More North Korean Krap.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-02-17 10:46pm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,78824,00.html

Nothing new, except for this tidbit:

North Korea threatened on Tuesday to abandon the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War

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North Korea "will be left with no option but to take a decisive step to abandon its commitment to implement the Armistice Agreement ... and free itself from the binding force of all its provisions," said the official.

The 1950-53 Korean War ended with the armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving the countries technically in a state of war. A North Korean withdrawal from the armistice would greatly increase tensions and uncertainty along the world's most heavily armed border.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-17 10:49pm

We might finally get to see what happens when you used M270's against massed infantry in the open.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-17 10:50pm

This just pisses me off so much. North Koreans are among the poorest, sickest, undernourished, and oppressed people on Earth, but even so their fucking piece of shit government sees fit to constantly engage in saber-rattling and jingoism.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-17 10:56pm

I say we covertly remove Kim Jong for the sake of all of the North Koreans.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-02-18 07:50pm

Captain tycho wrote:I say we covertly remove Kim Jong for the sake of all of the North Koreans.

I don't know why he was forcibly removed from office a long time ago. He should have been, with his policy of "starve the North Korean people while building a massive army".

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-02-18 07:54pm

I hope some of you have read an article regarding his daily life in a magazine or somewhere. Kim really does live in a world of his own.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-02-18 07:58pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:
Captain tycho wrote:I say we covertly remove Kim Jong for the sake of all of the North Koreans.
I don't know why he was forcibly removed from office a long time ago. He should have been, with his policy of "starve the North Korean people while building a massive army".

Father-son dynasty. Good 'Ole Kim is regarded as a God by anyone with a gun. We eliminate the bastard once we know what we're doing.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-02-18 09:18pm

Whats more intresting is the effect of Nuclear Weapons and Chemical Weapons when used togther on a semi-modern Army like SK's, ntm the American troops stationed down there

Getting hit by a two hundred kilo-ton Nuke probably sucks, Getting hit by fifty tons of Vx Nerve gas right after might suck a whole lot more

desertjedi · Post by **desertjedi** » 2003-02-18 09:35pm

I believe that NK has threatend to abandon the 1953 Armistice in the past and on numerous occasions in an attempt to hieghten fears in order to get something they want. This is just more saber rattling from a nation that feels it will be next to be attacked right after Iraq.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-02-18 09:41pm

Captain tycho wrote:I say we covertly remove Kim Jong for the sake of all of the North Koreans.

my view on a lot of countries.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-02-18 09:44pm

Captain tycho wrote:I say we covertly remove Kim Jong for the sake of all of the North Koreans.

Some other idiot might take his place, or worse, civil war of some kind might erupt amongst Kim's second-in-commands.

Tragic · Post by **Tragic** » 2003-02-18 10:26pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:We might finally get to see what happens when you used M270's against massed infantry in the open.

Mind explaining what that weapon is??

and i agree he's just trying to get something by his threats.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-02-18 10:43pm

Tragic wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:We might finally get to see what happens when you used M270's against massed infantry in the open.
Mind explaining what that weapon is??

and i agree he's just trying to get something by his threats.

I think M270 is some kind of heavy machine gun.

Tragic · Post by **Tragic** » 2003-02-18 10:47pm

Have any link I can find information on it??

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-02-18 10:53pm

Shinova wrote:I hope some of you have read an article regarding his daily life in a magazine or somewhere. Kim really does live in a world of his own.

The guy never smiles... ever. I mean come on, even Saddam and Stalin smiled every now and then.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-02-18 10:54pm

Shinova wrote:
Tragic wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:We might finally get to see what happens when you used M270's against massed infantry in the open.
Mind explaining what that weapon is??

and i agree he's just trying to get something by his threats.

I think M270 is some kind of heavy machine gun.

Nada. M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). Can fire 12 rockets in a shoot and scoot situation (firing and moving before counterbattery sensors can detect it). I wasn't aware they had an anti-infantry rocket for it, though. Last I'd heard they were still using the shaped-charge submunitions for use against armor.

[edit]OK, nevermind, submunition question answered by Skimmer in next post.[/edit]

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-18 10:55pm

Shinova wrote:
Tragic wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:We might finally get to see what happens when you used M270's against massed infantry in the open.
Mind explaining what that weapon is??

and i agree he's just trying to get something by his threats.

I think M270 is some kind of heavy machine gun.

Not in any way. You might consider a web search next time. This is the M270. Each launcher can cover .23 square kilometers in bomblets. A full battalion firing at once can cover over 4 square kilometers with fire. Any exposed human in that area will die, and even light armored vehicles aren't a sure thing because the bomblet have small shaped charges.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-18 10:59pm

The Dark wrote:
Shinova wrote:
Tragic wrote: Mind explaining what that weapon is??

and i agree he's just trying to get something by his threats.

I think M270 is some kind of heavy machine gun.
Nada. M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). Can fire 12 rockets in a shoot and scoot situation (firing and moving before counterbattery sensors can detect it). I wasn't aware they had an anti-infantry rocket for it, though. Last I'd heard they were still using the shaped-charge submunitions for use against armor.

The bomblets are and always have been dual purpose. When the small shaped charge explodes the blast also throws out a hail of fragments. There was going to be a version that dropped BAT, but it got canned because of costs.