 With the 3,000 men in the 766th, another 3,000 in the 549th, and 11,000 men in the KPA's 5th Division, the 17,000 North Korean troops outnumbered the Republic of Korea Army's (ROK) 8th Division's 6,866 by a ratio of 2.1 to 1.The combination of the frontal attack and the landings were expected to crush the ROK division and prevent reinforcements from moving in to support it.The regiment was split into three groups for the attack.