• deft@lemmy.wtf
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      5 hours ago

      That’s silly.

      “Do you think X more troops are unimpactful?”

      That’s not what he’s saying. He’s saying their reason for detonation is pointless there is nothing that soldier has or knows that requires them to die.

      North korea just sucks and really wants complete information control

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      In terms of impact on doctrine, in terms of infantry tactics and in terms of changing the status quo… beyond the two things I already mentioned, yes I think other than propping up a collapsing russia, North Korean forces have largely been irrelevant. They didn’t bring anything new to the conflict beyond additional bodies to be thrown into the meatgrinder other than more artillery and a proficiency at building defensive emplacements. Name a single decisive tactic, weapon or event that North Korea brought to the war or that North Korea has actually accomplished of note in the Ukraine War?

      I am not saying that the numbers haven’t helped russia, but yes the way North Korea goes to war is hopelessly out of date, and though it received technology and equipment from russia that has certainly helped update North Korea, all of the shit russia gave North Korea has already proven to be junk deathtraps in Ukraine anyways.

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        Cope. The Koreans were, and are, more formidable than any of the NATO people thought theyd be. Thats a fact.

        It seems like your point is that unless you invent an entirely new battlefield tactic, that you’re irrelevant? Again, the idea that the Koreans were, in any way, irrelevant in the Ukraine war is a fringe position that no one in a military position posits. It’s pure cope.

        It seems like youre confusing “irrelevant” with “has weaknesses”. You dont have to graduate from West Point to understand the Koreans had weaknesses.

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          My point is that North Korea proved they would get rocked if they actually committed to a landwar against a sophisticated foe with an actually modern military. Ukraine kicked their ass.

          You wanna talk about Kursk? I might stop bragging about that if I were you, Kursk isn’t going so well for russia lol.

          I am glad North Korea captured some Leopards and Abrams tanks, that way people in North Korea can walk around them and at least see for themselves how full of shit their culture’s propaganda is about having such a powerful military :)