Friday 17 February 2017

Modern Spearhead :North Korean OOB



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Just an example of the excellent resource material on the Modern Spearhead website

    


korea north
Quality: WARPAC 2 (except Border Defence Battalions, which are Third World)
Morale: Regular (except Border Defence Battalions, which are Green)
9 Border Defence Battalions, each:
Headquarters: 1 x HQ Stand, 1 x Type 31 60mm Mortar.
3 Infantry Companies, each: 2 x Infantry Stands*.
3 Marine Battalions:
(details unknown)
1 Commando Battalion:
(details unknown)
1 Motorcycle ‘Regiment’**:
Headquarters: 1 x HQ Stand & Truck.
1 Recce Platoon: 1 x Recon Motorcycle Combo LMG Stand***.
1 Armoured Recce Company: 2 x Recon BA-64B Armoured Cars
1 Motorised Recce Company: 2 x Recon SMG Infantry Stands with 1 Truck & 1 Motorcycle Stand***.
3 Tank ‘Regiments’, each**:
Headquarters: 1 x HQ T34/85.
3 ‘Battalions’, each: 3 x T-34/85.
1 Corps Artillery Regiment:
1 Howitzer Battalion: 3 x M38 122mm Howitzers & Horse-drawn limbers, FO.
1 Anti-Tank Battalion: 4 x M1944 100mm ATGs & Lorries.
(Most likely 4 Batteries of 1 Stand each).

From 1951 Add:

Corps Artillery Regiment (additional units):
1 Mortar Battalion: 3 x M43 120mm Mortars & Horse-drawn limbers, FO.
1 AA Battalion: 4 x M39 37mm AA Guns & Trucks.
3 AA Companies, each: 3 x 12.7mm AA HMG.
* Border Defence Infantry are AI 4-6" and have no AT or ATGW factors.
 ** Treat the Motorcycle & Tank “Regiments” as Battalions as per the rules. Tank “Battalions” may be attached out as if “Companies”.
*** The Recon Motorcycle LMG Stand is AI 5-6" (with no AT or ATGW), and the Mechanised Recon SMG Infantry Stands are AT 0-3" and AI 5-3” and have no ATGW factor.

3 comments:

mark said...

nice list
"they love you long time"

Ian said...

That would be very easy to upgrade the WW2 Russians to fit this list. Mark's Americans would easily upgrade as well - we just need some jets and helicopters.

jono said...

120mm mortars and 122mm howitzers are horse drawn,normal battalion are 3rd world. I don't have the rules with me but I can guess what that means