Bolt Action: Korean War: North Korean KPA Weapons Teams

Bolt Action: Korean War: North Korean KPA Weapons TeamsInfantry weapons teams are essential for any Bolt Action army, offering tactical flexibility and presenting your opponent with a variety of challenges. Light mortars, flamethrowers, and anti tank teams are particularly effective. The North Korean Peoples Army (KPA) made unique use of anti tank rifles, the PTRD and PTRS 14. 5mm, even as other armies moved away from them. These powerful single shot and magazine fed rifles were effective against light

Infantry weapons teams are essential for any Bolt Action army, offering tactical flexibility and presenting your opponent with a variety of challenges. Light mortars, flamethrowers, and anti-tank teams are particularly effective.

The North Korean People’s Army (KPA) made unique use of anti-tank rifles, the PTRD and PTRS 14.5mm, even as other armies moved away from them. These powerful single-shot and magazine-fed rifles were effective against light armored vehicles, half-tracks, trucks, and fortified positions. KPA anti-tank rifle squads were typically led by an NCO and consisted of three rifles with a gunner and loader for each.

Flamethrowers, particularly the man-packed ROKS types, were another important weapon in the KPA arsenal. The ROKS-2, with its backpack fuel tank and rifle-like nozzle, was designed for stealthy deployment. Due to a lack of other anti-tank options, flamethrowers were often used against tanks as well as infantry.

The KPA standard light mortar was the Soviet-designed 50mm Infantry Mortar Model 1940. This portable weapon, capable of firing high-explosive or smoke rounds over 800 yards, was initially allocated to platoon-level teams but later concentrated at the company level for greater firepower.