High Level Light Infantry Combat

QuikManeuvers’ publication Close Assault also provides some interesting information about the combat achievements of properly led light infantry divisions. In July 1950, the lightly armed 4th North Korean Division (Communists) encountered the US Army’s far more powerful 24th Motorized Infantry Division, and outmaneuvered it.

“In spite of massive air support, the US 24th Infantry Division's regiments were speedily outflanked and overrun by the 4th NKA Division. The US division was then driven out of Chonan, Chonui and Cochiwan by its light infantry adversary.
The US 24th Division suffered massive casualties (29%) in one week of fighting the communists, including 1,500 missing men. The division's 21st and 34th Regiments were reduced to approximately 1,100 men each and the 24th Division shrunk to 11,400 men.”
For more details about how that was accomplished, order the book Close Assault.