hre800

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  • HAMMER: Korea was the first war where the US Army rotated Soldiers in and out of theatre in significant numbers, a practice that has continued ever since. In doing practical and instructional knowledge is lost and lessons have to be re-learned, sometimes at great cost. How would you change the manner in which we now rotate Soldiers into different…[Read more]

  • Fires:

    The Chinese followed their own “Policy of Tolerance” rather than recognizing the Geneva Conventions, it was based on Confucian traditions.  The breakdown of discipline in POWs was not the intended effect, but was rather a secondary effect of the inhumane treatment afforded to UN and Korean POWs.  The maintenance of purpose and morale in t…[Read more]

  • Charlie:

    I believe the soldiers probably thought there was a disconnect between them and their leadership. Initially in Section 5 morale was probably high, ground was being quickly gained after the Inchon landings but this quickly changed as winter set in. The soldiers at lower levels were struggling through the rugged mountainous terrain of…[Read more]

  • FSC:

    1: Chinese forces were extremely well disciplined and well trained. After having spent the years fighting the Japanese during the onset of the second world war and the brutality of the communist revolution the Chinese military was hardened to both the atrocities of war and the harsh north east Asian weather.  Native troops continually have…[Read more]

  • hre800 replied to the topic Section 3 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    Able:

    MacArthur’s fixation on the Inchon landings was justified in my mind, US and South Korean forces had been reeling back in a string of defeats and they needed a big move to change the tempo of the war.  MacArthur realized he did not have the resources or manpower at his disposal at the time to conduct a WW2 style linear offensive up the…[Read more]

  • hre800 replied to the topic Section 2 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    S3:

    Intelligence was the war fighting function with the most impact on the North Korean push to the Pusan Perimeter in the summer of 1950.  The US forces stationed in Korea were woefully ill-informed about the capabilities of their Anti-Armor weapon systems on the North Korean T-34 tanks.  This lack of effects on North Korean armored fo…[Read more]

  • hre800 replied to the topic Section 1 in the forum 1-5 Cav 6 years, 4 months ago

    S3: The factors making the invasion of Korea both tenable and appealing vary widely.  Primarily the geography of the northeast Asia lends itself to making Korea a focal point in the region.  It provides easy access to the north of the peninsula for the natural resources found in the Manchurian region.  Also due to its proximity to both the nor…[Read more]

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