Appendix 6

 

Comparative Table of Changes in Capabilities of the Divisions of the Sides During the

 Course of the War in Creating a Density of Forces, Number of Rounds and 

Weight of Artillery Metal on One Kilometer of Front in the Offensive and in the Defensive

 

 

Offensive Front of 3 Kilometers

KPA

CPV

ROKA

USA

Prior to the start of the war

Prior to the end of the

1st Stage

Prior to the start of the 3rd Stage

During the course of the 4th Stage

Prior to the start of the war

During the course of the 2nd Stage

During the course of the 4th Stage

Prior to the start of the war and during its course

Infantry Battalion

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Rifles and Carbines

2672.3

2182.3

1331.0

2725.3

3166.6

3248.6

4004.6

4876.3

Automatic Rifles

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

137.3

Submachine Guns

650.0

644.0

244.0

1081.6

84.0

95.0

514.3

212.6

Light Machine Guns

 

112.6

 

115.0

 

67.0

 

156.7

 

18.0

 

27.0

 

46.3

 

53.3

Medium Machine Guns

 

68.0

 

67.3

 

18.0

 

54.0

 

24.0

 

28.0

 

-

 

13.3

Heavy Machine Guns

 

6.0

 

12.0

 

-

 

10.7

 

-

 

39.6

 

55.6

 

118.0

AT Rifles

45.0

43.0

-

-

37.0

-

86.0

182.0

Mortars

35.6

35.0

41.0

39.0

54.0

58.0

44.0

53.3

 

AT Guns

 

16.0

 

17.3

 

-

 

16.0

 

6.0

 

6.0

 

24.0

 

40.0

Regimental/

Divisional Artillery

 

16.0

 

16.0

 

8.0

 

8.0

 

10.0

 

6.0

 

24.0

 

24.0

AA Machine Gun Mounts

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

10.6

AA Cannon Mounts

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

10.6

AA Guns

-

4.0

-

4.0

-

-

-

-

Tanks

and SP Guns

5.3

5.3

-

13.3

-

-

-

49.6

Rounds per minute per

1 km of front

 

118,891.7

 

113,861.6

 

46,599.6

 

162.306.6

 

62,726.6

 

73,088.6

 

95,773.0

 

115,398.0

Weight of one artillery salvo per kilometer

 

423.0

 

426.3

 

170.6

 

504.3

 

258.8

 

322.0

 

705.3

 

1400.0

Defensive Front of 10 Kilometers

Infantry Battalion

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

Rifles and Carbines

801.7

654.7

399.3

817.6

950.0

974.6

1201.4

1462.9

Automatic Rifles

-

-

-

-

-

24.6

-

41.2

Submachine Guns

195.0

193.2

73.2

324.5

25.2

28.5

154.3

63.8

Light Machine Guns

 

33.8

 

34.5

 

20.1

 

47.0

 

5.4

 

8.1

 

13.9

 

16.0

Medium Machine Guns

 

20.4

 

20.2

 

5.4

 

16.2

 

7.2

 

8.4

 

-

 

4.0

Heavy Machine Guns

 

1.8

 

3.6

 

-

 

3.2

 

-

 

11.9

 

16.7

 

35.4

AT Rifles

13.5

12.9

-

-

11.1

-

25.8

54.6

Mortars

10.7

10.5

12.3

11.7

16.2

17.4

13.2

16.0

 

AT Guns

4.8

5.2

-

4.8

1.8

1.8

7.2

12.0

Regimental/

Divisional Artillery

 

4.8

 

4.8

 

2.4

 

2.4

 

3.0

 

1.8

 

7.2

 

7.2

AA Machine Gun Mounts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.2

AA Cannon Mounts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.2

AA Guns

-

1.2

-

1.2

-

-

-

-

Tanks

and SP Guns

1.6

1.6

-

4.0

-

-

-

14.9

Rounds per minute per

1 km of front

 

35,667.5

 

34,158.5

 

13.979.9

 

48,692.0

 

18.818.0

 

21.925.1

 

28,731.9

 

34,619.4

Weight of one artillery salvo per kilometer

 

127.1

 

127.9

 

51.1

 

151.3

 

77.6

 

96.6

 

211.6

 

420.0

 

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