Military Balance 2010...Pohjois-Korea
ACTIVE 1,106,000 (Army 950,000 Navy 46,000 Air 110,000) Paramilitary 189,000 Terms of service Army 5–12 years Navy 5–10 years Air Force 3–4 years, followed by compulsory part-time service to age 40. Thereafter service in the Worker/Peasant Red Guard to age 60.
RESERVE 4,700,000 (Army 600,000, Armed Forces 4,035,000 Navy 65,000), Paramilitary 3,500,000 Reservists are assigned to units (see also Paramilitary)
ORGANISATIONS BY SERVICE
Army "950,000
FORCES BY ROLE
Army corps tps: 14 arty bde (incl 122mm, 152mm, SP, MRL); 1 (FROG) SSM regt; 1 Scud SSM bde, 6 hy arty bde (incl MRL)
Armd 1 corps; 15 bde
Mech 4 corps
Inf 12 corps; 27 div; 14 bde
Arty 2 corps; 21 bde
MRL 9 bde
Capital Defence 1 corps
Special Purpose Forces Command 88,000
Army 6 sniper bde
Recce 17 bn
Amph 2 sniper bde
SF 8 Bureau of Reconnaissance bn
Lt inf 9 bde
AB 2 sniper bde; 3 bde; 1 bn
Reserves 600,000
Inf 40 div; 18 bde
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
MBT 3,500+ T-34/T-54/T-55/T-62/Type-59
LT TK 560+: 560 PT-76; M-1985
APC 2,500+
APC (T) Type-531 (Type-63); VTT-323
APC (W) 2,500 BTR-40/BTR-50/BTR-60/ BTR-80A/BTR-152
ARTY 17,900+
SP 4,400: 122mm M-1977/M-1981/M-1985/M-1991; 130mm M-1975/M-1981/M-1991; 152mm M-1974/M-1977; 170mm M-1978/M-1989
TOWED 3,500: 122mm D-30/D-74/M-1931/37; 130mm M-46; 152mm M-1937/M-1938/M-1943
GUN/MOR 120mm (reported)
MRL 2,500: 107mm Type-63; 122mm BM-11/M-1977 (BM-21)/M-1985/M-1992/M-1993; 240mm M-1985/M- 1989/M-1991
MOR 7,500: 82mm M-37; 120mm M-43; 160mm M-43
AT • MSL
SP AT-3 9K11 Sagger
MANPATS AT-1 Snapper; AT-4 9K111 Spigot; AT-5 9K113 Spandrel
RCL 82mm 1,700 B-10
AD • SAM • MANPAD !10,000+ SA-16 Gimlet/SA-7 Grail
GUNS 11,000
SP 14.5mm M-1984; 23mm M-1992; 37mm M-1992; 57mm M-1985
TOWED 11,000: 14.5mm ZPU-1/ZPU-2/ZPU-4; 23mm ZU-23; 37mm M-1939; 57mm S-60; 85mm M-1939 KS- 12; 100mm KS-19
MSL • SSM 64+: 24 FROG-3/FROG-5/FROG-7; !10 Nodong (!90+ msl); 30+ Scud-B/Scud-C (!200+ msl)
Navy "46,000
FORCES BY ROLE
Navy 2 (Fleet) HQ located at Tasa-ri; 1 HQ located at Nampo; 1 HQ located at Toejo Dong
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
SUBMARINES • TACTICAL 63
SSK 22 PRC Type-031/FSU Romeo† each with 8 single 533mm TT with 14 SAET-60 HWT
SSC 21 Sang-O† each with 2 single 533mm TT each with Russian 53–65 ASW
SSI 20†
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 8
FRIGATES • FF 3:
2 Najin each with 2 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical SSM, 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 2 100mm sun
1 Soho with 4 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical SSM,
2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1 100mm gun, 1 hel landing platform (for med hel)
CORVETTES • FS 5:
4 Sariwon each with 1 85mm gun
1 Tral each with 1 85mm gun
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 329+
PTG 16:
6 Sohung
10 Soju each with 4 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical SSM
PFM 18:
4 Huangfen each with 4 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical SSM
6 Komar each with 2 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical SSM
8 Osa II each with 2 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical SSM
PHT 100: 60 Ku Song; 40 Sin Hung
PFC 19:
6 Hainan each with 4 RBU 1200 (20 eff.)
13 Taechong each with 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.)
PFI 12 Shanghai II
PC 6 Chong-Ju each with 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1 85mm gun
PCI 158 (less than 100 tons); 12 FSU SO-1, 54 Chong-Jin, 59 Chaho, 33 Sinpo
MINE WARFARE • MINE COUNTERMEASURES 24: 19 Yukto I; 5 Yukto II
AMPHIBIOUS
LSM 10 Hantae (capacity 3 tanks; 350 troops)
CRAFT 244:
LCPL 96 Nampo (capacity 35 troops)
LCM 18
LCVP 130 (capacity 50 troops)
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 23:
AS 8 (converted cargo ships); ASR 1 Kowan; AGI 14 (converted fishing vessels)
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Tasa-ri, Koampo, Chodo-ri, Sagon-ni, Pipa Got, Nampo (West Coast); Puam-Dong, Toejo Dong, Chaho Nodongjagu, Mayang-do, Mugye-po,
Najin,
Coastal Defence
FORCES BY ROLE
SSM 2 regt (Silkworm tactical SSM in 6 sites, and probably some mobile launchers)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
ARTY • TOWED 122mm M-1931/37; 152mm M-1937
COASTAL 130mm M-1992; SM-4-1