ETELÄ-KOREA
ACTIVE 687,000 (Army 560,000 Navy 68,000 Air 64,000) Paramilitary 4,500
Terms of service conscription: Army, Navy and Air Force 26 months
RESERVE 4,500,000
Reserve obligation of three days per year. First Combat Forces (Mobilisation Reserve Forces) or Regional Combat Forces (Homeland Defence Forces) to age 33
Paramilitary 3,500,000
Being re-organised
ORGANISATIONS BY SERVICE
Army 420,000; 140,000 conscript (total 560,000)
FORCES BY ROLE
Command 3 fd army, 1 special warfare, 1 capital defence, 1 army avn; 8 corps
Armd 4 indep bde Mech Inf 5 div (each: 3 mech inf bde with (3 tk bn, 1 recce bn, 1 fd arty bde, 1 engr bn))
Inf 17 div (each: 1 arty regt (4 arty bn), 1 recce bn, 1 engr bn, 1 tk bn, 3 inf regt); 2 indep bde
SF 7 bde
Air aslt 1 bde
Counter-Infiltration 3 bde
SSM 3 bn
ADA 3 bde
SAM 2 (Nike Hercules) bn (10 sites); 3 (I HAWK) bn (24 sites)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
MBT 2,750: 1,420 K/K1A1; 80 T-80U; 400 M-47 (in store); 597 M-48A5; 253 M-48
AIFV 40 BMP-3;
APC 2,780
APC (T) 2,560: 1,700 KIFV; 420 M-113; 140 M-577; 300 Bv 206
APC (W) 220; 20 BTR-80; 200 KM-900/-901 (Fiat 6614)
ARTY 10,774+
SP 1,089+: 155mm 1076: !36 K-9 Thunder; 1,040 M-109A2; 175mm M-107; 203mm 13 M-110
TOWED 3,500+: 105mm 1,700 M-101/KH-178; 155mm 1,800+ KH-179/M-114/M-115
MRL 185: 130mm 156 Kooryong; 227mm 29 MLRS (all ATACMS capable)
MOR 6,000: 81mm KM-29 (M-29); 107mm M-30
AT • MSL • MANPATS AT-7 9K115 Saxhorn; TOW-2A
RCL 57mm; 75mm; 90mm M-67; 106mm M-40A2
RL 67mm PZF 44 Panzerfaust
GUNS 58
SP 90mm 50 M-36
TOWED 76mm 8 M-18 Hellcat (AT gun)
HELICOPTERS
ATK 60 AH-1F Cobra/AH-1J Cobra
SPEC OP 6MH-47E (MH-47E) Chinook
SPT 21: 3 AS-332L Super Puma; 18 CH-47D Chinook
UTL 337: 12 Bo-105; 130 Hughes 500D; 45 MD-500; 20 UH-1H Iroquois; 130 UH-60P Black Hawk
AD • SAM 1,138+
SP Chun Ma Pegasus
TOWED 158 I-HAWK MIM-23B; 48 Patriot being delivered
STATIC 200 MIM-14 Nike Hercules
MANPAD 780+: 60 FIM-43 Redeye; !200 FIM-92A Stinger; 350 Javelin; 170 Mistral; SA-16 Gimlet
GUNS 330+
SP 170: 20mm !150 KIFV Vulcan SPAAG; 30mm 20 BIHO Flying Tiger
TOWED 160: 20mm 60 M-167 Vulcan; 35mm 20 GDF- 003; 40mm 80 L/60/L/70; M1
RADAR • LAND AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder (arty, mor); AN/ TPQ-37 Firefinder (arty); RASIT (veh, arty)
MSL • SSM 12 NHK-I/-II Hyonmu
Reserves
FORCES BY ROLE
Comd 1 army HQ
Inf 24 div
Navy 24,000; "19,000 conscript (total 68,000; incl marines)
FORCES BY ROLE
Naval HQ (CNOROK) located at Gyeryongdae, with an Operational Cmd HQ (CINCROKFLT) located Jinhae with 3 Separate Fleet Elements; 1st Fleet Donghae (East Sea – Sea of Japan); 2nd Fleet Pyeongtaek (West Sea – Yellow Sea); 3rd
Fleet Busan (South Sea – Korea Strait); additional 3 Flotillas (incl SF, mine warfare, amphibious and spt elements) and 1 Naval Air Wing (3 gp plus Spt gp)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
SUBMARINES • TACTICAL13
SSK 11:
9 Chang Bogo each with 8 single 533mm TT each with SUT HWT
2 Son Won-ill (AIP fi$ed) each with 8 single 533mm TT each with SUT HWT (additional vessels in build)
SSI 2 KSS-1 Dolgorae each with 2 single 406mm TT
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 47
DESTROYERS • DDG 10:
1 Sejong KDX-3 each with 2 Mk 41 VLS quad (8 eff.) each with RGM-84 Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 32/64 cell Mk 41 VLS with Sea Sparrow SAM and ESSM, 1 127mm
gun, (capacity Super Lynx utl hel); (Additional 2 of class in build)
3 Gwanggaeto Daewang KDX-1 each with 2 Mk 41 VLS quad (8 eff.) each with RGM-84 Harpoon tactical SSM,
1 16 cell Mk 48 VLS with Sea Sparrow SAM, 1 127mm gun, (capacity 1 Super Lynx utl hel)
6 Chungmugong Yi Sun-Jhin KDX-2 each with 2 Mk 141 VLS quad (8 eff.) each with 8 RGM-84C Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 Mk 41 VLS-32 cells each with SM-2 MR
SAM, 1 127mm gun (capacity 1 Super Lynx utl hel)
FRIGATES • FFG 9:
9 Ulsan each with 2 Mk 141 VLS quad (8 eff.) each with RGM-84C Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 triple ASTT (6 eff.) each with Mk 46 LWT, 2 76mm gun
CORVETTES • FS 28:
4 Dong Hae each with 2 triple ASTT (6 eff.) each with Mk 46 LWT
24 Po Hang each with 2 MM-38 Exocet tactical SSM (fi$ed on some vessels), 2 triple ASTT (6 eff.) each with Mk 46 LWT
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS !76
PFM 1 Yoon Young Ha each with Hae Song (Sea Star) tactical SSM (reported) 1 76mm gun (additional vessels in build)
PFI 75 Sea Dolphin
MINE WARFARE 10
MINE COUNTERMEASURES 9
MHC 6 Kan Kyeong
MSC 3 Yang Yang
MINELAYERS • ML 1 Won San
AMPHIBIOUS
PRINCIPAL AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS • LPD 1 Dodko (capacity 2 LCVP; 10 tanks; 700 troops)
LS 11
LST 8: 4 Alligator (capacity 20 tanks; 300 troops); 4 Un Bong (capacity 16 tanks; 200 troops)
ACV 3 Tsaplya (capacity 1 MBT; 130 troops)
CRAFT 36: 6 LCT; 20 LCVP; 10 LCM
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 24
AORH 3 Chun Jee
ARS 1
AG 1 Sunjin (trials spt)
ATS 2
AGOR 17 (civil manned, funded by the Min. of Transport)
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Pusan, Mukho, Cheju, Pohang, Mokpo, Jinhae (Fleet HQ and 3rd Fleet), Donghae (1st Fleet), Pyongtaek (2nd Fleet)
ACTIVE 687,000 (Army 560,000 Navy 68,000 Air 64,000) Paramilitary 4,500
Terms of service conscription: Army, Navy and Air Force 26 months
RESERVE 4,500,000
Reserve obligation of three days per year. First Combat Forces (Mobilisation Reserve Forces) or Regional Combat Forces (Homeland Defence Forces) to age 33
Paramilitary 3,500,000
Being re-organised
ORGANISATIONS BY SERVICE
Army 420,000; 140,000 conscript (total 560,000)
FORCES BY ROLE
Command 3 fd army, 1 special warfare, 1 capital defence, 1 army avn; 8 corps
Armd 4 indep bde Mech Inf 5 div (each: 3 mech inf bde with (3 tk bn, 1 recce bn, 1 fd arty bde, 1 engr bn))
Inf 17 div (each: 1 arty regt (4 arty bn), 1 recce bn, 1 engr bn, 1 tk bn, 3 inf regt); 2 indep bde
SF 7 bde
Air aslt 1 bde
Counter-Infiltration 3 bde
SSM 3 bn
ADA 3 bde
SAM 2 (Nike Hercules) bn (10 sites); 3 (I HAWK) bn (24 sites)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
MBT 2,750: 1,420 K/K1A1; 80 T-80U; 400 M-47 (in store); 597 M-48A5; 253 M-48
AIFV 40 BMP-3;
APC 2,780
APC (T) 2,560: 1,700 KIFV; 420 M-113; 140 M-577; 300 Bv 206
APC (W) 220; 20 BTR-80; 200 KM-900/-901 (Fiat 6614)
ARTY 10,774+
SP 1,089+: 155mm 1076: !36 K-9 Thunder; 1,040 M-109A2; 175mm M-107; 203mm 13 M-110
TOWED 3,500+: 105mm 1,700 M-101/KH-178; 155mm 1,800+ KH-179/M-114/M-115
MRL 185: 130mm 156 Kooryong; 227mm 29 MLRS (all ATACMS capable)
MOR 6,000: 81mm KM-29 (M-29); 107mm M-30
AT • MSL • MANPATS AT-7 9K115 Saxhorn; TOW-2A
RCL 57mm; 75mm; 90mm M-67; 106mm M-40A2
RL 67mm PZF 44 Panzerfaust
GUNS 58
SP 90mm 50 M-36
TOWED 76mm 8 M-18 Hellcat (AT gun)
HELICOPTERS
ATK 60 AH-1F Cobra/AH-1J Cobra
SPEC OP 6MH-47E (MH-47E) Chinook
SPT 21: 3 AS-332L Super Puma; 18 CH-47D Chinook
UTL 337: 12 Bo-105; 130 Hughes 500D; 45 MD-500; 20 UH-1H Iroquois; 130 UH-60P Black Hawk
AD • SAM 1,138+
SP Chun Ma Pegasus
TOWED 158 I-HAWK MIM-23B; 48 Patriot being delivered
STATIC 200 MIM-14 Nike Hercules
MANPAD 780+: 60 FIM-43 Redeye; !200 FIM-92A Stinger; 350 Javelin; 170 Mistral; SA-16 Gimlet
GUNS 330+
SP 170: 20mm !150 KIFV Vulcan SPAAG; 30mm 20 BIHO Flying Tiger
TOWED 160: 20mm 60 M-167 Vulcan; 35mm 20 GDF- 003; 40mm 80 L/60/L/70; M1
RADAR • LAND AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder (arty, mor); AN/ TPQ-37 Firefinder (arty); RASIT (veh, arty)
MSL • SSM 12 NHK-I/-II Hyonmu
Reserves
FORCES BY ROLE
Comd 1 army HQ
Inf 24 div
Navy 24,000; "19,000 conscript (total 68,000; incl marines)
FORCES BY ROLE
Naval HQ (CNOROK) located at Gyeryongdae, with an Operational Cmd HQ (CINCROKFLT) located Jinhae with 3 Separate Fleet Elements; 1st Fleet Donghae (East Sea – Sea of Japan); 2nd Fleet Pyeongtaek (West Sea – Yellow Sea); 3rd
Fleet Busan (South Sea – Korea Strait); additional 3 Flotillas (incl SF, mine warfare, amphibious and spt elements) and 1 Naval Air Wing (3 gp plus Spt gp)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
SUBMARINES • TACTICAL13
SSK 11:
9 Chang Bogo each with 8 single 533mm TT each with SUT HWT
2 Son Won-ill (AIP fi$ed) each with 8 single 533mm TT each with SUT HWT (additional vessels in build)
SSI 2 KSS-1 Dolgorae each with 2 single 406mm TT
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 47
DESTROYERS • DDG 10:
1 Sejong KDX-3 each with 2 Mk 41 VLS quad (8 eff.) each with RGM-84 Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 32/64 cell Mk 41 VLS with Sea Sparrow SAM and ESSM, 1 127mm
gun, (capacity Super Lynx utl hel); (Additional 2 of class in build)
3 Gwanggaeto Daewang KDX-1 each with 2 Mk 41 VLS quad (8 eff.) each with RGM-84 Harpoon tactical SSM,
1 16 cell Mk 48 VLS with Sea Sparrow SAM, 1 127mm gun, (capacity 1 Super Lynx utl hel)
6 Chungmugong Yi Sun-Jhin KDX-2 each with 2 Mk 141 VLS quad (8 eff.) each with 8 RGM-84C Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 Mk 41 VLS-32 cells each with SM-2 MR
SAM, 1 127mm gun (capacity 1 Super Lynx utl hel)
FRIGATES • FFG 9:
9 Ulsan each with 2 Mk 141 VLS quad (8 eff.) each with RGM-84C Harpoon tactical SSM, 2 triple ASTT (6 eff.) each with Mk 46 LWT, 2 76mm gun
CORVETTES • FS 28:
4 Dong Hae each with 2 triple ASTT (6 eff.) each with Mk 46 LWT
24 Po Hang each with 2 MM-38 Exocet tactical SSM (fi$ed on some vessels), 2 triple ASTT (6 eff.) each with Mk 46 LWT
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS !76
PFM 1 Yoon Young Ha each with Hae Song (Sea Star) tactical SSM (reported) 1 76mm gun (additional vessels in build)
PFI 75 Sea Dolphin
MINE WARFARE 10
MINE COUNTERMEASURES 9
MHC 6 Kan Kyeong
MSC 3 Yang Yang
MINELAYERS • ML 1 Won San
AMPHIBIOUS
PRINCIPAL AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS • LPD 1 Dodko (capacity 2 LCVP; 10 tanks; 700 troops)
LS 11
LST 8: 4 Alligator (capacity 20 tanks; 300 troops); 4 Un Bong (capacity 16 tanks; 200 troops)
ACV 3 Tsaplya (capacity 1 MBT; 130 troops)
CRAFT 36: 6 LCT; 20 LCVP; 10 LCM
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 24
AORH 3 Chun Jee
ARS 1
AG 1 Sunjin (trials spt)
ATS 2
AGOR 17 (civil manned, funded by the Min. of Transport)
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Pusan, Mukho, Cheju, Pohang, Mokpo, Jinhae (Fleet HQ and 3rd Fleet), Donghae (1st Fleet), Pyongtaek (2nd Fleet)