Appendix 3

 

Comparative Table of The Organization of Combat Units and Subunits

of Infantry Divisions of the Opposing Sides

 

Units and

Subunits

Korean Peoplesí Army

US Army

Prewar

By the end of 1st Stage

During the 3rd and 4th Stages

Infantry:

Regiments

Battalions

Companies

Platoons

Squads

Automatic Weapons

     Companies

Machine gun

     Battalions

Machine gun

     Companies

AT Battalions

AT Rifle Platoons

 

3

9

27

81

243

 

3

 

1

 

9

-

9

 

3

9

27

81

243

 

1

 

1

 

1

-

9

 

3

9

27

81

243

 

1

 

1

 

1

-

9

 

3

9

27

81

324

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

-

Mortars:

Mortar Companies

Machine gun/mortar

     Companies

Machine gun/mortar

     Platoons

Mortar Batteries

Mortar Squads

 

9

 

-

 

-

3

-

 

9

 

-

 

-

3

-

 

9

 

-

 

-

3

-

 

3

 

9

 

27

-

-

Field Artillery:

Groups

Regiments

Battalions

Batteries

 

-

1

-

3

 

-

1

-

3

 

-

1

-

3

 

-

-

4

-

AT Artillery:

Battalions

Batteries

Platoons

 

1

3

9

 

1

3

9

 

1

3

-

 

-

-

-

AA Artillery:

Battalions

 

-

 

1

 

1

 

1

Armor:

Regiments

Battalions

SP Arty Battalions

Companies

 

-

-

1

-

 

-

-

1

-

 

-

-

1

-

 

-

1

-

3

Engineers:

Battalions

Companies

Platoons

 

1

-

-

 

1

-

-

 

1

-

-

 

1

-

-

Chemical:

Companies

Platoons

 

-

-

 

-

-

 

-

-

 

-

-

Reconnaissance:

Detachments

Companies

 

-

1

 

-

1

 

-

1

 

-

1

Training:

Training Battalions

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

-

 

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