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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
For Korea, Australia might be able to send over one infantry Brigade which would likely be 9 Brigade. It's current IRL strength is only about 35% but given 12 months it should be ready for action. I picked 9 Bde because it contains the southernmost units in the country and most acclimatised. Most other units train in the tropics while at least 12/40 Bn and 16 Field Battery know all about mountainous terrain and sub zero temps being drawn from Tasmania.
Still working on the orbat, but enough to get an idea of capabilities I think.
The rest of the Australian forces (besides a handful of naval assets) would be fully engaged against Indonesia or occupied in civil duties.
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So Australia might commit a brigade, reinforced by anything from New Zealand?
Don't see any British commitment, short of moving the 6th Division over from Chinese control when Eighth Army reached the Yalu River. We were reacing to get something meaningful for the MEFF.
It is possible that Canada might furnish a battalion/brigade group, but we run into the same thing as far as force structure goes.
A member of my local gaming group suggested Japan might furnish a division or two for Korea, aside from the issues with the Japanese constitution, there is also the memories for the Koreans of the last time the Japanese were on the peninsula so I really doubt any troops from that source....any thoughts?