WW III just around the corner for the holidays .

[jond41403]

I've heard stories that the North Korean soldiers are having a hard time identifying between Ukrainian and Russian soldiers because of the somewhat similar fatigues and are accidentally shooting the Russian soldiers is what I have read. Have no idea if that is true but was just in an article

[Riter]

Their families will suffer for their defection. Historically in the Soviet Union, if you were captured through no fault of your own and were cleared by SMERSH of any wrongdoing, you still carried a black mark on your record and if you wanted a job or promotion, could be passed up because of it. Even if your child was the star pupil of the greatest promise in the oblast, (s)he may not be accepted into any university because of your black mark. In Hitler's Germany, the family could be retaliated against if a soldier defected (or surrendered. Note: late in the war I don't think anyone could keep track anymore). Either Soviet or Nazi Germany, I'm sure Best Korea follows their treatment when it comes to modern deserters.

One thing we learned from the war is that drones play a huge role in modern warfare. We used drones for decades but not to the point where individual soldiers, artillery, AFVs and HQ are all vulnerable. I wonder why HAMAS or Hezbollah don't resort to drones (or are they)? I'm certain the Israelis do as they tend to have modern stuff. Why can't their patrol drones protect their merkavas like infantry are supposed to do for tanks?

I wonder if an EMF weapon disables drones or its controls?

As one Spartan king rhetorically asked when a machine of war was hauled out, "Where has the valor of man gone?"

(Modern answer: Behind some computer screen slipping a slurpee while he drones someone's arse).

[Sapper740]

Why can't their patrol drones protect their merkavas like infantry are supposed to do for tank

Good question. I know the IDF has been installing Rafael's TROPHY active protection system on their tanks for some time now and have been collaborating on the Fire Weaver system which interconnects all tanks' TROPHY systems in an area to provide even greater protection. I haven't been keeping up as closely as I have in the past so I don't know how far this system has been developed but it probably negates the need for drones to protect their tanks.

[tiger1]

Gaza, the Warsaw ghetto, same results, different murderers.....

[Sapper740]

[QUOTE=tiger1;544090]Gaza, the Warsaw ghetto, same results, different murderers.....[/QU OTE]

If you are insinuating that the Israelis are in any way, shape, or form the modern equivalent of the Nazis then decorum and forum rules prevent me from posting my opinion of you.

[Bob Womack]

Boom went the thread.

Bob