12/24/2023 0 Comments 1950 us military main battle tankOstensibly, the United States maintained a large military presence in the Far East, primarily in Japan, but this was a hollow force. (They didn't believe that Korean was poor tank country!) The NKAF had about 162 aircraft, all of World War II vintage, with aggressive and reasonably well-trained pilots. Militarily, much stronger than the South Koreans, in June 1950, the North Koreans had an army of 135,000 men, well-equipped small arms, artillery, and T-34 tanks. It was, basically, an internal police force. The ROKAF armed forces were heavily weighted toward ground units the air force was virtually a stepchild, possessing only about 20 liaison and trainer aircraft and 30 fully trained pilots. believed Korea to be poor tank country) and little artillery. At the time of the invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, Republic of Korea (ROKAF) forces numbered 98,000, with no tanks (the U.S.
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