RE: ROK Army

["Daniel T. Fahey" <DanFahey@DanSources.com>]

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is/was controversial but looks like an
excellent fighting vehicle.  The M8 in Korea had 37mm cannon which could be
used for defense.
It seemed to hold its own.

The General Stuart M3 Tanks of WW2 looked equally effective even against
Rommels armor, did OK in Africa.(Some had a 75mm Cannon mounted awkwardly on
the side).  In New Guinea it was effective against Japanese Tanks which were
even lighter then the Stuart.

This Class of Fighting Vehicles/Tanks seems to be getting popular again.
Just wanted some feedback comparing the what we had in WW2 up to today.

These types of vehicle are designed with Speed and ability to get into and
out of tight places quickly.  The Firepower appears secondary but a useful
load.

Dan Fahey


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
[mailto:owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu]On Behalf Of GRBroman@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 3:51 PM
To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
Subject: Re: ROK Army


John,
Good reaserch.  Good to see you cracking the books.  I have a few comments
on what you found, but I have to put it off till tonight. Glen Broman

In a message dated Thu, 28 Feb 2002  2:05:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
<Jhk789@aol.com> writes:

> In a message dated 2/27/2002 7:14:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,
evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com writes:
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> The only vehicles that could come close to being classified as "armor"
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> the M-8 armored cars /37mm tube. If memory serves (and it probably doesn't
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> in this instance) ROKA had 12 M-8's O/H when the war began. However,
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> given the parts situation, I suspect most of these were deadlined.
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> Half right!
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> When the War began, ROK Army had 28 M-8 armorered cars
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> equipped with 37-mm guns, 15 half-tracks,
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> 89 serviceable105-mm howitzers, 114 57-mm antitank guns, and
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> 98,000 troops. (Encyclopedia of the K.W., p. 356)
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> In addition, ROK forces consisted of 1,865 Air Force, 6,145 Navy, &
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> 48,000 National Police. (The Outbreak, US Army Center of
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> Military History, p.6)
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> ROK Armydivisons 1,6,7,8, & 17th Reg. of the Capital Divison
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> held positions along the 38th Parallel. They were also
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> armed with M1 rifle, 30-caliber carbine, 60-mm & 81-mm mortars,
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> 2.36-inch rocket launchers, etc. (The Outbreak)
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> With mortars and 105-mm howitzers, I think they could have
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> mounted a limited attack on the North.
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> Notice that the number of troops South had, in cluding the police,
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> numbered about 150,000. This exceeded the N.K. forces estimated
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> at 100,000-135,000. This raises an interesting question of whether
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> N.K had mobilized enough soldiers to begin the attack in June.
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> Military logic would have required an attacking force to have at
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> least 2 to 1 superiority in manpower. In addition, the N.K. forces
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> could not continue their attack for three days after they captured Seoul.
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> One S.Korean military expert states that this delay was due to the fact
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> that they didn't have any means to cross the Han river. This indicates
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> that their attack was not well prepared.
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> John2