Manchuria, China, and the Far Eastern Front

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Of course, no discussion of the Far East can leave out the Republic of Korea (South Korea)...source is the Military Balance series.

Population: 39,400,000
Army: 540,000
2 mechanized infantry divisions (each of 3 bdes with a total of 3 mech, 3 mot inf
and 3 tank bns; a recon bn and a arty bde of three bns)
20 infantry divisions (each of three infantry regiments; 1 recon, 1 tank, and 1
engr bn and a arty group of 4 bns)
11 independent brigades: 3 airborne, 2 Special Forces, 1 Commando, 5 infantry
2 AA Arty bdes
2 SSM bns
2 SAM bdes
1 army aviation bde

1,200 M-47/M-48 MBTs
500 M-113 APCs
350 Fiat 6614 APCs
2,500 155mm SP, 175mm SP, 203mm SP, 105mm towed, 155mm towed,
203mm towed and 130mm MRLs
5,300 81mm and 107mm mortars
12 Honest John SSMs
255 76mm and 90mm towed antitank guns
3,200 57mm/75mm/90mm/106mm RCLs
66 Vulcan; 240 20mm and 40 40mm towed AA guns
110 HAWK SAMs
100 Nike Hercules SAMs
14 O-2A aircraft
100 UH-1B, 100 OH-6A, 25 Hughes 500MD, and 90 Scout helicopters
(on order are 38 M-109A2 SP 155mm; 500 TOW ATGM, 300 Stinger SAMs, 56 OH-6A and 25 Hughes 500MD)

Reserves:
Regular Army Reserves: 1,400,000 forming 23 infantry divisions and reinforcing active units.
Homeland Reserve Defense Force: 3,300,000

Navy: 29,000
11 destroyers (7 Gearing, 2 Sumner, 2 Fletcher)
8 frigates (1 Ulsan, 1 Rudderow, 6 Lawrence/Crosley)
3 Auk corvettes
11 FAC(M) (5 PSMM Mk5; 1 Asheville; 2 Kist)
8 large patrol craft
28 coastal patrol craft
8 coastal minesweepers
8 LST, 10 LSM, 6 LSU
(on order 1 d-e sub, 7 corvettes, 20 FAC(M))
Reserves: 25,000

Marines: 20,000
2 divisions
1 independent brigade
60 M-47, 80 LVTP-7
(on order 40 LVTP-7)
Reserves: 60,000

Air Force: 33,000
14 FGA sqns with 250 F-5A/B/E/F
4 FGA sqns with 70 F-86F and 6 A-10A
4 AD sqns with 70 F-4D/E
1 COIN sqn with 24 OV-10G, 8 A-37A
1 Recon sqn with 10 RF-5A
1 ASW sqn with 20 S-2A/F
1 ASW sqn with 10 Hughes 500MD helos
1 SAR sqn with 6 UH-1H, 20 UH-1B
5 tpt sqns with 10 C-54; 16 C-123J/K; 2 HS-748; 6 C-130H
Trainers include 20 T-28D, 40 T-33A, 14 T-37C, 20 T-41D, 35 F-5B, 64 F-5F
(on order 30 F-16A, 6 F-16B, 36 F-5E, 30 F-5F, 6 F-4D, 12 A-10A)
Reserves: 55,000

Paramilitary forces:
Civilian Defense Corps: 4,400,000
Student Homeland Defense Corps: 1,820,000

The current goal of the ROK is to maintain its independence in the face of the ever-present invasion threat from the DPRK (North Korea). Its secondary goal is to overthrow the DPRK regime and reunite the Korean peninsula under one government.

With the current support of the DPRK by Red China and the Soviet Union, and the ROK support from the United States has left the two Koreas in an uneasy deadlock which neither side dares to break.

The ROK's chief strategic vulnerability is the proximity of all ROK targets, including most of its heavy industry and population centers to air attacks from the DPRK, Red China and the Soviet Union. Second is the vulnerability of the ROK to ground infiltration or attack from the north. The ROK maintains a high level of security against the DPRK's infiltration and sabotage. In view of the strong anticommunism of the majority of South Koreans and their general support for the ROK government, there is no likelihood of indigenous guerrilla warfare. With continued US military commitment and the maintenance of a strong ROK defense structure, the chances of an all-out attack from the DPRK are slight. Should the Korean War be renewed, there is little possibility of either side mounting a quick knockout blow.

The United States maintains military advisory groups in Korea which equip and train all four ROK services. Most ROK units are under the operational control of the United Nations Command, which is Korea's senior military headquarters. The UN Commander is also the commander of the US Eighth Army. The US maintains an infantry division, an artillery brigade and various support units as well as an air wing stationed in Korea and another stationed in Okinawa. The US Seventh Fleet also maintains a carrier task force in the area.

The US and the ROK have a Mutual Defense Treaty.