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2009-02-14 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Steve White 2009-02-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10325 views ] Top

#1 I don't know what to think of this article. North Korea hasn't been involved in a military operation in 50 years. They might have all kinds of "strategies" but they are all untested.

Does anyone really believe the NorKs could actually feed and fuel an army in the field for any significant period of time? I believe the country would fall over under the weight of a complete mobilization.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-02-14 01:16|| 2009-02-14 01:16|| Front Page Top

#2 i'm just waiting for someone too off Kim, and no i don't think they would last past the first Mc Donalds

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-02-14 10:04|| 2009-02-14 10:04|| Front Page Top

#3 "I'd like 200,000 Big Macs, 100,000 large fries, and 100,000 large ~~Juche~~ Cokes, please"

Posted by Frank G 2009-02-14 11:17|| 2009-02-14 11:17|| Front Page Top

#4 They have a week of ammo and food they can carry on their back (integral supply).

They have 2 weeks rations, plus whatever they can loot.

They have about 2 week of ammo and POL in terms of transport-resupply

So a 3 week campaign. THen the Norks collapse.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-02-14 11:20|| 2009-02-14 11:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Any extended campaign would assume Nork control of the air and that is just not happening : the Norks are lucky to get 150 hours a year in the air, they are short on spares for all aircraft, and the South Koreans have a well-integrated air defense system with Nike Hercules, Patriot, Stinger, and other missile systems. Also, the SKAF has modern fighters with modern missiles, and fly the Western standard of hours in their aircraft.
Another consideration for the Norks is just how many of their mortars and cannons will be functional once they start their super barrage : Nork Quality Assurance is not very high, and a 120mm mortar detonating in its tube eliminates that crew and weapon.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2009-02-14 20:02|| 2009-02-14 20:02|| Front Page Top

#6 The only hope the NorKs would have is to deploy more targets than we can shoot. Considering that we are going to clobber anything that is moving, and we aren't going to present them with any targets to shoot back at. We would, I assume, hammer them with stand-off weapons that are extremely accurate, possibly with additional targeting provided by drones that would be nearly impossible to see, let alone hit.

They have a military that is basically 1960's and 1970's technology. They are going to get hammered but good and not able to hit back at what is hitting them.

Their first response once their attrition rate gets too high is to simply stay still and try not to use the radio. At that point the advance stops and we have, for all practical purposes won. If they can't move, can't communicate, and don't have anything to shoot at, they won't be a very effective fighting force.

Their only hope would be that Obama is such a coward that he won't have the stomach to get involved.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-02-14 20:24|| 2009-02-14 20:24|| Front Page Top

#7 "Their only hope would be that Obama is such a coward that he won't have the stomach to get involved."

So they've actually got a pretty good chance, cp?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-02-14 20:47|| 2009-02-14 20:47|| Front Page Top

#8 Except for the ROK and Japan and the fact that China doesn't want to rile them up that much.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-02-14 20:51|| 2009-02-14 20:51|| Front Page Top

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