• @olafurp@lemmy.world
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    247 days ago

    They have massive amount of soldiers and are good and making artillery and missiles. It is a big black box however since they haven’t been engaged in a conflict recently so all their troops lack experience.

    Their economy is practically built for conflict so it shouldn’t be taken lightly.

    • @egeres@lemmy.world
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      97 days ago

      Yeah, I don’t think numbers is everything, lacking experience or leadership can tip the balance against you in a blink

      • @olafurp@lemmy.world
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        67 days ago

        Yeah, I have a feeling that they will have very low morale because of lack of motivating factors. Desertion might also become a massive problem since this is one of the few ways to get out of the DPRK.

      • @SuspiciousCatThing
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        27 days ago

        True, but we’ve already seen from Russia what sheer numbers can do, even under-equipped and untrained.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      37 days ago

      It is a big black box however since they haven’t been engaged in a conflict recently so all their troops lack experience.

      They’ve been deployed to Syria since at least 2019 and assisted Hezbollah in its tunnel networks going back decades.