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Penta wrote in
: [snip] I know homing pigeons aren't, but I thought they weren't useful for communications purposes? They could be in some very limited circumstances. Makes for a very lengthy OODA cycle though. One has to wonder how robust the NKPA C3I systems are. I suspect they probably have an extensive system of buried land lines for the border region and my be hoping that any resumption of the Korean police action will be short and sharp. Effective resistance may depend on being able to dodge the first spasm as the NKPA heads south. Fortunately the relocation of forces necessary to ensure this may now be politically palatable, at least to the US. One thing to remember about their artillery inventory. Much of it is suspected to be buried in bunkers and breakout tunnel positions. I suspect it won't be all that vulnerable to counter battery on that account. ROK/US assets will manage to get some of it but even a target rich environment can be too much of a good thing. Ultimately though the only answer is to persuade the North Korean leadership that they will be amongst the first casualties if they choose to resume hostilities. IBM __________________________________________________ _____________________________ Posted Via Uncensored-News.Com - Accounts Starting At $6.95 - http://www.uncensored-news.com The Worlds Uncensored News Source |
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"Paul J. Adam" wrote in a425couple writes "Paul J. Adam" wrote When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. W S Churchill Where does this quote come from? His work "The Grand Alliance". Apparently, some felt that the British declaration of war against Japan on 8 December 1941 was too formal and insufficiently blood-curdling. Thank you for your kind, helpful, and informative response. Yes, I have found it now on page 514 of my edition. |
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 13:21:04 -0800, Steve Hix
wrote: That would be passenger pigeons, as of 1914. scratchhead What's the difference? |
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Chad Irby writes:
In article , (John Schilling) wrote: If they don't have a backup carrier-pigeon network, it's because they are confident that they have alternate methods that are even more robust in the face of all the usual US countermeasures. ...or they figure they're so screwed in the event of actual war that they don't bother... Except that you are the only person on Earth with this inexplicable belief. The NKPA has visibly devoted *enormous* effort to preparing for actual war, such as carving out millions of cubic meters of hard rock tunnels and fortifications, and you honestly think they are a bunch of defeatists who can't be bothered to keep up a bunch of pigeons or the equivalent? They may not believe they can *win* a war, but they almost certainly believe they can make the first day of that war really damned expensive for the US and ROK. And they are almost certainly right - there's an artillery tube every *fifty meters* along that border, dug in deep, and the idea that the gunners are just going to sit around twiddling their thumbs because we jam their radios and bomb their telephone exchanges, is not terribly plausible. -- *John Schilling * "Anything worth doing, * *Member:AIAA,NRA,ACLU,SAS,LP * is worth doing for money" * *Chief Scientist & General Partner * -13th Rule of Acquisition * *White Elephant Research, LLC * "There is no substitute * * for success" * *661-951-9107 or 661-275-6795 * -58th Rule of Acquisition * |
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Chad Irby wrote:
...or they figure they're so screwed in the event of actual war that they don't bother... They are not stupid, and have plenty of successful combat experience, albeit 50 years old. They have *obviously* bothered over the last 50 years; their military budget, clearly observable military construction, etc all point to massive preparation work. How effective is that? We don't know. It might all crumble to dust if exposed to modern US and SK forces, or it might turn out to be the worst thing we've had to fight since 1900. We should not ascribe magic properties to their defensive and offensive capabilities, but merely having tens of thousands of artillery pieces along that border segment, essentially all in bunkers or other hardpoints, is a calculus that requires very significant threat level assumptions. If it hasn't all rusted out, it's a very very dangerous thing. -george william herbert |
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