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Originally Posted by peter12
All of this stuff would probably be akin to the WW2 armies of Russia. Old equipment, mediocre training, probably would be made into mincemeat against the modern armies of China, S. Korea and the USA.
I believe the real problem is that the N. Koreans have all their artillery aimed at Seoul. In the event of a true military engagement, the N. Koreans would be able to pound the S. Korean capital into rubble before any true Western response could be mounted.
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Apparently the equipment used by North Korea, while being far from modern, has been significantly updated and upgraded from the original equipment.
...and you hit the nail on the head about South Korea. South Korea would be essentially destroyed before the US could do anything. Almost all of those many artillery units are constantly aimed at various targets of importance in South Korea.
It is likely that in the end it would be possible to defeat North Korea but the issue is that the cost would be far too high. North Korea is a very mountainous country and much of its military and weapon production capability is based underground and thus insulated from most types of attack.
These factors, again, give North Korea leverage in its dealings with the rest of the world and that is truly unfortunate.