South Korean Army
Army of the Republic of Korea |
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Flag of the ROKA |
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Lineup | September 5, 1948 |
Country | South Korea |
Armed forces | Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea |
Type | Armed forces ( army ) |
Strength | 560,000 |
The South Korean Army or Army of the Republic of Korea ( Hangeul : 대한민국 육군, Hanja : 大韓民國 陸軍 , English : Republic of Korea Army , abbreviated ROKA ) is the land force of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) .
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Korean alphabet : | 대한민국 육군 |
Hanja : | 大韓民國 陸軍 |
Revised Romanization : | daehanminguk yukgun |
McCune-Reischauer : | taehanminguk yukgun |
It is the largest branch of the armed forces with over 560,000 soldiers (as of 2004). The army is also the most important part of the armed forces because of the mountainous topography of the Korean Peninsula with a mountain share of 70% and because of the threat posed by the North Korean armed forces with their strong presence along the demilitarized zone (2/3 are permanently stationed at the DMZ).
The ROK Army is divided into three armies organized: the first Army ( First Army , FROKA ), the second Army ( Second Army , SROKA ) and the Third Army ( Third Army , troka ). The current commander in chief of the South Korean army is General Cho Jung-hwan .
The army consists of the Army Headquarters , the Aviation Command and the Special Warfare Command , consisting of 560,000 soldiers who are organized in 11 corps , 49 divisions and 19 brigades . It has 5,350 tanks and armored vehicles, around 11,337 artillery pieces, 7,032 anti-aircraft missile systems and 13,000 systems for infantry support.
equipment
vehicles
vehicles | origin | version | active | Remarks | |||
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Main battle tank | |||||||
K1 type 88 | South Korea | K1 / K1E1 K1A1 / A2 |
1027 484 |
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K2 Black Panther | South Korea | K2 | 206 | ||||
M48 | United States | M48A3K M48A5 / A5K1 / A5K2 |
~ 300 ~ 500 |
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T-80U | Russia | T-80UK | 35 | Considering Russia in 1996 as a partial payment of the debts that arose during the Soviet era. | |||
Armored personnel carriers | |||||||
K200 KIFV | South Korea | K216 K221 K255 K277 |
1700 ~ | ||||
K21 NIFV | South Korea | 300 ~ | |||||
BMP-3 | Russia | BMP-3F BMP-3M |
33 37 |
Considering Russia in 1996 as a partial payment of debts arose during the Soviet era. | |||
Self-propelled howitzers | |||||||
K9 Thunder | South Korea | K10 | 300+ | ||||
K55 | United States / South Korea | K55A1 | 1040 | ||||
Rocket launcher | |||||||
K136 Kooryoung | South Korea | K136A1 | 156 | ||||
Multiple launch rocket system | United States / South Korea | 90 |
Aircraft
Status: end of 2013
Aircraft | origin | use | version | active | Ordered | Remarks | |
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Planes | |||||||
Beechcraft King Air | United States | Transport plane | King Air 90 | 1 | |||
helicopter | |||||||
Bell AH-1 Cobra | United States | Attack helicopter | AH-1S HueyCobra AH-1J SeaCobra |
77 | |||
Boeing AH-64 Apache | United States | Attack helicopter | AH-64E Apache Guardian | 36 | |||
Bölkow Bo 105 | Germany | Light multipurpose helicopter | 12 | ||||
Hughes MD500 | United States | Light multipurpose helicopter | 252 | Target by the COW 1 are replaced | |||
Boeing CH-47 Chinook | United States | Medium-weight transport helicopter | CH-47D | 23 | |||
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | United States | Transport helicopter | UH-60P | 68 | |||
Bell UH-1 Iroquois | United States | Transport helicopter | UH-1H | 91 | Target by the COW 1 are replaced | ||
KAI KUH-1 Surion |
South Korea / European Union |
Transport helicopter | 16 | 5 | another 221 orders planned |
Web links
- The Army of the Republic of Korea at GlobalSecurity.org (English)
- Armed Forces Overview of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea at GlobalDefence.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Air Forces 2014. (PDF; 3.9 MB) In: Flightglobal Insight. 2014, archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; accessed on March 26, 2014 (English).