October 3rd, 2002
All of the following events are recorded in the UTC+09 zone. Please note that I am not too knowledgeable in the area of military technology, so I will be using very basic terms.
October 3rd
3:00 am : US, British, and South Korean(Coalition) aircraft launched from aircraft carriers and runways. Congress is informed of the invasion.
3:12 am: Coalition aircraft launched from the aircraft carriers attack the North Korean surface ships. Aircrafts launched from land bomb the DMZ zone in order to clear the landscape and to forcibly detonate any undiscovered mines.
3:20 am: The first North Korean aircrafts are launched in response to the US attack.
3:45 am: It is estimated that approximately 40% of the KPN eastern fleet is sunk, and 30% of the western fleet is sunk.
4:00 am: At 2:00 pm US eastern time, in an address from the Oval Office, President Dick Cheney tells the people of the United States of the Actions being taken in Korea.
4:13 am: Coalition air forces begin bombing North Korean military bases.
4:20 am: Kim Jong-Il makes an announcement over the North Korean State Radio, informing the people that the battle for survival against the Imperialist United States has finally begun.
4:33 am: Bombing of the DMZ is halted.
4: 55 am: US and South Korean forces cross into the DMZ zone, carefully traversing the obliterated terrain in case any land mines did not detonate.
5:11 am: North Korean troops are sent into the DMZ.
5: 43 am: Coalition forces encounter North Korean forces along the 38th Parallel and begin a firefight.
6:01 am: An estimated 150 aircraft have been shot down over the Korean peninsula. 137 North Korean, 13 Coalition.
6:22 am: All of the North Korean eastern fleet surface ships in the have been sunk. A hunt for North Korean submarines is called to be the main focus of naval operations in the Sea of Japan. An estimated 30% of the North Korean western fleet remains, mainly submarines.
6:59 am: North Korean forces fall back away from the 38th parallel with Coalition forces advancing.
7:40 am: Coalition forces push North Korean forces across the Imjin river. The North Korean forces set up a defensive line on the northern side of the river.
8:00 am: US tanks cross the 38th Parallel into North Korea seeking to go around the Imjin river. On the eastern edge of the peninsula North Korean forces fall back to the Northern bank of the Bukhan river, forming a defensive line.
8:17 am: Coalition forces enter into the cities of Kosong, Kaesong, P’anmunjom-ni. A small number North Korean soldiers remain in the city, mostly snipers and soldiers trained for urban war fare. The soldiers trained for urban warfare instruct the remaining citizens in the cities to construct the weapons and bombs from household items. Home made bombs are randomly thrown from windows, around corners, and behind walls at coalition soldiers. This creates an uneasy atmosphere and a very chaotic situation.
8:32 am: US tanks are halted by North Korean anti-tank forces in the gap between the Imjin river and the eastern coast.
8:53 am: It is determined that all North Korean surface ships have been sunk. However, there are still 50 submarines unaccounted for. The main focus of the naval war is now hunting the North Korean submarines.
9:10 am: Pyongyang is bombed by coalition aircrafts. Much of the leadership of North Korea evacuate and head north toward the Chinese border. Kim Jong-Il, however, stays.
9:46 am: Coalition aircrafts bomb the defensive lines north of the Imjin and Bukhan rivers.
10:00 am: Lines stabilize across Korea as North Korean forces are fully mobilized. Supply lines are broken by North Korean citizens attacking with weapons and bombs fashioned from household items. This forces more coalition forces to stay behind the front line to root out insurgents in the cities and country sides.