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Armies of the world. Southern Korea

Population: 47 million people. The military budget is 4,4 billion dollars (2000). The regular forces are 672 000 people. The reserve - 4,5 million. Militarized formations (coastguard) - 4 500 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch: land forces - 26 months, air force and naval forces - 30. Mobilization resources - 14 million, including able-bodied men - 8,9 million.

Land forces: 560 000 people, 3 army headquarters, 11 army corps headquarters, 3 mechanized and 19 infantry divisions, 15 brigades (2 detached infantry, 10 special forces, 3 anti-aircraft artillery), 3 battalions of surface-to-air guided missiles, 3 detached tactical rockets battalions, 1 army-co-operation aviation command. The reserve: an army headquarters and 23 infantry divisions.

Arms: 12 tactical rocket systems NHK-1 and NHK-2, 2 140 tanks (including 80 T-80U), 40 BMP-3, 2 460 armored troop carriers, 3 500 105, 155 and 203 mm towed field artillery guns, 1 040 self-propelled guns, 156 130 mm MLRS, 6 000 mortars, 58 antitank guns, 600 anti-aircraft guns, more than 710 portable surface-to-air missile systems, 100 surface-to-air guided missile systems Hawk, 200 surface-to-air guided missile systems Nike-Hercules, about 550 army-co-operation helicopters (of them 143 combat ones).

Air force: 52 000 people, 488 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Tactical elements: 7 fighter and bomber air squadrons and 1 air defence fighter squadron, 1 reconnaissance air squadron, 1 SAR helicopter squadron, 1 training air squadron. Planes and helicopters: 160 F-16 (C and D), 225 F-5 E, F and B, 130 F-4 (D and Е), 22 A-37B, 50 T-37B, 10 D-2A, 18 RF-4C, 10 RF-5A, 3 OT-38, 25 T-41B, 18 Hawk Mk67, 2 BAe 748, Boeing 737-300, C-118, 10 C-130H, 15 CN-235M, 15 UH-60, 16 UH-1 (H. N), 6 CH-47, 3 Bell 412, 3 AS-332, 3 VH-60, pilotless vehicles: 3 Siger, 100 Harpi. Air defence: surface-to-air guided missile systems Nike-Hercules, Advanced Hawk, portable surface-to-air missile systems Javelin and Mistral.

Naval forces: 60 000 people (including 19 000 in service for a fixed period), 3 fleets, squadrons: surface ships (9), minesweepers (2). Navy: 9 submarines (pr.209/1200), 11 ultrasmall submarines (2 Tolgore, 9 Dolphin), 8 destroyers (3 King Quanggeto, 5 Giring), 9 frigates with guided missiles Ulsan, 28 corvettes (24 Phohan, 4 Tonhe), 5 missile boats Ashville, 83 patrol boats, 15 minesweepers (including 6 Lerici), 1 minelayer, 10 tank landing ships (4 pr.1171, 6 LST-511), 3 small storm-boats, more than 20 storm-boats, 3 tankers, 1 transport, 1 resque ships, 10 towboats, 2 submarine resque ships, 4 hydrographic vessels. Naval aircraft: planes - 21 (8 Р-ЗС, 8 S-2F, 5 F-406), helicopters - 36 (30 Super Lynx, 6 SA-316). Sea police: 25 000 people, 2 divisions, 1 brigade. Arms: 60 tanks M-47, 105 mm and 155 mm field artillery guns, ASM systems Harpoon.

Sea police: about 4 500 people, 5 patrol ships, 38 big and 38 small patrol boats, 5 rescue ships.





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