground Control Intercept Big Bar B Score Board Flat Face Knife Rest A/B Spoon Rest A Rock Cake/Stone Cake Side Net Rus 2 One Eye Dry Rack Witch Four Bar Lock Token Amphibious light tank, PT-76 Medium tank, T-54 or T-55 Medium tank, T--34/85 Assault gun, SU-76 Armored personnel carrier, BTR-40 Armored personnel carrier, BTR--50p Twin 57-mm self-propelled automatic antiaircraft gun, ZSU-57-2 Armored car, BA-64 Medium tracked artillery tractor, AT-S Heavy tracked artillery tractor, AT-T Tracked amphibian, K-61 Communications Equipment Naval transmitter---receiver, R-607 Manpack transceiver, R-105D Manpack transceiver, R-105M Manpack transceiver, R-10 8D Manpack transceiver, R-116 Vehicular transceiver, R--ll3 Spare parts for mobile high-frequency station, R-ll0 Field telephone, TA--57 Approved For Release 2006/05/2 f&&9'8T02095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 209f!e t:' lA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 Count: of Ori in Type of Weapon USSR (Continued) Aircraft MIG-15/17 Jet fighter, Fagot/Fresco MIG--21 Jet fighter, F.ishbed UMIG-15 Jet trainer, Midget IL-28 Light jet bomber, Beagle AN-2 Light transport, Colt AN-24 Transport, Coke TL-14 Transport, Crate IL-18 Transport, Coot LI-2 Transport, Cab MI-I Helicopter, Hare MI-4 Helicopter, Hound MI-6 Helicopter, Hook Subchaser, SO-1 class Motor torpedo boat, P-4 class LCM Armed mechanized landing craft PGM Motor gunboat, Poi .ichut- 2 class North Korea Infantry 7.62-mmm Assault rifle 7.62-rnm Light machinequn 40-mm Antitank grenade launcher, RPG-2 82-mm Recoilless gun North Vietnam Infantry 7.62-rum Carbine 7.62-mm Carbine rifle ~irenade 7.62-mm Heavy machineg-in mounts 50-mm Antitank grenade launcher 60--mm Mortar 120-mm Mortar ammunition Communications Equipment Manpack transceiver, 7 iB l Receiver, VTS-2 Field telephone, Q-07.1 - 24 - Approved For Release 2006105`x ;I CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3 Approved For Release 2006/05/24 Sqf?" 8T02095R000800070039-3 Country of Origin Bulgaria Infantry Type of Weapon 7.62-mm Assault rifle 40--mm Antitank grenade launcher, RPG-7 82-mm Recoilless gun Czechoslovakia Infantry 7.62-mm Assault rifle 7.62-mm Light machinegun 7.62-mm Heavy machinegun 7.92-mm Light machinegun ammunition Antiaircraft Artillery 30-mm Antiaircraft gun Communications Equipment Field telephone, 3FP-120 22 East Germany Infantry 7.62-mm Carbine 7.62-mm Assault rifle Hungary Unknown* Poland Infantry 7.62-mm Assault rifle Antitank rifle grenade** Fragmentation rifle grenade** 7.62-mm Heavy machinegun Field and Antiaircraft Artillery 37--mm Antiaircraft gun ammunition * Although no weapons of Hungarian manufacture have been observed, reports indicate that Budapest has supplied small num- bers of infantry combat materiel and unknown types of antiair- craft artillery. ** Both rifle grenades are attachments for the 7.62-mm assault rifle. Poland is the only other Communist country which uses rifle grenades on assault rifles. - 25 - Approved For Release 2006/05/24 f LA 8T02095R000800070039-3 F, I- Approved For Release 20gjjQS IA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 Count ' of Ori gin Poland (Continued) Type of Won Field and Antiaircraft Artillery (Continued---~ 57--mm Tank gun ammunition 76--mm Tank gun ammunition. Infantry 7.62-mm Assault rifle 7.62-mm Light machinegun 40-mm Antitank grenade launcher, RPG-2 40 -mm Antitank grenade launcher, RPG-7 Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 SECRET Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78T02095R000800070039-3 Secret Secret Approved For Release 2006/05/24: CIA-RDP78TO2095R000800070039-3