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For the KPA as it appears in Homefront: The Revolution, see Korean People's Army (Homefront: The Revolution).

The Korean People's Army, also known as KPA and Korean Provisional Authority, is the military armed forces of the Greater Korean Republic and North Korea. It is the main antagonistic faction in Homefront.

Description[]

The standing military force of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the KPA saw action during the Korean War (1950–1953), which ended in an armistice agreement. Since 1953, the KPA had considered the forces of South Korea and the United States, across the Korean Demilitarized Zone, as its enemies for over 50 years. Small engagements between North and South Korea took place within those years, most notably in the first ten years of the 21st century. Following the unification of the Korean peninsula, the KPA had drastically modernized under the reign of Kim Jong-un and becoming a formidable and largest military force on the planet.

As of 2023, the KPA consisted of 25 million personnel, thanks largely to contributions from GKR member states.[1] The KPA includes an Expeditionary Force of more than 5 million troops whose stated mission is of "helping countries torn by conflict create a lasting peace."[1] Under the KPA's policy, members of the KPA were given entrance into the GKR's ruling party and special privileges, such as unfettered travel among member states and additional fuel rations. Additionally, all family members were guaranteed employment while any one of them is serving in the Republic Military.[1]

History[]

Following the death of his father Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un peacefully reunited the Korean peninsula in 2013 and named it the Greater Korean Republic. As a result, the outdated North Korean military (standing at 4 million strong, including 2.4 million in the reserve) was integrated into the existing South Korean military structures, in which many North Korean officers were discharged and demoted, posted under South Korean officers in order to seek talented generals. Because of this military integration, mandatory military service was eliminated, causing many South Koreans to react positively towards it, as military service in South Korea was compulsory but unpopular.[2]

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Flag of the Korean People's Army.

By 2015, Kim Jong-un, as the increasingly popular President of the GKR, made great strides in modernizing the KPA, replacing and scrapping most of the Soviet-era ordnance, and upgrading the Army's training in an accelerated program.[3] The military was also commonly armed with American-made weapons and vehicles, resulting from its integration with the South Korean military, and also utilizing advanced weapons purchased from the Russian and Chinese militaries, including attack helicopters and MBTs. By 2017, the KPA was outfitted with trained special operation teams and was supposedly made as a worldwide peacekeeping force.[4]

In 2018, the modernized KPA first saw combat (technically) in Japan after the GKR declared war on Japan. KPA forces successfully conquered Japan after having captured 26 Japanese nuclear power plants that are near metropolitan areas and threatened to destroy them following the destruction of the Chugoku nuclear power plant.[5][6] Thereafter, the KPA further served in annexing much of Southeast Asia while some countries, such as Malaysia, joined voluntarily and for purposes of economic cooperation in an era of global economic decline.

The KPA further participated in several peacekeeping operations in northern Iraq alongside the Iranian Coalition's forces in 2020[7] and successfully intervened in the ethnic violence in Nigeria in 2023. By the latter year, the KPA was lauded by ambassadors and officials worldwide for its actions in Nigeria, along with aid missions to Sri Lanka and hurricane relief efforts in Cuba, which greatly improved the GKR's international image.[8] As of 2023, the KPA had grown to 25 million personnel, thanks largely to contributions from GKR member states.

By 2024, the GKR had set its sights on the financially and militarily weakened America. In 2025, KPA forces began a mass invasion of the United States after an orbital EMP strike that wiped out much of North America's power grid, easily seizing Hawaii, conquering Los Angeles in four days, San Francisco in two, and San Diego in eight hours, securing all U.S. military bases in California and capturing much of their technology. During the next two years, the Korean military had essentially seized all of the United States west of the Mississippi River; the KPA focused on maintaining its strategic hold on the west and irradiated the Mississippi River in Operation Water Snake, effectively dividing America in half, to prevent the Eastern United States from threatening the Occupational Forces in the west, which was known as the New Korean Federation of Occupied America. Under the Korean Occupation, the KPA enforced a very harsh rule over American citizens and relentlessly made efforts to crush the Resistance, going as far as punishing and even killing American civilians in retaliation to the attacks committed by the Resistance.

Eventually, the KPA's control over occupied America wavered in the early fall of 2027 when the United States and American Resistance forces launched a counteroffensive on the KPA's headquarters in San Francisco. KPA forces were routed and San Francisco and along with other cities on the west coast were retaken by American forces, which also led to the European Union declaring war on the GKR and providing military aid to the U.S.

Service Branches[]

Ground Force and Occupational Forces[]

The Ground Force serves all infantry roles for the Korean People's Army. Although some of their small arms are foreign-made, such as the SCAR-L, SCAR-H, and the T3AK, many of their weapons are American-made, such as the M4, M16, M249, Kriss Vector Super V, and the 870 Express They also use drone technology, including the RQ-10 Parrot, the MQ50 MG Wolverine, the AQ-11 Buzzard, and Sentry Towers.

Occupational Police Force[]

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KPA Military Police

The Occupational Police Force provides all security and policing services within all member nations of the Greater Korean Republic, including Japan and the NKFOA. They mainly carry out their services in towns, cities, labour camps, etc. Nearly all of their small arms conform to those of the Ground Force.

Light Infantry Division[]

They are in charge of implementing and maintaining Operation Water Snake. Through Executive Order #4034, the Light Infantry Division redeposits additional Cesium-137, Radioiodine, and Strontium-90 every 17 to 24 months.

Special Operation Force[]

The original purpose of the Special Operation Force was to launch attacks against South Korean defences. After the GKR was formed, it attacked the nuclear facilities in Japan forcing it to surrender. Special Operations Force troopers later distinguished themselves in leading the invasion of Hawaii, the first American state to fall in the Korean-American War.

718 Division[]

The 718 Division is a special forces unit, the KPA's equivalent of the US military's Delta Force and SEAL Team Six. They are first mentioned in Operation Water Snake implementing Operation FanFire, the burning of grasses and forest in the Mississippi River every 3-6 months. They are also used for security in some slave and labour camps. In 2027, they destroyed the Gunnison cell of the American Resistance, and also participated in the Battle of San Francisco. They wear heavy body armour and are primarily equipped with the ACR rifle or SCAR-H LMG.

Foreign collaborators[]

In addition to Koreans, foreigners were also allowed to join the KPA or sometimes are simply conscripted against their will. They participated in the implementation of Operation Water Snake. Two groups, codenamed Red Eagle (Northern Neo Patriot Front), and Red Bison, deployed the weapon in the Mississippi River. The collaborators have strongholds in Minnesota and Arkansas. After the takeover of Japan, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force was forced to help the Korean Navy by transporting troops to Los Angeles. Arnie was also the collaborator for the KPA as well as other GKR American collaborators.

People's Navy[]

The People's Navy provides the KPA with naval support. The KPN operates many cargo freighters to ferry troops and supplies between their home states and across the Pacific to North America. They are first mentioned in Operation Water-Snake. They transported Material XYZ, along with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, to Los Angeles. Their major bases in occupied America include Anchorage, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, San Diego, and San Francisco. They are again mentioned in Golden Gate. They defended San Francisco Bay against U.S. ships but failed. They also set up a blockade in San Diego bay, to protect the military headquarters located there; however, U.S. Navy destroyers were able to break through this blockade around the time San Francisco was attacked.

People's Air Force[]

The People's Air Force provides the KPA with aerial support. They have in their inventory a variant of the Su-47 Berkut, a Russian forward swept-wing, supersonic jet fighter; probably also the MiG-29 (a Soviet designed multirole fighter from the former North Korean air force), F-15K Slam Eagles (from the former Republic of Korea Air Force), KF-16C/D Fighting Falcon (former South Korean multirole fighter) and TA/FA-50 Golden Eagle (former South Korean trainer/light attack fighter), the Z-10 Chimera, a Chinese attack helicopter; the UH-60 Black Hawk, an American medium transport helicopter in former South Korean service; the AH-700 Scout, a light armed reconnaissance helicopter; the AH-1 Cobra, an older attack helicopter of American origin an in former South Korean service; the Mi-24 Hind, a combined attack-and-transport helicopter of Soviet origin and in former North Korean service; and various UAVs, including advanced UCAVs. The KPA may also fly other advanced fighters, such as the Russian PAK FA stealth fighter. The People's Air Force also flies confiscated USAF aircraft including the B-1 Lancer, a variable sweep-wing heavy bomber; B-2 Spirit, a flying wing stealth bomber; C-130J Hercules, a propeller tactical transport aircraft; C-17 Globemaster, a heavy four-engine strategic transport aircraft; F-35 Lightning, a fifth-generation multirole stealth fighter; KC-10 Extender, a tri-engine tanker; and KC-135 Stratotanker, a legacy tanker based on the Boeing 367-80 prototype. There are KPA air bases in Johnson, Missouri; Minot, North Dakota; and Rosamond, California.

Artillery Guidance Bureau[]

Also known as the Missile Guidance Bureau, it is the strategic missile force of North Korea. It is equipped with Soviet, Chinese, and locally developed missiles. The Artillery Guidance Bureau is connected to the GKR's space agency. It was responsible for launching the new sat-nav network developed by the GKR. It was also responsible for the EMP attack on the United States.

Citizen's Engineering Brigade[]

To "encourage" residents to leave strategic areas, this unit of the KPA breached multiple dams and reservoirs. This caused catastrophic flooding in the surrounding areas and allowed the military to move in. The Engineering Brigade also operates industrial sites, resource mines, transportation hubs, and agricultural complexes. They oversee local American slaves. The only benefit to their operations is the restoration of American infrastructure.

Arms and Equipment[]

KPA soldiers wear desert-camouflaged uniforms and helmets with a beige bulletproof vest and a red handkerchief covering their mouths and noses. Their scouts wear red beanies instead of helmets. Whereas the KPA Police were outfits and gear similar to SWAT teams, with the police scouts wearing light armour and a red beret instead of a helmet. Snipers on the other hand wear ghillie suits above their uniforms.

The KPA has numerous standard-issue weapons, equipment, vehicles, and drones, which largely consists of American-made technology as a result from merging the former South Korean military and later from Japan, as well as arms bought from China and Russia.[9] U.S. military weapons and vehicles were further appropriated to the KPA's arsenal during the invasion of America.

Weapons[]

Vehicles[]

Notable Members[]

Gallery[]

References[]

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