February 21, 2021
Are North Korean Infantry Armed Well Enough to Stop America?
Infantry weapons have long been a pillar of the North Korean People’s Army.
by Kyle Mizokami
Here's What You Need to Remember: North Korea’s light infantry and special forces are taking on increasing importance as the country’s aging mechanized units, starved for technology and fuel, are likely becoming less relevant to the country’s war plans. The guns of the KPA Ground Forces help ensure North Korean sniper, airborne, and marine infantry units remain operationally relevant now and into the near future.
Infantry weapons have long been a pillar of the North Korean People’s Army, or KPA for short. The KPA that invaded South Korea was largely an infantry army, and despite significant mechanization in the 1970s the foundation of the army has been its infantry forces. Today, the bulk of the KPA’s 1.1 million army is infantry, with approximately 200,000 light infantry and special forces.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/are-north-korean-infantry-armed-well-enough-stop-america-178466
