(1) Army troops
South Korea: 96,140 / North Korea: 191,680
(2) Army Infantry
8 divisions / 10 divisions
(3) Marines
1 unit / -
(4) Howitzers
91 / 552
(5) Anti-tank guns
140 / 550
(6) Mortars
960 / 1,728
(7) Armored fighting vehicles
27 / 54
(8) Tanks
- / 242
(9) Others
Support units / 1 tank brigade, armor, patrol units, special forces
Navy
(10) Total forces
7,715 / 4,700
(11) Patrol ships
28 / 30
(12) Auxiliary ships
43 / 80
Air Force
(13) Total forces
1,897 / 2,000
(14) Fighters
22 training, liaison aircrafts / 211 fighters, bombers
(15) Total
105,752 / 198,380
(1) Army troops
South Korea: 464,000 / North Korea: 1100,000
(2) Army Corps (* : Marines included)
13* / 17
(3) Divisions
40* / 81
(4) Brigades
31* / 131
(5) Tanks
2,300* / 4,300
(6) Armored fighting vehicles
2,800* / 2,500
(7) Field guns
5,800* / 8,600
(8) Multiple rocket launchers
200 / 5,500
(9) Surface-to-surface weapon launchers
60 / 100
Navy
(10) Total forces
70,000* / 60,000
(11) Warships
100 / 430
(12) Amphibious ships
10 / 250
(13) Mine countermeasures vessels
10 / 20
(14) Auxiliary vessels
20 / 40
(15) Submarines
10 / 70
(16) Air Force Total forces
65,000 / 110,000
(17) Fighters
410 / 810
(18) Reconnaissance aircraft
70 / 30
(19) Air Mobility aircraft
50 / 340
(20) Training aircraft
180 / 170
(21) Helicopters
680 (Army, Navy included) / 290
(22) Active total
599,000 / 1,280,000
(23) Reserves
3,100,000 / 7,620,000**
** : Includes civilians as young as teenagers trained to engage in combat in the event of war
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