To: Kevin Curry
Yes, but the North Koreans have the densest ADA network on the planet. Not terribly sophisticated, but it will keep our planes flying very high, or risking terrible levels of fire to get in down and dirty.
The air power we have is unparalleled, but to counter this the North has placed literaly hundreds of sabotures in the South, their famed 'special forces' brigades are ready to infiltrate deep and quickly, and their missile attacks will target our airbases.
To: Steel Wolf
What we need very badly is "regime change" in North Korea- hopefully the Russians and Chinese will be helpful with this- I wonder how much Putin really owes us at this point???
To: Steel Wolf
The air power we have is unparalleled, but to counter this the North has placed literaly hundreds of sabotures in the South . . .A point that can only be truly appreciated by someone who has been to our bases in South Korea. Especially at Osan, dense thickets of houses and shacks are built up right to the fence. It is an open secret that these places are or will be infested with North Korean sappers and saboteurs from the first shot on.
Perimeter and base security cannot be a pleasant or easy job in Korea.
To: Steel Wolf
Same as the battle-hardened Iraqi hordes which threw the Americans into the sea in 1991.
"... famed 'special forces' brigades are ready to infiltrate deep and quickly." The latter fell apart in the famine. IMO they'd be at most nuisances now.
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01/05/2003 9:14:12 PM PST by
Thud
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