About 100 military vehicles and 12 helicopters were mobilized in martial law...Up to 10,000 rounds of live ammunition.

2024.12.19. AM 08:39
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About 100 military vehicles and 12 helicopters were mobilized in martial law...Up to 10,000 rounds of live ammunition.
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The level of military force and armament used during the December 3 emergency martial law is being specifically confirmed. More than 1,500 troops were deployed, and they brought various firearms such as pistols, machine guns, and sniper guns. It is estimated that more than 10,000 rounds of live ammunition were also collected.

According to the data submitted by Rep. Baek Seung-ah of the Democratic Party of Korea from the Ministry of National Defense on the 19th, the Special Forces Command and the Defense Command deployed 107 military vehicles during martial law. They include 26 large buses (45 seats) and 15 medium-sized buses (25 seats), 25 military motorcycles, and two small tactical vehicles with bulletproof bodies.

Twelve Black Hawk helicopters (UH-60) also flew to the National Assembly at night with members of the Special Forces 707 Special Forces.

So far, a total of 1,500 martial law troops have been confirmed, including special forces, radiation, counterintelligence, and intelligence agents. The number of special forces members was the largest with 1,139, and the number of special forces 707 special leases, which carry out special tasks such as removing the enemy's leadership, was 197, the 1st Airborne Brigade was 400, the 3rd Airborne Brigade was 271, the 9th Airborne 222, and the Special Operations Air Corps was 49.

At that time, the special forces were deployed after being tasked with blocking the National Assembly, the Election Commission, and the Democratic Party of Korea.

On the day of martial law, the counterintelligence agency reportedly deployed more than 200 people to the National Assembly and the NEC's Gwacheon Government Complex. In particular, 49 counterintelligence agents deployed to the National Assembly were arrested by key figures such as lawmakers, and they also planned to detain them in a B1 underground bunker near Gwanak-gu, Seoul after arrest.

In the Marine Corps, 211 troops from the military police and the 1st Guard Corps were deployed to martial law forces, 61 of which were private soldiers.

It was found that the intelligence command mobilized a total of 30 people, including special agents carrying out operations on the North Korean wave.

At that time, the martial law army was equipped with personal equipment such as bulletproof hats, bulletproof vests, and night vision goggles, and brought firearms such as sniper guns, K1 machine guns, and pistols. In addition, he carried a three-tiered stick, a Taser, and a drone jamming gun that can neutralize drones.

The number of live bullets dispatched by martial law forces has been confirmed so far. The Special Forces 707 Special Lease (197 people) took out 3,960 ordinary bullets and 1,980 horror bullets, while the water radiation (211 people) dispatched 5,048 live bullets and 2,939 horror bullets.

The military said it did not provide live ammunition individually, but stored it in a barrel from vehicles or helicopters.

An official from the Ministry of National Defense said, "We are checking facts such as the size of the troops and the level of armament for martial law units at the time."

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