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 |
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| KPA |
CPV |
ROKA |
USA |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| AT Rifles |
45.0 |
43.0 |
37.0 |
86.0 |
182.0 |
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| 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 |
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| AA Cannon Mounts |
10.6 |
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| AA Guns |
4.0 |
4.0 |
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| Tanks and SP Guns |
5.3 |
5.3 |
13.3 |
49.6 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| AT Rifles |
13.5 |
12.9 |
11.1 |
25.8 |
54.6 |
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| 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 |
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| AA Cannon Mounts |
3.2 |
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| AA Guns |
1.2 |
1.2 |
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| Tanks and SP Guns |
1.6 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
14.9 |
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| 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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