At 17:29 13-8-01 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
> > You really don't want a few tank companies to stop all North Korean
tanks.
> > First, the terrain is less than ideal for tank movements. Second, when
you
> > combine "smart weapons" such as BAT gliders with targeting aircraft,
you
> > can destroy North Korean tank columns long before they even reach the
> > border, and long before they get within firing range of your tanks.
I just wanted to toss in here - I'm fairly sure that I can identify every
major piece of US military equipment by sight. I have no idea what the
"BAT gliders" you're talking about refer to, and I would guess that you
have been sorely misinformed and no such things exist.
>Are you suggesting that the US destroy tanks when North Korea engages in
war
>games and maneuvers? We haven't been doing that. Their tanks are mostly
>within a few miles of the border, now. How can you tell the difference
>between tanks that are going towards the border and then will turn away at
>the last minute as part of war games, and those that will keep on going
>across the border?
Ever heard of "Military Intelligence Operations"? If and when North Korea
wants to invade South Korea, they'll have to plan that invasion first. If
the US Military Intelligence people have done their jobs right, the US will
know about those plans well before the invasion starts.
Jeroen
You mean the way we knew about the Japanese plans to attack Pearl Harbor,
the North Korean plans to attack South Korea the first time, and the fall
of the Soviet Union in advance? Your faith in American omniscience and
omnipotence is touching, but not awfully well grounded in fact. For that
matter, _even if_ we somehow knew the intentions (in advance) of the most
secretive regime on the planet, we _still_ wouldn't be able to engage North
Korean forces on their side of the border, because that would be an act of
war, and the United States and South Korea would be politically unable to
fire the first shot.
I also wanted to make one other point - in a different post you argued that
South Korea and the US would invade North Korea in retaliation for an
assault. Last time I checked, Saddam Hussein was still in power in Iraq.
I would _guess_ that the North Korean leaders might draw a lesson from that
experience.
Gautam
