The Sochong-Su (Korean: 소총수/小銃手, meaning "Riflemen") are the main line infantry unit for South Korea. They first appears in Wargame: Red Dragon.
History
South Korea organized their Infantry into Infantry divisions, Mechanized Infantry Divisions and Armored Brigades. Infantry Division has three infantry regiments each having three to four battalions. Mechanized Infantry Division has 6 infantry battalions mounted in KM113/K200 and KM900. The Corp level Armored Brigade has a Infantry Battalion equipped with K200 or BMP-3. The South Korean infantry Squad of 1977 to 1987 were made up of 10 men with Squad lead, Vice Squad Lead, two automatic riflemen equipped with M16A1 fitted with bipod, a Grenadier equipped with M16A1 with M203 and five riflemen. M60s were a platoon asset in the a fire support squad with 2 M60 GPMG and company asset in Fire Support Platoon with two machine gun squads. LAW was a company assets.
Overview
Armed identically to US Riflemen, Sochong-su are fairly par for the course in terms of line infantry. They lack in DPS versus infantry, and their anti-tank weapon, the M72 LAW, is unreliable in terms of both accuracy and AP power. They can destroy light armored vehicles, but will struggle against sturdier high-end IFVs and APCs. Their greatest asset, however, is their availability and low cost, but keeping in mind that Sochong-su '85 are identically priced and have virtually identical availability in all transports but the KM113 and have far superior transport options. Sochong-su '75 are obsolescent in non-Category C decks.
Available Transport
Weapons
| Weapons | 
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| Type | Assault Rifle | LAW | LMG |
| Name | M16 | M72 | M60 |
| Caliber | 5.56mm | 66mm HEAT [HEAT], [STAT] | 7.62mm [STAT] |
| Ammo | x 800 | x 6 | x 1000 |
| Range | Ground = 525 m Helicopters = 525 m  Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 525 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = 875 m Helicopters = 595 m Airplanes = N/A m
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| Accuracy | 30% | 30% | 20% |
| Stabilizer | 15% | N/A | N/A |
| AP Power | N/A | 13 | N/A |
| HE Power | 1 | N/A | .5 |
| Suppression | 40 | 264 | 55 |
| Rate of fire | 160 r/min | 20 r/min | 428 r/min |
See also
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