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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I think your numbers are wrong, last I looked it was about 10,000 artillary pieces aimed at the South alone with the majority at Seoul. I could be wrong, I will try to confirm. The 10,000 pieces does not include regimental, divisional and headquarter mobile artillary

A big chunk of those are in hardened shelters protected by a fairly sophisticated SAM network.

If it was 10,000 pieces, they would probably be able to fire 3 to 4 Salvo's before the American's and South Koreans could fire counterbattery, even more if air or naval assets were required.

I remember reading that within the first hour of a war, Seoul would look like the surface of the moon. If South Korea hit Seoul with even 10,000 shells the effects would be devestating.

I was working off memory, but it seems my numbers were a little old. That was what they had back in between 1984 to 1992.

Between 1984 and 1992, the army added about 1,000 tanks, over 2,500 APC/IFV, and about 6,000 artillery pieces and rocket launchers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army