FSC

The three advantages of the Chinese troops was their training, discipline and their ability to travel and fight on the rugged terrain. They would hide from UN air during the day and attack in numbers at night. This prevented us from accurately estimating the size of their force. There bivouac and marching discipline was unmatched, this is…[Read more]

S2 Question

The US didn’t know or understand the armor threat in North Korea because at the time the US did not believe NK was a legitimate threat even with the numerous threats and periodic uprisings. While the US did poses the weapon systems to combat the armor they did not field the weapon systems. Instead decided to send Task Force smith on…[Read more]

S4: How did the enemy exploit sustainment weaknesses to contribute to the US withdrawal to the Pusan Perimeter?

Initially the biggest advantage for the NKPA was the element of surprise.  Despite continuous psychological and political pressure and several military false alarms, the actual invasion of South Korea came as a surprise.  The Majority o…[Read more]