TELLICENCE
SUMMARY
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UNCLASSIF
SHEET PREPARED 24 SCU ED BY 2201ST ENGR.AVN REGT
^ B y authority of the
Commanding General,
2 September 1945
FINAL ISSUE
W E E K L Y I N T E L L I G E N C E S U M M A R Y
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464
TOTAL-2,270,689 TONS
CASUALTIES INFLICTED
BY AIR ATTACK
PERSONNEL HORSES
66,782 19,757
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the week.
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destroyed or damaged.
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coastal belt.
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Tho Tiger" - Conmandor of the 9th War Area. At the outset
Kis 'promises*
IIA1TKOW to^ NANKING and SHANGHAI the ground situation was fluid.
penetrate from, late fall in 1938 until the end of the war.
the assumption that enemy strength along the HAN and TAN
deployment of strength ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
the Kiangsu coast was generali§^aKkumid> aithd3gh"SriPelli
gence was not sufficiently specific to reveal u n i t s ,
strengths involved, or the detailed nature of coastal
defenses* What could be safely demonstrated and supported
was the general impression of desperate enemy efforts to
prepare vulnerable coastal areas and major lines of troop
and supply movements against inevitable Allied attack*
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Since the close of h o s t i l i t i e s , a Japanese document
submitted to Chinese military authorities at CHIHKIANG
during i n i t i a l surrender'negotiations revealed the
presence in China of 100,000 enemy troops under the
Japanese 23rd Army Command, i . y . j in Kwangtung, the Luichow
Peninsula and Hainan Island; 350,000 troops in the area
under 6th Area Army Command, i . e . , Hunan,Kwangsi, and
Hupeh; 340,000 in the 6th and 13th Army areas, i . e . , the
Yangtze River Valley, NANKING, SHANGHAI, and the Hang chow
Bay area; 300,000 in North China. The t o t a l figure according
to the Japanese document wad 1,090,000 troops in China proper.
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OUTER MONGOLIA
MANCHUQIA
HSIAM
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'CHUNGKING
KUNMING
KVMCIYANG
WANNING
iKONG
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MILCS
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t I N T E L L I G E N C E t
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X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X'-X-X-X-X
DATA ON AIRFIELDS
CLIHAIE OF SHANGHAI
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THE CURRENT CAPACITY OF CHINESE RAILROADS
,! .;..2» I t i s evident t h e r e f o r e t h a t an e v a l u a t i o n of t h e
/ a c t u a l c u r r e n t s t a t u s of the v a r i o u s r a i l l i n e s i s a
m a t t e r of the f i r s t importance. The following two r e p o r t s
are p r e s e n t e d f o r what value they may have in determining
the e x t e n t t o which tfrc China r a i l r o a d system may be
employed as answering c u r r e n t l o g i s t i c a l n e e d s .
3 . The f i r s t report, Military Traffic on the
Traffic Pattern
trucks 219
tanks ' 118
horses 800 .
'cannon* (guns?) - 170
am -unition (boxes) 1,900
gasoline, alcohol,
i'G's, r i c e , clothing, etc.-*--• .
Military froighiT traffic on"this scale, approximately
20 freight cars per day, is also just about sufficient
to move in one month the equipment of a Japanese infantry
division as such divisions are likely to,-be equipped in
China today.
# * #
1+ General f e a t u r e s * All t h e , t r u n k r a i l r o a d s of
Occupied China a r e s t a n d a r d 4f 8g-" gauge except t h e
P e n g - l i n g - t u - T a i w a n s e c t i o n of t h e Tatung-Puchow
r a i l r o a d and t h e Tungkuan-Luan l i n e in Shansi which %
are meter gauge* All l i n o s a r e s i n g l e t r a c k e d except a'
s h o r t s e c t i o n of the Foiping-Mukden r a i l r o a d between
T'ang-shan and C h f i n - h u a n g - t a o . I t v/as formerly b e l i e v e d
t h a t t h e s e c t i o n of t h i s l i n e between'Peiping and T ! ang-ku
had been double t r a c k e d by the Japanese, b u t r e c e n t a e r i a l
p h o t o s , while n o t a b s o l u t e l y c o n c l u s i v e , • s e e m t o i n d i c a t e
s i n g l e t r a c k i n g only* (Note: "From a study of a v a i l a b l e
p h o t o s , the following g e n e r a l summary of t h e c o n d i t i o n
of t h e trackage i s compiled:
1) Peiping t o Tanku - s i n g l e t r a c k .
2) Tangku t o Tangshan - s i n g l e except' f o r 2 s h o r t
double s e c t i o n s .
3) Tangshan t o Shanhaikwan - m o s t l y double w i t h
some s i n g l e s e c t i o n s •
4) Shanhaikwan t o Mukden - 70 to 80% double t r a c k
with many s h o r t and a few long s i n g l e t r a c k
sections• .
I t has boon impossible on tho basis of onl^ M^fe'sife-lT^to
medium scale photos available on the greater part of the
lino, to. be completely accurate in delimiting the single
and double track sections. Soo: Rrilroads in Occupied
China, Special P . I . Report no. 40> Vol. XIII, The"Poipin--
Mukdon Railroad, Eq. 14th A.F., 5 Aug. 1945, p* 1 f f . )
Tho linos were originally well constructed and used stone
ballast and wooden sleepers. The weight of r a i l s on most
of the standard gauge lines is from 80 to 85 lbs* per
yard, although thoso used on the Japanese constructed
Peiping-Chinhsien line and on the sections in Shansi between
Ta-t'ung, Taiyuan, and -Shih-chia-chu.'ong arc believed to
bo possibly as light as 60 l b s . Lighter r a i l s probably
Y/ere also used in tho reconstruction of the southern part
of the Poiping-Hankow line and the Cant on-Hankow l i n o . On
the meter gauge lines 50 Ib. r a i l s are- used. Host of the
bridges were stool structures with loading capacities
varying between HS20 and 3-50. However, numerous bridges,
especially on the Poiping-Eankow and Canton-J-Iankow l i n e s ,
have been so damaged, by aorial attacks that their capacity
has been greatly reduced. In other cases temporary wooden
structures are used to' replace heavily damaged or destroyed
bridges.
months.
Peip ing-Hankow
Hankow-Hsin-hsiang 400 4 1,600
Hsin-hsiang-Peiping 700 15 10 7,000
Shanghai-Nanking " 700 15 10 7,000
T l e n t s in-Pukow 700 15 10 7,000
Lung-Hai 375 15 10 3,750
Nano of Practical "
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Short Tons Trains Trains Short Tons
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7. Tientsin-Pukow.
_____ Lino • This is the nost important
railways
of tho rallvTay s connecting Central China with Worth
China, because i t has boon loss seriously affected
by aerial attacks and because a l l sections have been
in operation for a long time* A large percentare of tho
coal used in tho Shanghai-Nanking area is carried south
on this lino. It also carries snail quantities of salt
and other commercial goods, as well as military supplies.
Southbound traffic is estimated at a monthly rate frori
150,000 to 200,000 metric tons. Northbound traffic
carries coal, iron ore, rock phosphate, and other
export commodities destined for Japan, Korea and
1 anchukuo in addition to local freight. The estimated
monthly rate of movenent of northbound export commodities
is from 50,000 to 100,000 metric tons. Current information
indicates that only about 10 freight trains a day are
operating in each direction on the lino. Its ruling
grade is *67 par cent* The r a i l ferries at Pukow which
connect this line with the Shanghai-Nanking line have
been damaged at various times by aerial attacks, but they
are presently in operation.
8« Tatung-Puchow Lino* This railroad, running
the length of Shansi Province, is divided into two
soctions.North from Taiyuan to Ta-tTung i t is standard
gauge, The southern section from Fong-ling-tu to
Taiyuan is motor gauge, thus making through traffic
impossible. The southernmost section of tho lino from
Feng-ling-tu to Yung-chi has been destroyed for some
time, but from Yung-chi north tho line is in operation*
Traffic on tho line has boon seriously disrupted by
aerial attacks, and at present trains operate only at
night. One passenger and two 15-car freight trains
nightly in each direction are reported In operation
on the southern sections of tho l i n e . The ruling grade
on tho meter gauge section south of Taiyuan is 1,25
per cent and on the standard gauge section between
Taiyuan and Ta-t'ung is about 1.80 per cent,
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HANKOW-WUCHANG AREA
M i s s i o n 5 MA 8 7 , 20 Aug 1945
1 . HANKOW A/D ( 3 0 - 3 6 N , 114-15E)
4 NNE-SSW runways 5000' x 150 f , 4400* x 150',
Field serviceable.
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SHIEHWEIZ/LOAREA
Mission 5 ME 166, 25 J u l y 1945
1 . SIIIHHWEIYAO L/S (30-15N, 115-04S)
1 NV/-SE runway 4500' x 150'
Ru nv/ay un s o rv ic oab 1 e .
KIUICIANG AREA
Mission 5 ME 172, 28 J u l y 1945
1 . KIUKIANG A/F (29-48N, 115-5713)
1 NS-SV: runway 3000' x 170'
1 NW-SE runway 3000' x 2 8 5 '
Servicibility doubtful.
2* ERH T?AO KOW L/S (29-49N, 115-565)
1 NW-SE runway 3 8 0 0 ^ ^ 0 0v ^
S t r i p undervicofibitR "^•-' -*^r"
NANCHANG.AREA
Strip probably/sorvicGablG.
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ANKING ixR
Mission 5 MS N10, 20 ,.ug 1945
1, A I ING A/P ( 3 0 - 3 2 N , 117-04-E)
1 NE-SW runway 4525* x 305'
Field serviccable
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LUCHOW AREA
Mission 5 MD 17, 9 Fob 1945
1 . LUCHOW L/S (31-52N, 117-19E)
1 E-W runway 2900' x 160'
1 NW-SE runway 2500' x 250'
Strip unserviceable.
WUHU. AREA
NANKING, ;,REA
M i s s i o n 5 MB 7 4 , 24 Aug 1945
1 . MING KU KUNG A/D (32-02N, 118-48E)
1 NE-SW runway 2800' x 320'
1 Nw-SB runway 2600' x 320'
Field serviceable. .
2, NANKING SAT A/F (31~58N> 118-503)
1 NS-SW runway 52Q0f x 320:% I
Field s e r v i c e a b l e
3 , NANKING E L/S (32-02N, 118-53E)
1 NE-SV/ runway -3850' x 130»
Strip serviceable.
V/UT3IN AREA
TUNGTAI AREA
Runway serviceable*
Fiold sorviceable,
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AREA
Mission TTtS 161, 20 July 1945
1,5 3BTYANG A/F (32-04N, 114-06E)
1 ENS-WSV^f runwav 2900 ! x 125' (^od)
Runways probably u n s e r v i c e a b l e .
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S t r i p s e r v i c e a b l e .
PUCHQU i,REA
Mission 6'MC 164, 3. Aug 1945
1 . PIJCEOU A/P (34-55N, 110-17E) !
1 NE-SV; runway 4600' x 2 3 5
F i e l d sorvicGablo*
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AMT AREA
Hiss ion 5 MC 164, 3 Aug 1945
1 . AHYI A/F (35-08N, 110-58E)
1 E-"; runway 4800T x 240»
A/F appears abandoned. Runway u n s e r v i c e a b l e .
K i s s ion 5 MC 1 6 4 , 3 *>uz 1945
1 . "&JNCHENG A/D (35-O21T, 1 1 0 - 5 4 E )
1 N3-SV/ runway 4 7 0 0 ' x 3 2 0 f
1 E-'J runway 4400f x 320'
Field serviceable.
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LIITFEN, ARE..
M i s s i o n 5 EC 1 6 4 , 3 Aug 1 9 4 5
1 . LITTFEN A / F (36-03H,- I l l - o i l )
1 M3-3SW runway 4 0 5 0 ' x 1 5 0 '
Field serviceable
L031UTG AREA
Llissicn 5 MC 167, 4 Aug. 1945
1 . LOYANG A/P (34-43N, 112-24E)
1 ENE-V/SW runway 3000» x 360»
Pie Id u n s o r v i c c a b l e •
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SIFSI/J^TG ,,REA
Mission 5 HC 180, 14 Aug 1945
1 . "S INS IMG A/D (35-16N, 113-55E)
1 NNS-SSl/ runway 5400» x 330' (sod)
1 N-S runway 3350' x 330 !
1 SNE-V/3W runway 3560 f .x 330'
Fiold s e r v i c e a b l e »
F i e l d s e r v i c e a b l e .
PSITG-PU AHSA
Mission 5 K 1A, 9 June 1945
1 . PE^GPU A/F(32-57N, 117-253)
1 NE-3W runway 5450* x 9 5 0 '
1 NNS-S3W runway GOOO' x 950»
Field serviceable
SUCHOW AREA
F i s s i o n 5 KG 167, 4 Aur 1945
1 , STJGE
JGEOW A/D (34-17N, U 7 - 1 2 E )
Field serviceable,
Field serviceable•
EAIGH0V7 AREA
Mission 5 MG 1 3 5 , 12 J u l y 1945
1 . IIAICHOW A/F (34-36N, 119-083)
No runways .
Landing a r e a s o d , 4000 f x 4 0 0 0 '
Field s e r v i c e a b l e .
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2« SFIECHJACHUANG L/S (38-03N, 114-4OE)
serviceable*
servicocblo •
en o JJ ', >
Fission 5 tC 147, 19 July 1945
Field serviceable**
S t r i p Drobably unserviceable*
FAOTOU 4iT-iJA
M i s s i o n 5ltG 1 1 1 , 16 June 1945
1 . FAOTOU -A/F (40-35!?, 110-0233)
1 NV7-SE runway 5 2 0 0 ' x 3 5 0 '
Field serviceable *.
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TATUffG AI^A
Kission 5 KG 153, 2 6 . J u l y 1945
1 . TATU1TG A/D (40-021T; 115-143)'
1 NKW-SSZ runway 7200 f x 500T sod,
F i o 1 cl s e rv ic eal) 1 e •
• . -A
Kiss ion 5~IrC 96, 23 Uay 194
Field serviceable •
Field serviceable*
Sf:7sr3TorrirW^193, 24 Aug 1^
1 . TlSN^SIi;: A/D (39-0711, 117-22E)
1 U!Tv"/-S3E runwar 3800»1 x 280*f
1 EN3-.7SW runwa7 370C ' x 200
1 FW-SE rvmviaj 3300 f x 250 f
F i e l d serviceable»
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HANiCJIOW .A?CA
Liission 5l.:?3 177, 16 Au«; 1945
l , riAFGC::ow A/D ( 3 0 - 2 0 1 , 120-141:)
1 }!ES-SSW runwar- 4550 « x 200 r
1 NITW-SSE runway 2600« x 120»
^NS-SSV/ nmwa3 r s o r v x c e a b l e ,
NN'7-SSIJ runway H a l t e d , s e r v i c e a b i l i t y .
S t r i p s c rv i o o ab1e.
Field serviceable.
AMOY AREA
Mission 26 PS- 6 rS-5M164-D32E2V
( 2 6 - 3 9 ) , 15 June 1945.
AMOY A/D (24-32IT, 118-08E)
F ie Id s e rv i c eab 1 e •
S-.7AT0W AREA
Mission 20RS-6RG 5M170-22 IV ( 1 - 2 9 ) ,
19 June 1945
1 . K.ILOK A/F (23-23N, 11G-41E)
1 NS-SW runway 3900 f x 150 !
1 NOT-SSE runway 3600* x 315», s o d .
Field serviceable•
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NINGFO AREA
Mission 5 MC 4 , 16 Jan 1945
1 . 1TINGP0 k/F (29-54N, 121-33E)
1 WNW-ESE ininway 5600» x 470 '
F i e l d u n s e r v i c e a b l e and abandoned*
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CLIMATE OP SHANGHAI
TEMPERATURE- ,. •
T h e * i n t e r p l a y between w i n t e r and summer monsoons c r e a t e s
a c o n s i d e r a b l e range of t e m p e r a t u r e . The mean f o r January
i s ,40 degrees b u t cold waves o c c a s i o n a l l y d e p r e s s normally
high and' the war-"eat month i s August (mean 83 d e g r e e s ) , Tho
a b s o l u t e maximum 1*0corded i s 104 d e g r e e s • Under t h o i n f l u e n c e
of c l e a r s k i e s in w i n t e r , tho n i g h t temperature goes below
the f r e e z i n g p o i n t on as many as 16 days i n J a n u a r y . In
summer, d a i l y maxima f r e q u e n t l y exceed 90 degrees and, frcm
t h e middle of May t o tho middle of October, d a i l y maxima of
75 degrees a r e normal..
PRECIPITATION. '
CLOUDINESS ., .
Cloudiness i s r e l a t i v e l y high from January through
September. In tfhese months, more than .6 mean sky cover
:5s observed with a peak of nearly .8 during the height
of the summer monsoon in Juno t From October through
December, moan cloudiness i s between .5 and .6.. During
May and June, 18 to 20 days a month are cloudy (mean
sky cover more than »8). ; Clear days during these same
months (mean sky cover l e s s than # 2) can bo expected only
a t the r a t e of 2 a month* From October through January,
about 8 or 9 days a month are c l e a r . Low ceilings are^
r a t h e r rare and do not occur on more than about 6 days
a year.
WINDS ' ,
Wind v e l o c i t i e s i n SHANGHAI a r e g e n e r a l l y l i g h t t o
fresh with calms and gales occurring only r a r e l y . From
August through November over 40$ of tho observed wind
velocities exceed 18 m.p.h. The change in prevailing
wind directions between winter and summer is s t r i k i n g .
In winter, 61% of a l l winds come from tho northern
quadrant (N, NE, NW); in summer about 68$ of a l l winds
are from the southeastern quadrant (S, SE, S).
Occasionally typhoons from the China Sea strike at the
coast near SHANGIi/lI and extreme wind velocities over
80 mop»h« have been observed in conjunction v/ith these
storms*
UNCLASSIFIED
ABOVE 13000•
CEILING 1000 FT AND/OR NOV-MAR.7-9 DAYS/HO.JULY-OCT.3-4
VISIBILITY l i MILES DAYS/MO.
GALES NOV-MAY 1 DAY/MO.JUNS-OCT,0-1
DAY/MO •
8-9 DAYS/MO,
VISIBILITY 6 MILES ALL MONTHS (EARLY#,LL MONTHS AFTER
HORNING 1 4 - 1 6 DAYS/MO)NOONS 5 - 8
DAYS/MO.
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
RIVER STAGES
MAX. 42 FEET MIN.^4 FEET
FROZEN SOIL
DSC-FEB 1-2 DAYS/ MAR-NOV .NONE.
SEASON
SNOW COVER
DEC-FEB 1 DAY/SEASON MAR-NOV .NONE.
TEMPERATURE 32 DEGREES F«
DEC-FEB 8 - 1 1 DAYS/MO APR-OCT.NONE.
HIGH HUMIDITY
ALL MONTHS(EARLY MORN
ING RE. HUM. 90% OR MORE)
ROAD COMMUNICATIONS
PIHGHAN RR
WUCHANG LIUCHOW RR
TUNGPU RR
We think we can safoly say without fear of contradiction
that bridge #102 at YUTZS was the scene of more "Damage and
v/as again usable. The following day it was hit again and
ing oho pier and dropping 2 spans. This damage had boon
was. serviceable.
HUNAN
travelled. • ' .
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BOMB DAMAGE
this date.
report. Ho report was given for this date by tho 14th AF.
4 storage buildings.
tracks• . • •
2nd •-•Iorients made 100'jo hits along center and west section
estimated at 200.