Re: North Korean 4th Infnatry Division TO&E

["Joseph S. Bermudez Jr." <jbermudez@uswest.net>]

Mike,

> With all due respect (the standard alert that the hammer is about to fall)

Yep, I could see it coming....


> ...you're getting worse than Evanhoe about playing your cards close to your
> chest!  

Well, thank you for the compliment. I consider it a true honor to be
mentioned in the same sentence as Ed! ;-)


> Care to give us a clue as to how things changed?

Wow, that would take a book to explain!  Basically (and I'm talking real
basic here) it went like this,

June 1950 to August 1950: Basic TOE with losses being replaced at a semi
regular pace to maintain TOE.

August 1950 to Chinese intervention: Decimation of almost all KPA units
committed to battle. No attempt to maintain original TOE. Units established
or reformed in name only.

Chinese Intervention to end of 1952:  Reinforcement of existing units and a
basic attempt to provide minimum TOE levels for infantry and artillery
units. Creation of new, or re-establishment of old, GHQ and Corps level
combat (and some combat support) units.

1952 to end of War: New TOEs, effort to build frontline units to full TOE
with support elements. Establishment of new, but under strength, rear area
units using new TOE as a guideline. Establishment of new GHQ and Corps
combat, combat support, and service support units to new TOEs.