Under-equipped ROK Army border units used American 105 mm M101 howitzers as anti-tank guns to stop the tanks heading the KPA columns, firing high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) ammunition over open sights to good effect. The North Korea tanks confronted a tankless ROK Army armed with few modern anti-tank weapons, including American World War II–model 2.36 in (60 mm) M9 bazookas, effective only against the 45 mm (1.8 in) side armor of the T-34-85 tank. This allowed the UN to intervene when it became apparent that the superior North Korean forces would unify the entire country. At the time, the Soviet Union had boycotted the United Nations (UN), thus forfeiting their veto rights. forces were sent to defend South Korea against invasion by North Korea and later China. While the Chaffee was useful for infantry support, it could not stand up to a T-34.īritish troops also used the Churchill tank Mark IV They were sent to South Korea from Japanese army bases. The first tanks to be used by UN forces in South Korea were American M24 Chaffee light tanks, which were also used during the Second World War. With the Korean War so closely following on the heels of World War II, many of the top tanks used in World War II were also utilized during the Korean War. Soon after the invasion of South Korea, the United Nations voted to support the South Koreans. When the North Koreans invaded South Korea in June 1950, using T-34s, the South Koreans had no armor of their own so had to retreat in the face of North Korean tanks. On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, sparking the Korean War, the Cold War's first major conflict that continued until 1953. After three years of military administration by the United States, the South Korean government was established. The United States engaged in the decolonization of Korea (mainly in the South, with the Soviet Union engaged in North Korea) from Japan after World War II. A North Korean T-34-85 caught on a bridge south of Suwon by American attack aircraft during the Korean War.
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