South Korea Armed Forces

[Kusumo]

This thread is solely to discuss and showing the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
Open to anyones and feels free to contributes.

Republic of Korea Armed Forces

Service Branches

ROK Army

ROK Air Force

ROK Navy

ROK Marine Corps

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[Sejong]

F-15K and a E-737 "Peace Eye" AWAC Patrol

 

[Sejong]

some more about F-15K and E-737 "Peace Eye" AWAC Patrol

 

[Sejong]

Sejong the Great Class Destroyers were built and designed for conventional naval warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-air warfare. The class can also be used to escort other ships protecting them from enemy aircraft. The Sejong Destroyer class is also equipped with Aegis combat system. South Korea is considering equipping the Sejong class with SM-3 missiles for Ballistic missile defense threats. 3 are in service while another 3 are going to be built
Sensors: AN/SPY-1D multi-function radar, AN/SPG-62 fire control radar, DSQS-21BZ hull mounted radar
weapons: 1 Mk45 mod 4 naval gun, 1 Goalkeeper CIWS, 1 RIM-116 SAM, 16 Haesung anti-ship missiles, 1 80 cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Surface to Air Missiles, 1 48 cell K VLS for 32 Hyunmoo III cruise missiles and 16 Hong Sang Eo anti-submarine missiles, 2 torpedo tubes for 2 Chung Sang Eo Torpedoes
Aircraft carried: 2 Lynx Helicopters

 

[Sejong]

soldiers do an artillery test fire exercise with K55 Self propelled howitzers

 

[Sejong]

K-SAM Chunma SAMs, 115 are in service

 

[Sejong]

The first launched PKX-B patrol craft. South Korea plans to have 16 of these patrol crafts in the future. Armament includes a 12 Barreled multiple rocket launcher to fire 130mm rockets, 1 76mm naval gun and 2 12.7mm remote controlled machine guns.

 

[Sejong]

Artillery firing exercise using KH-178 Howitzers

 

[sarvar_preus]

ROK K2 black panther tank. the most expensive tank on earth! currently 100 tanks in service.

 

[Sejong]

ROK K2 black panther tank. the most expensive tank on earth! currently 100 tanks in service.

we want to field 300 by the future

 

[Sejong]

The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Class destroyers are Multipurpose destroyers built for the navy's destroyer program. A total of 6 were built.
Sensors: AN/SPS-45 air search radar, MW08 3D G-Band PESA fire control radar and DSQS-23 Sonar system
Armament: 1 Mk 45 naval gun, 1 Goalkeeper CIWS, 1 RIM-116 SAM, 1 32 cell Mk41 VLS for SM-2 Surface to air missiles, 1 32 cell K-VLS for 8 Hong Sang Eo anti submarine missiles and Hyunmoo-III Cruise missiles, and 8 Haeseong anti-ship missiles
aircraft carried: 1 Lynx Helicopter

 

[Kusumo]

is Hyundai HDF-3500 / FFX Batch-III already built or in service with ROK Navy's?

 

[sarvar_preus]

The Daewoo K2 rifle is a gas operated, selective fire rifle, that is the current standard issue rifle of the army of the republic of Korea. the rifle differs from the M-16 is a few ways most notably in its long stroke gas piston and various cosmetic differences, resulting in a more polished and solid rifle. it replaced the M-16A1 & the older K1 rifle in standard service in the 80s.

 

[sarvar_preus]

ROK M48 tanks.

 

[sarvar_preus]

An ROK T-80 tank. the ROK received a total of 35 such tanks from Russian as payment for Soviet era debt.