[wtc911]

According to Jane's there are 22 ACTIVE Combat Divisions in the ROK army (@ 550k warriors) and 4.5 million reservists. In addition there are two Marine Divisions with armor and @ 2300 tanks of newer design than the North's.

Every conversation I've had with someone in the know or white paper I've read concerning a North Korea initiated war of reunification expresses concern over the choke points that would be created by massive flight from Seoul. The conventional wisdom is that because of arty, surprise, numbers and civilian panic the first week or ten days would belong to the North. After that logistics and exhaustion would tip the scales.

[tet68]

. After that logistics and exhaustion would tip the scales.




Don't forget the looting and pillage.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Hackworth was in Korea during the mess in 94, and got an interview with some of their high KDoD officials (he wanted to inspect some ROK divisions). They had told him that even the placement of buildings at historical invasion choke points was planned so that the debris would stop a DPRK heavy force. Since Hackworth fought at some of those same choke points during Korean Mistake I, he took a look, and realised that with the modern construction (it was pretty much all Hooches in his day), there was no way that the tank formations were going to get through. The DPRK simply did not have to deal with precision munitions back then, and their formations would be severely savaged today. If it is in the open and massed, it's a target today, and toast a few minutes later.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Sorry guy, thought you were asking about US Divisions. Not all 10 i gave you were infantry, i didn't read close enough.