Land forces

Personel
1,055.000 (including 70.000 commandoforces) and 500.000 reserves.

Structure
20 corps HQ
2 armored divisions
27 infantry divisions
5 mechanized divisions
6 independent armored brigades
4 artillery brigades
20 artillery regiments
2 SAM divisions
1 SSM brigade
5 airborne batallions
1 SF corps with 3 commando, 3 amphibious and 4 recon regiments.

1 Army corps (Kumgang)
This is a first echelon army  based near the DMZ it is equiped for offensive actions.
# 2 Infantry Division
# 13 Infantry Division
# 31 Infantry Division
# 46 Infantry Division

# Lt. Infantry BDE
# Armor BDE
# Artillery BDE
# Artillery BDE
# AAA Rgt
# 18 Mortar Rgt
# 31 Mortar Rgt
# River-crossing Eng. Rgt
# Rear Services Dept.

# Corps HQ Guard Co.
# Anti-tank BN
# Anti-tank BN
# Technical Engineer BN
# Road Constr. Engineer BN
# EW/SIGINT BN
# Wire Maintenance BN
# Chemical BN
# Lt. Reconnaissance BN
# Artillery Recon BN
# Lt. Armor BN
# Lt. Armor BN

2nd Army Corps (Kumchan)
Same as 1 army based near DMZ.

    * 3 Infantry Division
    * 6 Infantry Division
    * 8 Infantry Division

    * 32 Lt. Infantry BDE
    * Lt. Infantry BDE
    * Lt. Infantry BDE
    * Armor BDE
    * Artillery BDE
    * Artillery BDE
    * River-crossing Eng. BDE
    * River-crossing Eng. Rgt
    * Rear Services Dept.

    * Corps HQ Guard Co.
    * Artillery Reconnaissance BN
    * Anti-tank BN
    * Anti-tank BN
    * Technical Engineer BN
    * Road Constr. Engineer BN
    * EW/SIGINT BN
    * Wire Maintenance BN
    * Chemical BN
    * U/I Lt. Reconnaissance BN
    * U/I Lt. Armor BN
    * U/I Lt. Armor BN

Further corps:
III/IV/V/VI/VII/VIII/IX/X/XI/XII/XIII corps
Kangdon artillery corps
620 artillery corps
108 mechanized corps
425 mechanized corps
806 mechanized corps
820 armored corps


Equipment
MBT: 3600 T54/55 T62/ Type 59 and 62 and PT76 light tanks.
Armored cars: 140 x BA64
APC: 2500+ with 200 BMP1 and the rest are BTR 40/50/60 and 152's
Artillery: 3500 pieces 100/122/130/152 towed guns, 122 and 152 SP and 81/120/160 and 240 mm mortars.
MLRS: 2000+ with 107/122/130 and 220 mm tubes.
ATK: 100 mm guns
ATGW: AT 3 Sagger
SSM: Frog 7, 100 Scud B, 36 SCUD C
AA guns: 8000 of all Russians AAA 23, 37/57/85 and 100 mm, ZSU 23 and 57
SAM: 800 SA2/ 30 SA3/ 24 SA5/ 24 SA7

Air force

Personel
80.000

Structure
6 air divisions

Combat
10 FGA sqd's with 30 x SU7/ 10 x SU25 and 50 x MIG19 and Q5's
12 Intercept sqd with 140 x MIG21/ 50 x MIG23 / 40 MIG 29 and 40 A5 FANTANS
Transport
3 sqd with 200 x AN2/ 10 x AN24/  5 x IL14 / 4 x IL18/ 4 TU152B and 1 x IL62
Helicopters
14 sqd with a total of 20 x MI4/ 70 x MI8/ 87 x MDH300/500 and 50 x MI 24's.
SAM
4 SAM brigades with 250 SA2, 30 SA 3, 54 SA5

Major airbases
Pyong-Ni, Namsi, Nampo, Yenchi, Pyongyang, Pyongyang east, Taechon, Saamcham, Sinuiju,Viji and Wonsan.

Navy

Personel
43.000 with 40.000 reserves.

Fleet

Frigates: 2 najin class
1 Soho class
Submarines:
25 ROMEO class
4 ex USSR Whiskey class
20-25 Sang-O class( coastal)
40-50 Midgets (yugo type)
Light forces:
18 SOJU class miss. FAC
12 ex -USSR OSA miss. FAC
10 ex -USSR KOMAR miss. FAC
9 SOHUNG class
24 ex_USSR P6 class torpedoboats
19 AN JU class torpedo boats
62 CHAHO class
52 CHONG JIN class
13 SHANGHAI II Class (patrolboats)
18 SINPO class
12 TAE CHONG class
12 IWON class
37 SIN HUNG class
88 KU SONG
Patrol forces:
4 SARIWAN (large)
15 ex-USSR SO1 class
some 120 smaller torpedo boats.
Amphibious forces:
8 HANTAE clas LSM
16 HUNGNAM class LSM
7 HANCHON class LCM
70 SONGJONG claas( hoovercraft)
Coastal defenses:
2 regiments with 12 to 15 missile batteries( SS-C-2 SAMLETT and HY2 missiles) and scores of 122 and 130 mm guns.

Major naval bases
Namp'o, Wonsan, Mayang-Do, Cha-Do, Pando, Munchon, Pipa-Got and tasa-Ri.