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Korean armour is armour that was traditionally used in ancient times by Koreans, those fighting in and on behalf of Korea, or Koreans fighting overseas. Examples of ...
North Korean copy of the Russian AK-105 with a shortened 20-round magazine carrying 5.45×39mm ammunition. The furniture such as the pistol grip and the lightweight stock are made of plastic. Issued to armored crews. [7] [8] Assault rifles Type 56 China: Chinese copy of the AK-47. [2]: A-75 Type 68 North Korea: North Korean copy of the AKM. [9 ...
The 102nd Armored Brigade (Korean: 제102기갑여단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The brigade is subordinated to the III Corps . [ 1 ]
The K1, sometimes referred to as 88 tank (88 전차), [3] is a South Korean main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (later General Dynamics Land Systems) and Hyundai Precision Industry (later Hyundai Rotem) for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies.
[11] [14] The hull of the tank features armor plates on the sides, with slat armor on the rear sides protecting the engine just like the T-14. [ 7 ] [ 14 ] The glacis plate of the Cheonma-2 is slightly different from the T-14 and the driver's position is located at the center front of the hull. [ 14 ]
The possession of only 42,030 body armor sets leaves 58,519 soldiers without body armor, and only 3,147 of the 42,030 sets are capable of protection from the AK-74, the standard assault rifle of the Korean People's Army. [4] South Korean troops serving with UNIFIL in Lebanon in 2011. A new infantry rifle, the Daewoo K11, entered service in 2010.
Scalapino and Lee drew upon the South Korean-published The North Korean Yearbook. A declassified 1971 CIA document referring to a 1970 DIA assessment [4] appear to indicate that the 1st Army Group included the 13th and 47th Infantry Divisions. Yossef Bodansky's Crisis in Korea gives an account of the North Korean order of battle in 1984–88. [5]