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  • Attached is the reflective essay.

  • HAMMER: As UN forces marched north, there was evidence of the Chinese joining the conflict. Despite the evidence, General MacArthur and his staff believed “the Chinese would not dare intervene” They assessed that they lacked the Military capability to bring significant forces into the conflict and even if that was possible the US air superiority…[Read more]

  • Fires: The Chinese treated all POWs the same regardless of rank. This resulted in the degradation of discipline among POWs. Do you think this was the intended outcome or just 2nd and 3rd order effects? In addition, what would you do to combat the loss of morale among POWs?

    I believe that these outcomes were 2nd and 3rd order effects. I think that…[Read more]

  • Charlie: What do you think soldiers thought of their leadership at this point in the war? Why?

    Upon the initial movement north, I think that morale was pretty high amongst the troops. However, as time went on and cold, inclement weather began to set in and the units began sustaining heavy losses, morale took a downturn. The soldiers encountered…[Read more]

  • bco_zak_16 replied to the topic Section 3 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    ABLE: What is your response to the steadfastness of MacArthur’s insistence on the Inchon landing? How does it change, had the mission gone otherwise?

    MacArthur’s insistence on the Inchon landing was vital in his mind because he realized that he had limited ground forces at his disposal and that attacking from further south in an attempt to…[Read more]

  • bco_zak_16 replied to the topic Section 2 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    S3: What warfighting functions contributed most to Americans’ continual defeat and withdrawal to the Pusan Perimeter in the summer of 1950? Answer generally or focus mainly on Task Force Smith for examples to support your analysis.

    Intelligence and sustainment contributed most to the Americans’ continual defeat and withdrawal to the Pusan…[Read more]

  • bco_zak_16 replied to the topic Section 1 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    <span style=”color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, ‘Times New Roman’, Times, serif; font-size: 12px;”>S4: How did the enemy exploit sustainment weaknesses to contribute to the US withdrawal to the Pusan Perimeter? To start, I don’t believe many of the US forces were prepared to be there. Most of them were just counting the days until they could go…[Read more]

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