How well the DPRK does, i think will be directly related to their strength of will and resolve (or lack of), coupled with China's stance. If China got into the fray again, we'd be in deep kimchi.
Since the war never technically ended there, i gotta tell ya, that country has had 50+ years of entrenching done. Ive seen wall mounted vulcun guns mounted as far south as Taegu. Theres only 3 major highways, they all run south to north (no coincidence), and all of them have stretchs that double as emergency run ways. I kid you not, you'll pass runway markers on the expressway as it widens up dramatically in width. Then theres the DMZ, but thats a given. Whole country is fortfied in various positions all the way to Pusan.
The North Koreans are tough bastards, but so are the south Koreans. Ever see a ROK Marine? They are TOUGH little bastards, and i mean TOUGH. Theres many areas that will lend itself to mechanized wafare, but once it hits the mountains, thats done. The mountains in korea are really rugged. No joke.
The thought has always been that if the DPRK were to roll south, theyd do it in the winter when the rice fields are frozen over. Another thought has always been that were not there to keep the North Koreans from rolling south, but to keep the south koreans from rolling north. Sarchastic joke amongst many that did time there.
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