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South Korea: General-purpose machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO: Planned to replace the M60 machine gun: M60: Daewoo Precision Industries United States South Korea: General-purpose machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO: M60, M60D and M60E2 Produced under license; being replaced by the K16 K6 machine gun SNT Dynamics South Korea: Heavy machine gun: 12.7×99mm NATO
4 Special Forces Small Arms. Toggle Special Forces Small Arms subsection. 4.1 Rifles and Carbines. 4.2 SMGs. 4.3 Pistols. ... Military of South Korea; Republic of ...
The defense industry of South Korea is the main supplier of armaments to the Republic of Korea's Armed Forces.Originally heavily reliant on the United States to supply weapons to its armed forces, South Korea began manufacturing its own weapons through the country's industrialization and military modernization efforts. [1]
Today, both North Korea and South Korea field some of the largest and most lethal armies in the world. On one hand, North Korea is widely suspected of having nuclear weapons, as well as other weapons of mass destruction. South Korea, for its part, is equipped with a sophisticated conventional military with state-of-the-art weapons.
The use of firearms by the Joseon Army was a significant development in Korean military history. The Joseon Army began to adopt firearms during the late 16th century after Korean soldiers fought the Japanese and encountered the Portuguese and Dutch traders who had brought matchlock muskets to the region.
The se-hwapo "slender" or "small" (세화포/細火砲), with a maximum range of about 250 m (820 ft) (200 bo). This was a very small hand-cannon which functioned as a pistol or a cavalry weapon. Written records for cannons of this era come from the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty .
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The Daewoo Telecom K7 is a 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun with an integral suppressor used by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.It is based on the Daewoo K1A assault rifle, but is simplified by utilizing a blowback action rather than the gas impingement system of its parent firearm.