Mert N. Matsumoto (松本信秀)
@arveloamert.bsky.social
Japanese-Turkish, PhD (C) IR, Working on Seapower, Geopolitics, Mil. Strategy, FP. Analysis and Owner of World News Journal (RT ≠ Endorsement)
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87) ... with Chinese and NK bodies, it was still one of the toughest and deadliest battles for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines. Staying vigilant, checking your magazines and keeping your eyes wide open even at night is the best way since NK troops also looks for gaining the first shooter advantage.
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
87) ... with Chinese and NK bodies, it was still one of the toughest and deadliest battles for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines. Staying vigilant, checking your magazines and keeping your eyes wide open even at night is the best way since NK troops also looks for gaining the first shooter advantage.
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86) But still we can't make and see them as fools and underestimate their presence. It is clear that they will face heavy casualties but a firable mass force is still a mass. They will burn-out Ukrainian ammunition, time and to some degree men power. Even once fields around Chosin has filled...
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
86) But still we can't make and see them as fools and underestimate their presence. It is clear that they will face heavy casualties but a firable mass force is still a mass. They will burn-out Ukrainian ammunition, time and to some degree men power. Even once fields around Chosin has filled...
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85) It means, it is highly possible that you will die if enemy has already detected+positioned your location. So if fire has once started your mortality chance is greater than 60%. This concentration and closing-in becomes an obstacle and a greater risk. NKs will learn this but will be in a hard way
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
85) It means, it is highly possible that you will die if enemy has already detected+positioned your location. So if fire has once started your mortality chance is greater than 60%. This concentration and closing-in becomes an obstacle and a greater risk. NKs will learn this but will be in a hard way
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84) By this way, they feel themselves under a sense of control, safeness and this gives them an ability to react and use suppression fire in a concentrated way if Ukrainians fire first. But here is the problem, in both trench and modern warfare there is a first-contact advantage. What this means?
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
84) By this way, they feel themselves under a sense of control, safeness and this gives them an ability to react and use suppression fire in a concentrated way if Ukrainians fire first. But here is the problem, in both trench and modern warfare there is a first-contact advantage. What this means?
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83) They know that Ukrainians have already positioned themselves and mastered to fight as dispersed and disguised forces, they are alien to the territory and they knew they are under a constant aerial reconing and surveillance. It is a natural instinct to try closing-in to a familial face in unknown
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
83) They know that Ukrainians have already positioned themselves and mastered to fight as dispersed and disguised forces, they are alien to the territory and they knew they are under a constant aerial reconing and surveillance. It is a natural instinct to try closing-in to a familial face in unknown
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82) But failure to disperse in modern war is almost a near death situation. Don't they know this? Of course they know. But this awareness of danger makes them more exposed. Why even as platoons, North Koreans continues to move forward in open terrain as close-in groups? It is a pure human instinct.
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
82) But failure to disperse in modern war is almost a near death situation. Don't they know this? Of course they know. But this awareness of danger makes them more exposed. Why even as platoons, North Koreans continues to move forward in open terrain as close-in groups? It is a pure human instinct.
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81) Even current Russian and North Korean Offensive tactics look similiar, NK forces still faces a bigger risk for even higher casualties. Why? They don't know the territory as well as Russians and could have problems with finding cover or worse friendly fire issues. So dispersing is a risk or them.
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
81) Even current Russian and North Korean Offensive tactics look similiar, NK forces still faces a bigger risk for even higher casualties. Why? They don't know the territory as well as Russians and could have problems with finding cover or worse friendly fire issues. So dispersing is a risk or them.
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80) ... to encircle the positions and anniilate or attrit enemies. This is pretty similiar with today's Russian offensive doctrine which is also prone to heavy casualties. I am pretty sure that both their Russian mentors and NK Commanders warned them about how much war has changed and more lethal.
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
80) ... to encircle the positions and anniilate or attrit enemies. This is pretty similiar with today's Russian offensive doctrine which is also prone to heavy casualties. I am pretty sure that both their Russian mentors and NK Commanders warned them about how much war has changed and more lethal.
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79) As I stated earlier, it comes from NK's own military culture. They are a military of mass and indoctrination who fight and train in mass. They try to concentrate, move in large groups (if possible disguise at night but night vision and being an alien make this harder)...
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59) One of the most important but less vocalized reality for North Korean forces lays in their own culture. North Korean military is a military of mass. They need guidance from interpreters and political commissars. But the war in Ukraine is a fight of smaller platoon level wars, mass means death.
December 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
79) As I stated earlier, it comes from NK's own military culture. They are a military of mass and indoctrination who fight and train in mass. They try to concentrate, move in large groups (if possible disguise at night but night vision and being an alien make this harder)...
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78) It also looks like the Russian Command arranged them as platoons like its own Storm-Z troops. But one problem persists, North Korean troops (even in platoon-level) tries to act close to each other on open field rather than in cover, disguise and as dispersed. It is not surprising as expected.
December 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
78) It also looks like the Russian Command arranged them as platoons like its own Storm-Z troops. But one problem persists, North Korean troops (even in platoon-level) tries to act close to each other on open field rather than in cover, disguise and as dispersed. It is not surprising as expected.
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77) Reports and FPV-originated videos shows that, as expected, North Koreans experienced high amount of losses. The views of dead bodies on fields of #Kursk resembled me the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in 1950 Korean War. It appears like the Russians gave them little and limited general training.
December 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
77) Reports and FPV-originated videos shows that, as expected, North Koreans experienced high amount of losses. The views of dead bodies on fields of #Kursk resembled me the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in 1950 Korean War. It appears like the Russians gave them little and limited general training.
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76) North Korean soldiers are reported to be deployed in various fronts in #Kursk and some unconfirmed reports even underlines that they are also being or at least prepared to be deployed within #Ukraine. NK forces took part in Russian operations (or solely executed it is unclear) to retake Guyevo.
December 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
87) ... with Chinese and NK bodies, it was still one of the toughest and deadliest battles for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines. Staying vigilant, checking your magazines and keeping your eyes wide open even at night is the best way since NK troops also looks for gaining the first shooter advantage.
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
87) ... with Chinese and NK bodies, it was still one of the toughest and deadliest battles for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines. Staying vigilant, checking your magazines and keeping your eyes wide open even at night is the best way since NK troops also looks for gaining the first shooter advantage.
86) But still we can't make and see them as fools and underestimate their presence. It is clear that they will face heavy casualties but a firable mass force is still a mass. They will burn-out Ukrainian ammunition, time and to some degree men power. Even once fields around Chosin has filled...
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
86) But still we can't make and see them as fools and underestimate their presence. It is clear that they will face heavy casualties but a firable mass force is still a mass. They will burn-out Ukrainian ammunition, time and to some degree men power. Even once fields around Chosin has filled...
85) It means, it is highly possible that you will die if enemy has already detected+positioned your location. So if fire has once started your mortality chance is greater than 60%. This concentration and closing-in becomes an obstacle and a greater risk. NKs will learn this but will be in a hard way
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
85) It means, it is highly possible that you will die if enemy has already detected+positioned your location. So if fire has once started your mortality chance is greater than 60%. This concentration and closing-in becomes an obstacle and a greater risk. NKs will learn this but will be in a hard way
84) By this way, they feel themselves under a sense of control, safeness and this gives them an ability to react and use suppression fire in a concentrated way if Ukrainians fire first. But here is the problem, in both trench and modern warfare there is a first-contact advantage. What this means?
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
84) By this way, they feel themselves under a sense of control, safeness and this gives them an ability to react and use suppression fire in a concentrated way if Ukrainians fire first. But here is the problem, in both trench and modern warfare there is a first-contact advantage. What this means?
83) They know that Ukrainians have already positioned themselves and mastered to fight as dispersed and disguised forces, they are alien to the territory and they knew they are under a constant aerial reconing and surveillance. It is a natural instinct to try closing-in to a familial face in unknown
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
83) They know that Ukrainians have already positioned themselves and mastered to fight as dispersed and disguised forces, they are alien to the territory and they knew they are under a constant aerial reconing and surveillance. It is a natural instinct to try closing-in to a familial face in unknown
82) But failure to disperse in modern war is almost a near death situation. Don't they know this? Of course they know. But this awareness of danger makes them more exposed. Why even as platoons, North Koreans continues to move forward in open terrain as close-in groups? It is a pure human instinct.
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
82) But failure to disperse in modern war is almost a near death situation. Don't they know this? Of course they know. But this awareness of danger makes them more exposed. Why even as platoons, North Koreans continues to move forward in open terrain as close-in groups? It is a pure human instinct.
81) Even current Russian and North Korean Offensive tactics look similiar, NK forces still faces a bigger risk for even higher casualties. Why? They don't know the territory as well as Russians and could have problems with finding cover or worse friendly fire issues. So dispersing is a risk or them.
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
81) Even current Russian and North Korean Offensive tactics look similiar, NK forces still faces a bigger risk for even higher casualties. Why? They don't know the territory as well as Russians and could have problems with finding cover or worse friendly fire issues. So dispersing is a risk or them.
80) ... to encircle the positions and anniilate or attrit enemies. This is pretty similiar with today's Russian offensive doctrine which is also prone to heavy casualties. I am pretty sure that both their Russian mentors and NK Commanders warned them about how much war has changed and more lethal.
December 15, 2024 at 11:02 PM
80) ... to encircle the positions and anniilate or attrit enemies. This is pretty similiar with today's Russian offensive doctrine which is also prone to heavy casualties. I am pretty sure that both their Russian mentors and NK Commanders warned them about how much war has changed and more lethal.
79) As I stated earlier, it comes from NK's own military culture. They are a military of mass and indoctrination who fight and train in mass. They try to concentrate, move in large groups (if possible disguise at night but night vision and being an alien make this harder)...
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59) One of the most important but less vocalized reality for North Korean forces lays in their own culture. North Korean military is a military of mass. They need guidance from interpreters and political commissars. But the war in Ukraine is a fight of smaller platoon level wars, mass means death.
December 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
79) As I stated earlier, it comes from NK's own military culture. They are a military of mass and indoctrination who fight and train in mass. They try to concentrate, move in large groups (if possible disguise at night but night vision and being an alien make this harder)...
bsky.app/profile/arve...
bsky.app/profile/arve...