I have it on good authority SEALs are selected for the quality of their hairstyles.
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Thanks for pointing out some of these issues. I can't help to ask. Would you, given the opportunity, collaborate with Jake Broe in one or more episodes? With the experience both you have would be very informative and interesting to see both perspectives on Ukraine/Russia subject. Thanks for your work. 👍
Ukraine is a very bad terrain, because it's wide open flatland. There's no good places to hide, so the very best have died there, thinking their skill means something in this region.
As an american learning Mandarin Chinese, I can tell you with absolute authority that translating words with an app is only a tiny part of communication. You must understand the psychology and culture of the people you are attempting to communicate with. Using a phone app in a battle to try to command troops with any level of functionality is essentially a dead end, as in actually dead.
So true I had a Chinese friend who knew little English and I knew little Chinese. For a good week I thought he had a horse he was so happy to own but it turned out he meant a car. 😂
And both languages have a ton of idioms! If you ask a Chinese person, “how are you”, he’ll say “horse horse tiger tiger” :D while the American will say “hi” and continue walking away. :D
@@paulfalke6227 And none of these people are actually political. The Russian people has been depoliticized to oblivion since the early 2000s, and the North Koreans are too hungry to care for politics. So yeah, there are no commonality between these people other than their apathetic leaders in love with each other.
@@paulfalke6227 thinking that communism has anything to do with NK or Russia anymore is just delusion. Communism is an obsolete word used by those who still live in the 1960s
Korean: "I was told we were here as observers and specialists." Russian: "You were not misinformed, now form up into platoons." Korean: "What are we supposed to observe or specialize in as a combat unit??" Russian: "You observe the front line down your rifle's iron sight, and you specialize in pulling the trigger when a Ukrainian walks in front of it."
Korean: "Are we sure this is a good idea? I noticed there are hundreds of corpses littering the battlefield between us and the enemy. Are these all Russians? Am I being given the same orders and commands that they were given? If I die, will my corpse just be left out here to rot like this?" Russian: "Yes."
yup they are supposed to be just more meat, quantity is also quality. we need to stop being complacent and see the nkorean as a major escalation and threat, please.
I find it hilarious that North Korean military are supposed to "learn" from Russia. Russian tactics, communication, methods, setup, use of troops, is WWII level at best. Russians will teach them how to do it wrong, "We don't care about you" as leadership, and how to setup barrier troops to shoot your own for crazy orders. Sounds good to me.
Still need to be able to learn to command them to go and charge the enemy front lines, and also learn to threaten them if they refuse, since they are still human and are not stupid
I work with a Guatemalan guy doing pest control and moisture barriers and related stuff. I'm American but I speak Spanish fluently and I'm the only one who can talk Freddy but everyone loves working with him. He's awesome. Great worker. He and the other guys use phone apps to translate when I'm not on the same job site. I have watched and listened to them is apps too. My point is that I can't imagine using translation apps on phones in friggin combat with rifles firing, shouting, maybe incoming mortars, whatever. It sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. 1 in 30 is a terrible ratio of translators and troops, or it seems like it to me at least. The military didn't want me because of my eyes so I'm not a veteran and I don't know what ratios are normally used.
That is also my point as well, could you imagine the psychological implications, of what they will be confronted with? We are talking about western equipment, smart phones, drones, what else?
@@Uglier. True, but why would NK send troops in, only to know they wont be coming home? Yes, in a way to get rid of mouths to feed, however NK is going into this to get military experience, no one in there current military i don't believe have fought in any wars and the generation of Korean War are long dead? Perhaps not, idk i could be wrong on that? But this provides NK a means of to a certain degree updating or getting experience on a battlefield. I think there are large implications, i dismiss Paul and his thoughts that people are thinking to much into this NK/Russia alliance, because China is not happy about NK troops, which NK is suppose to be under the thumb of China and this is a hit against China no controlling NK. NK is suppose to be a vessel state to China.
Paul, as a former NATO staff officer, I can tell you this is why NATO uses British English and French as its official languages. This way, all the staff officers need to be able to speak and read one of the languages. When I stationed at a NATO command in Denmark, all the staff officers spoke English and most of them had some training in the US or UK at some point in their careers. For example, a lot of the German pilots get a lot of their training in the USA in either Texas or California because we have a lot of territory that wide open and they can do training in relative safety. That's why we do so many allied exercises so we can learn to do operations together on short notice.
NK soldiers are small and thin due to rampant malnourition. If you have no muscle mass, you can't carry equipment needed in the field (rifle, ammo, backpack with spare clothing, medkit, rations etc). If you have no fat reserves, you don't have the endurance needed to march, fight, dig etc. For example, in the later parts of Pacific campaign in WW II, chronically malnourished Japanese soldiers were able to throw a grenade only half a distance that was considered normal before the war.
That is another good point, I am sure that russians have 100lb pack, just as Westerners have 100lbs packs and have to walk miles.... I am wondering, NK's are going to come into contact with Western equipment, Drones, Smart Phones how are they going to react to that? If they are as isolated as it would appear, one has to wonder the psychological implications of what they are going to be confronted with?
Never understood how these NK Generals get all these metals when they haven't been in Combat -- Do they get a metal for neutralizing an Ant Bridgehead in their wife's vegetable garden?
was the same with South Korea until like 15 years ago, but it got a lot better with gaming and streaming. Something, that doesn't exist in North Korea. No fun allowed there.
And SK, has brought people into Ukraine to assist Ukraine, because those communications will be good to be listen to, including capturing them? And deprograming them?
@@JiTiAr35 Actually, according to a Russian Professor who teaches in a South Korean university, they do learn a second language in many schools and colleges, at least in Pyongyang. Chinese, English, Russian, German, French. I think that was the order of popularity.
Thanks again for the no b.s. critique. You always seem to clear up any confusion I have understanding the desperate situation in Ukraine .🇨🇦Victory to the Ukraine
I agree, it will be a side by side thing with 1 russian and 1 NK officer. I heard about 500 oddicers from North Korea, some really low ranking, and they will put the lowest ranks in command of the 30 men units, and then they will learn from the russian commanders. I think, the North Korean troops are just there to be meat, to let the officers practice, and that's their main purpose. I think, the thing, that's important for the north coreans, is their officers. They will throw away the soldiers, and bring the 500 officers back to North Korea, so they can train other officers. Maybe they even rotate officers, and send more North Korean troops. They use the troops to train as many officers as possible on a real battlefield.
They won't return ..they will tell people in Korea what the world is like and how there is more food and buildings and cities ... Nah , they won't be allowed to return. They are just there to create global retoric as there is an election.
It will be additionally ineffective because of the competition for resources between Russian officers. A lot of these Korean officers will happen to “unfortunately enter a live fire area”.
Will it matter? Having an officer exposed to radically different ideology, policy, and operations coming back to an isolated and extreme politically indoctrinated organization is going to be near anathema in a totolitarian regime. That officer might learn, but will the upper levels of the organization learn? Unless the God Emperor takes the information, these lessons will go nowhere.
Russia is training them to fight south Korea, Russia doesn't need new troops they have 3 armies and Ukraine has been fighting only 1 they have the soldiers of Chechnya too.
The biggest question in my way of thinking is: Why can't Russian generals figure out that integrating North Korean forces requires more planning, training, and equipment than local forces can provide? This (IMHO) is a relic of how new troops were trained/inducted in Russia's standing army -- which no longer exists. As long as current units have to scramble for resources the North Korean soldiers will get next to nothing.
My guess is (a) they don't have time to think and (b) they're used to sending cannon fodder into battle as-is. Towards the end of ww2, germany was giving panzerfausts (anti-tank rockets) to civilian teenagers and old men to fight back - nobody left. Japanese soldiers and civilians were starving, but loyally fighting on.
@@bobwatson8754 My reply has gone. What I want to say is that these generals can choose between speaking up or being replaced or worse. It’s putin that has come up with this and the generals just follow order no matter what. I’m pretty sure they can figure out that there will be problems. It seems some troops worry that they will get no weapons. Wagner troops got very little and the table may have turned now, who knows?
@@spudwesth Maybe they all have been lost. There are videos showing how these unfortunate ones get russian uniforms. Not even lavrov denies them being sent to Ukraine.
Drones in warfare has been around for a long while but now they are small and everywhere. Not the remote controlled scout aircraft the US used in a limited role in the Pacific war during WW2.
Historical note: German Army 1918 offensive in France bogged down in part due to German soldiers, who had been so deprived of supplies due to Royal Navy blockade, stopped to loot British lines of food, waterproof boots, cigarettes, just about anything. How will NoKo men react to the relative abundance they see in Russia and the Ukraine? In 1944 the Indian troops of the British Army were stunned by the wealth of the Italians. Mind you, it was a country that had been ruled by Mussolini for 20 years, bombed by the RAF for 4 years, bombed by the USAAF for 3 years and fought over by the German Army. What struck the Indians as extraordinary was "there is a cair in every home".
When an NK sub ran aground and was discovered, special forces blew away the crew, then offed themselves. This to avoid being rescued by troops not their own. It would not be a surprise if that is the speical forces role here.
Wait, Russian special forces found the NK sub and killed the crew and then the SF killed themselves? Or NK SF found the sun and killed the crew then killed themselves? Why woukd the SF kill themselves or kill the NK sub crew?
@@holoholopainen1627 You clearly never been hungry or starved in your life. When you are starving, your next meal is the best tasting food you’ve ever had. A can of mini raviolis tastes like a 5 star meal.
Are you kidding me? A translator is way more valuable than a Commander. You absolutely would want more translators than Commanders. Just use translators sparingly. Commanders are easier to make than translators.
@@dlife7427, they got issued, I think, 50 meters of toilet paper? That's 2 rolls but I'm sure they have the usual backup corncob, you know, for real emergencies.
@@CoffeeAndPaul Use the corncob, don’t waste the priceless luxury! Maybe you’ll live to take it home and relate how the kings and princes of Russia live!
@CombatVeteranReacts have you seen the messages written in large korean letters in the NK countryside for our satellites? Translates to "lets change vegetation and meat" and "training is also a form of battle."
Good morning Paul I just thought of something. When I was little, I used to watch Batman. And when he hit the bad guy, they would cover it up . With words like Wow , so the kids couldn’t see the violence. So they made the Batman show more kid friendly. So I was thinking why couldn’t you do that with the Ukraine war covering up the explosions with boom ,bang ,pow It worked for Batman and Robin being a kid show so why couldn’t it work for TH-cam?
It's only 16,000 troops max. They have over 2 million active military. They've also sent shells. It's probably all on lend-lease, Russia will owe them with interest.
I did see some information about the language barrier from a South Korean, that does lend some weight to the argument there will be problems and may hamper even auto translate effectiveness. Now whether this has a large impact will have to be seen. The issue arises from the way their language uses (oh gawd, I have forgotten all my English classes, they were like 35 years ago) an unusual tense that denotes respect. So you would use one word in a sentence for a well respected person and a different word for someone you just met. The other issue is that they didnt incorporate new modern words from english ect like other languages do, because of their hostility and hermit cultures to outside cultures, so for a bad example: South Korea would call a big mac a big mac (with an SK twist) where as NK would call it a word they made up. The translator problem is also that there are likely not many North Koreans that actually speak Russian and vis versa. Again how this plays out is to be seen.
Yeah, this is a topic to watch. Hard for us westerners to size up, when we speak neither russian nor korean! Thank you for your understanding of how subtle the differences in language can be. BTW your English is excellent, better than most Americans.
I think your take on this is shrewd bud, the language barrier has definitely been over emphasised, folk adapt quickly when they are trying to stay alive
Didn’t work well for the cubans or the Napoli’s!!! The few sitting in POW camps have said those they fought with are all dead!! Why do you think they’re now pulling in NK??
As someone who worked with South Korean soldiers on a daily basis. I can tell you it’s going to be extremely difficult for them to integrate into the Russian system and thrive. Can they exist of course but fight side by side ? They are having to be educated fully on tech they have zero idea how the world works. Speaking to North Koreans their marksmanship is horrible because they don’t practice. Not really sure what they will do other than hand to had and cannon fodder.
13:46 Jake Broe says the North Korean language is spoken with different levels of respect and that is going to cause the problem between communicating not necessarily the structure of the militaries. Both what you say makes sense, so it is probably easier cause of the structure of russian fighting technique but difficult because of the language structure due to respect styles.
All soldiers being sent to serve in a foreign land should be taught a standard sign language they could use to communicate no matter what language they speak.
The Russians have way more, for one. Might also speak to how good of a negotiating position NK is relative to Russia, but more likely, it's the usual deal where authoritarian regimes don't want to provide decent gear.
@@silaslong-js8ps Yeaahh... You might want to reevaluate that stance you got there. The only modern warfare experience Russia has, is failing to occupy a country thats like 30 times smaller and right on its border. Compared to the West which has been in a War in the Middle East since the late 80s. If Russia is incapable of taking over Ukraine since the last 3 or so years. It stands a cold chance in hell to win against NATO.
@@S1030danRussia completed more strikes on isis than all of nato combined Chechnya war was a few years, usa spent 20 years in Afghanistan. Both left for financial reasons.
2:40 "enough ammunition" Yep. Even if the ammo is coming from North Korea I doubt the logistics trains will be terribly concerned about dropping supplies off at North Korean units. Good video. You put some thought into it. Thumbs up.
Even with the meat grinder tactics the NK troops are probably in a better situation than if they were back in North Korea. Hell if they get more than one meal a day and get to use toilet paper they are living like kings.
The other problem is the very different language ethos from the very unpolite Russian vs North Korean in which there is no one word from another language than Russian, french or english and where the politeness and consideration for hierarchy is the main topic of their current language .... good luck !
I work in a German financial institution in the UK. We have offices all over the world, rather than everyone trying to speak German on global calls everyone speaks English as it more widely spoken. I'd imagine that even in north Korea and Russia it may be easier to find English speakers. So communication in English then translate back in either English or Russian.
Those N.Korean soldiers are going to get steam rolled. For one, they have no real combat experience. The Ukranians have all the combat experience and have been stepping on the Russian forces. The N.Korean soldiers are conscripted, so they already don't want to be there. They're in a foreign land, so they don't have home field advantage. They have no ties to the land or the people, so the motivation and morale wont be there. They're relying heavily on the Russians for leadership and supply. Their communications and supply lines back to DPRK are LONG. The North Koreans are starting with so many obvious disadvantages. They're literally just waiting to die at this point. Sad really.
In WW1, the U.S. military was smaller than the country of Portugal at 26th largest and had hardly any experience in any modern combat. Our military was so outdated that we still had horses while Europeans had tanks and experience in combat. Not to mention most American enlisted were impoverished and malnutrition young teens as young as 15 years old sneaking into the service, yet history shows it can be done. So my point is never underestimate your foe. As we couldn't even defeat ragged civilian soldiers of the Taliban or Vietnam. Spreading BS due to fear of the unknown is a sign of weakness. I'm going to say both Ukrainians and Russia are idiots and collapsing Europe even faster.
@@bruceyung70 the French two-man Renault FT light tank was used by US in the later stages of World War I. No, the United States did not recruit 15 year olds during World War I, but the law did not prevent teenagers from joining the war effort: Selective Service Act of 1917 This act required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. In 1918, Congress expanded the age range to include men between 18 and 45. in 2001 an international coalition led by the USA invaded Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda when the Taliban refused to hand over Osama. the Vietnam War was a tragic mistake brought about by U.S. leaders who exaggerated the influence of communism and underestimated the power of nationalism. The facts: Ukraine is a sovereign state that is acting on its right to self-defence against Russia's war of aggression in accordance with the UN Charter. NATO Allies have provided military, humanitarian, and economic assistance to Ukraine bilaterally to support its own self-defence efforts.
Wasn't that expected. You have a group of people that doesn't speak the language and a different culture will have trouble. Even if they're officers. It takes time they don't have.
why would we? Are the NK troops dangerous? Are they well fed or armed? No. Hell, the Russians hate their presence. Let it happen...they take up Russian food and resources..
South Korea responds, because for them, it's serious. It's serious, because there also are 500 officers from North Korea, who will get trained up and gain experience now, and that's a threat to South Korea. That's why I think, South Korea could respond, like with sending weapons. As far, as I know, for now they send observers.
@@Eddie-vy2zm wouldn't that be nice and easier for ru propagandists if we in the West JUMPED every time putler and his buddies says "jump"? When we jump, ru litterally gives medals to their survivors (conoco anyone?).
Tend to agree. The reports say 'Special Forces' and if you live in a western country, any western country, those two words put together in a military context evokes a very specific mental image. That of highly trained and experienced small groups of soldiers tasked with being able to perform complex and difficult missions without the level of support of 'big army'. So think the SAS performing special reconnaisance or direct action, US Army Special Forces being sent to a foreign land to train and prepare local troops, Delta Force performing hostage rescue or extracting a high value individual from under the nose ofthe enemy. Whereas the reality of these NK Special Forces will be that they are soldiers who are ostensibly loyal to the Kim regime, have a decent amount of military training and useable amounts of reasonable military equipment.
It's quite crazy. The cultural differences, language barrier and everyone having to get along in a war in life threatening situations. You'd think it would get better and it likely will until people start dying and getting replaced. Then you start again from 0.
Gee, what could possibly go wrong with an isolated group of humans since the 1950's that don't speak Russian not have been to war as long like Austria😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wonder if Ukraine will have drones flying overhead with announcements in Korean or leaflets on how to surrender? Coordination will be difficult at best.
They would also need Korean translators tho.. I saw some propaganda made by Ukraine and it was in broken Korean (I heard that South Korea is sending their spy agents there to help them with the language so it could be solved)
The Korean language has 6 different ways to say anything, depending on status of speaker and speakee. Difficult, at best. Also, although the military has first dibs on food in No. Korea, that food is of very low quality this year, ie, low grade rice with mold and rocks. They are all malnutrished for most of their lives. Learning anything technical or nuanced is almost impossible. 😢
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I think you are a silly clown with zero insight.
I have it on good authority SEALs are selected for the quality of their hairstyles.
Thanks for pointing out some of these issues.
I can't help to ask.
Would you, given the opportunity, collaborate with Jake Broe in one or more episodes?
With the experience both you have would be very informative and interesting to see both perspectives on Ukraine/Russia subject.
Thanks for your work. 👍
Ukraine is a very bad terrain, because it's wide open flatland. There's no good places to hide, so the very best have died there, thinking their skill means something in this region.
Navy seals ability to do push ups 😂😂 .... I smell inter service/cap badge rivalry 😂
As an american learning Mandarin Chinese, I can tell you with absolute authority that translating words with an app is only a tiny part of communication. You must understand the psychology and culture of the people you are attempting to communicate with. Using a phone app in a battle to try to command troops with any level of functionality is essentially a dead end, as in actually dead.
So true I had a Chinese friend who knew little English and I knew little Chinese. For a good week I thought he had a horse he was so happy to own but it turned out he meant a car. 😂
And you might need things like google
GOOD
It's a tonal language. People have spent decades trying to become fluent and fail to be able actually communicate.
And both languages have a ton of idioms! If you ask a Chinese person, “how are you”, he’ll say “horse horse tiger tiger” :D while the American will say “hi” and continue walking away. :D
So, basically it seems the Russians got themselves a lot of "interns" to handle. No worries then.
Hahahaa!🤣🤣
Good one!!😂👏👏
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And Russia adding one village every week to its kitty
@@sharmana100 And losing a thousand troops and fifty armoured vehicles to do so. F**king insanity.
@@sharmana100 yeah and the Nazis are losing a village every day
So we see that the great experiment, ‘ can we get two xenophobic and racist armies to work together’, has gone exactly as everyone expected.
Well, common to both is the communist heritage. They are "brothers" and fight for the "communist ideals" of - I don't know what.
@@paulfalke6227 And none of these people are actually political. The Russian people has been depoliticized to oblivion since the early 2000s, and the North Koreans are too hungry to care for politics.
So yeah, there are no commonality between these people other than their apathetic leaders in love with each other.
@@paulfalke6227 thinking that communism has anything to do with NK or Russia anymore is just delusion. Communism is an obsolete word used by those who still live in the 1960s
@@paulfalke6227Putin and Kims ideas. thats who they fight for.
The special forces will be trained as drone pilots, the regular conscripts will be trained as drones. Brilliant!
Naaaah still have the hands on spec ops...just now you have will nerds and geeks with special drone patchs and will be fobbits and never leave
The new role and designation is "Drone target."
You cannot fly people. They have a gravity problem.
@@antimatters6283 Drone target, or target drone?
The cynical cruel attitude of russian and nk leaders towards their people is deeply disturbing. Very sad
Starving your people SMDH 😢
"Their people."
By default we all just agree that these millions of human beings are the property of whomever bullys them hardest.
@@EgoEroTergumWell no. You can say ‘my people’ as in ‘I’m one of us’ as opposed to ‘I own them’.
However, in NKs case, they are, effectively, slaves.
@@franbeier3587 Bit of sympathy for the NORTH Koreans.
Zero for the orcs at this point. Most are recruited by offers of big rubles.
Are you kidding. Zelensky doesn't care about the youths in his own country so long as his wallet is fat.
Korean: "I was told we were here as observers and specialists."
Russian: "You were not misinformed, now form up into platoons."
Korean: "What are we supposed to observe or specialize in as a combat unit??"
Russian: "You observe the front line down your rifle's iron sight, and you specialize in pulling the trigger when a Ukrainian walks in front of it."
Russian: “Don’t worry if you don’t get it right the first time. You’ll probably be killed before you can get in trouble for screwing up.”
You think they have rifles? How will Russians explain "barrier troops" to the NK soldiers? "You stand here and shoot your own guys."
@@attemptedunkindness3632 goat comment
Korean: "Are we sure this is a good idea? I noticed there are hundreds of corpses littering the battlefield between us and the enemy. Are these all Russians? Am I being given the same orders and commands that they were given? If I die, will my corpse just be left out here to rot like this?"
Russian: "Yes."
Really? Hiring starving soldiers who can’t speak the language sounds really smart to me.
South korean will be present
@@antoinetran6902 Ukraine can't fight both countries AND Russia as well...
@@paulmurgatroyd6372Ukraine won’t be fighting South Korea.
They are not hired. The sent to eastern (not western) Russia to train in exchange for drones.
The difference between DPRK Special Forces and DPRK regulars is that the Special Forces have Strike Gum.
They were never meant to do anything but absorb ukrainian ammo. Has that not been made very clear by now?
yup they are supposed to be just more meat, quantity is also quality. we need to stop being complacent and see the nkorean as a major escalation and threat, please.
I find it hilarious that North Korean military are supposed to "learn" from Russia. Russian tactics, communication, methods, setup, use of troops, is WWII level at best.
Russians will teach them how to do it wrong, "We don't care about you" as leadership, and how to setup barrier troops to shoot your own for crazy orders. Sounds good to me.
Being silly.
Still need to be able to learn to command them to go and charge the enemy front lines, and also learn to threaten them if they refuse, since they are still human and are not stupid
@@spudwesth TRUTH hurts??
I’m baffled how anyone in Russia or North Korea think this is a good idea.
Desperation is one hel of a drug.
The point is not to keep the NK troops alive. The point is to educate and train the NK officers for actual combat.
they're eating the cats n dogs
@@wullieg7269😂
@@heatherr4321exactly.
I work with a Guatemalan guy doing pest control and moisture barriers and related stuff. I'm American but I speak Spanish fluently and I'm the only one who can talk Freddy but everyone loves working with him. He's awesome. Great worker. He and the other guys use phone apps to translate when I'm not on the same job site. I have watched and listened to them is apps too.
My point is that I can't imagine using translation apps on phones in friggin combat with rifles firing, shouting, maybe incoming mortars, whatever. It sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. 1 in 30 is a terrible ratio of translators and troops, or it seems like it to me at least. The military didn't want me because of my eyes so I'm not a veteran and I don't know what ratios are normally used.
If there’s no connection, there’s no translation because it’s done by a server
if i'm russian, i'd be nice to the translator
Your assessment is correct, sir. It is catastrophic in every conceivable fashion.
Dang crazy times P
Thanks for insights
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those north koreans minds must've been BLOWN after seeing all this technology theyve never dreamed of
“Guns *aren’t* made of wood?” :P
@@rcchin7897 🤣🤣
That is also my point as well, could you imagine the psychological implications, of what they will be confronted with? We are talking about western equipment, smart phones, drones, what else?
@@RamblingRodeo no way theyre not quarantined for life if they return home so they cant tell anyone else
@@Uglier. True, but why would NK send troops in, only to know they wont be coming home? Yes, in a way to get rid of mouths to feed, however NK is going into this to get military experience, no one in there current military i don't believe have fought in any wars and the generation of Korean War are long dead? Perhaps not, idk i could be wrong on that? But this provides NK a means of to a certain degree updating or getting experience on a battlefield. I think there are large implications, i dismiss Paul and his thoughts that people are thinking to much into this NK/Russia alliance, because China is not happy about NK troops, which NK is suppose to be under the thumb of China and this is a hit against China no controlling NK. NK is suppose to be a vessel state to China.
Paul, as a former NATO staff officer, I can tell you this is why NATO uses British English and French as its official languages. This way, all the staff officers need to be able to speak and read one of the languages. When I stationed at a NATO command in Denmark, all the staff officers spoke English and most of them had some training in the US or UK at some point in their careers. For example, a lot of the German pilots get a lot of their training in the USA in either Texas or California because we have a lot of territory that wide open and they can do training in relative safety. That's why we do so many allied exercises so we can learn to do operations together on short notice.
NK soldiers are small and thin due to rampant malnourition. If you have no muscle mass, you can't carry equipment needed in the field (rifle, ammo, backpack with spare clothing, medkit, rations etc). If you have no fat reserves, you don't have the endurance needed to march, fight, dig etc.
For example, in the later parts of Pacific campaign in WW II, chronically malnourished Japanese soldiers were able to throw a grenade only half a distance that was considered normal before the war.
That is another good point, I am sure that russians have 100lb pack, just as Westerners have 100lbs packs and have to walk miles.... I am wondering, NK's are going to come into contact with Western equipment, Drones, Smart Phones how are they going to react to that? If they are as isolated as it would appear, one has to wonder the psychological implications of what they are going to be confronted with?
And its getting cold. Very cold❄️
@@soepdurp The NK could hold up better in the COLD, knowing the way they live?
@@RamblingRodeonot if they get sick. Try living on the front in the winter
Never understood how these NK Generals get all these metals when they haven't been in Combat -- Do they get a metal for neutralizing an Ant Bridgehead in their wife's vegetable garden?
Communication will be a nightmare for sure.
Most of North Koreans only speak 1 language.
was the same with South Korea until like 15 years ago, but it got a lot better with gaming and streaming. Something, that doesn't exist in North Korea. No fun allowed there.
during night time and low visibility they will be a danger to both Ukrainians and Russians
And SK, has brought people into Ukraine to assist Ukraine, because those communications will be good to be listen to, including capturing them? And deprograming them?
@@avarion9538No it wasn’t please don’t speak about what you don’t know. I served there 92-94 most speak English well.
@@JiTiAr35 Actually, according to a Russian Professor who teaches in a South Korean university, they do learn a second language in many schools and colleges, at least in Pyongyang. Chinese, English, Russian, German, French. I think that was the order of popularity.
Thanks again for the no b.s. critique. You always seem to clear up any confusion I have understanding the desperate situation in Ukraine .🇨🇦Victory to the Ukraine
I agree, it will be a side by side thing with 1 russian and 1 NK officer. I heard about 500 oddicers from North Korea, some really low ranking, and they will put the lowest ranks in command of the 30 men units, and then they will learn from the russian commanders.
I think, the North Korean troops are just there to be meat, to let the officers practice, and that's their main purpose. I think, the thing, that's important for the north coreans, is their officers. They will throw away the soldiers, and bring the 500 officers back to North Korea, so they can train other officers. Maybe they even rotate officers, and send more North Korean troops. They use the troops to train as many officers as possible on a real battlefield.
They won't return ..they will tell people in Korea what the world is like and how there is more food and buildings and cities ... Nah , they won't be allowed to return. They are just there to create global retoric as there is an election.
@@haramsaddam238it is still better than zero real world combat experience.
@h : Not a problem for Kim! Who needs “unlimited friendship” when you have “unlimited meat”, right??
It will be additionally ineffective because of the competition for resources between Russian officers. A lot of these Korean officers will happen to “unfortunately enter a live fire area”.
Will it matter?
Having an officer exposed to radically different ideology, policy, and operations coming back to an isolated and extreme politically indoctrinated organization is going to be near anathema in a totolitarian regime.
That officer might learn, but will the upper levels of the organization learn?
Unless the God Emperor takes the information, these lessons will go nowhere.
The russobots have been myseriously quiet sinced the North Koreans joined in. Guess even they are struggling to frame this in a good light.
Putin has no need of them.
Russia is training them to fight south Korea, Russia doesn't need new troops they have 3 armies and Ukraine has been fighting only 1 they have the soldiers of Chechnya too.
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The supposed bots moved to more reputable channels. Get well soon Willy.
I love how you struggled for a second with the seals one and then just settled on 'do a lot of pushups'. Lol
Should be write a lot of fiction books
When he brought up the Navy SEALs I was wondering what he would say lol
The biggest question in my way of thinking is: Why can't Russian generals figure out that integrating North Korean forces requires more planning, training, and equipment than local forces can provide?
This (IMHO) is a relic of how new troops were trained/inducted in Russia's standing army -- which no longer exists.
As long as current units have to scramble for resources the North Korean soldiers will get next to nothing.
If they do, they will fall out from a window. This is something putin came up with and you don’t question his wisdom.
My guess is (a) they don't have time to think and (b) they're used to sending cannon fodder into battle as-is. Towards the end of ww2, germany was giving panzerfausts (anti-tank rockets) to civilian teenagers and old men to fight back - nobody left. Japanese soldiers and civilians were starving, but loyally fighting on.
@@bobwatson8754 My reply has gone. What I want to say is that these generals can choose between speaking up or being replaced or worse. It’s putin that has come up with this and the generals just follow order no matter what. I’m pretty sure they can figure out that there will be problems. It seems some troops worry that they will get no weapons. Wagner troops got very little and the table may have turned now, who knows?
There are no N. Korean troops.
@@spudwesth Maybe they all have been lost. There are videos showing how these unfortunate ones get russian uniforms. Not even lavrov denies them being sent to Ukraine.
They were just sold in exchange for missle technology
Or cheeseburgers
Russia gave NK a herd of goats
@ 😂😂
Those guys haven't facing a real combat for ages. I don't think they would be prepared to face a drone bomb.
Drones in warfare has been around for a long while but now they are small and everywhere. Not the remote controlled scout aircraft the US used in a limited role in the Pacific war during WW2.
@@michaelpettersson4919did the Koreans face them in the Korean War.
Forget the FPV bombs, HIMARS will make believers out of them. They'll be nothing but bullet catchers.
Damn this is hands down some of the best breakdowns I see on the subject
Historical note: German Army 1918 offensive in France bogged down in part due to German soldiers, who had been so deprived of supplies due to Royal Navy blockade, stopped to loot British lines of food, waterproof boots, cigarettes, just about anything. How will NoKo men react to the relative abundance they see in Russia and the Ukraine? In 1944 the Indian troops of the British Army were stunned by the wealth of the Italians. Mind you, it was a country that had been ruled by Mussolini for 20 years, bombed by the RAF for 4 years, bombed by the USAAF for 3 years and fought over by the German Army. What struck the Indians as extraordinary was "there is a cair in every home".
A cair? What the hell's a cair?
What is "cair"? Do you mean "chair"?
Keep up Paul👍 your work is priceless and very important💪
I donate every month. You do good work!
When an NK sub ran aground and was discovered, special forces blew away the crew, then offed themselves. This to avoid being rescued by troops not their own.
It would not be a surprise if that is the speical forces role here.
you mean, NK special forces came and killed all the NK survivors in the sub, then killed themselves?!?!?! 🤯 😱
Wait, Russian special forces found the NK sub and killed the crew and then the SF killed themselves? Or NK SF found the sun and killed the crew then killed themselves?
Why woukd the SF kill themselves or kill the NK sub crew?
@@brandonhemphill5638no chance of rescue from NK forces so everyone is killed to keep secrets, especially when rescue is likely to be SK or Americans
Where did this take place.
@@theguyishere249 Somewhere off the coast of SK.
Great intro, love it.
They never had any interaction outside of North Korea they have no idea what the world is how to interact with people imagine in a war lol
@@hangtime1111 Howabout If They dont like The FOOD ?
@@holoholopainen1627
You clearly never been hungry or starved in your life. When you are starving, your next meal is the best tasting food you’ve ever had. A can of mini raviolis tastes like a 5 star meal.
Are you kidding me? A translator is way more valuable than a Commander. You absolutely would want more translators than Commanders. Just use translators sparingly. Commanders are easier to make than translators.
Ukraine fighters need to learn NK language for “surrender and your life will be better than you ever imagined” (I’m sure there is a better phrase).
Noodles and hookers!
Noodles and hookers!
Do they use Google Translate to communicate? That would be hilarious😂
They used discord, so it wouldn't surprise me
North Koreans would be amazed by it.
@@evertoasterthey would be amazed by toilet paper let alone a cell phone
@@dlife7427, they got issued, I think, 50 meters of toilet paper? That's 2 rolls but I'm sure they have the usual backup corncob, you know, for real emergencies.
@@CoffeeAndPaul Use the corncob, don’t waste the priceless luxury! Maybe you’ll live to take it home and relate how the kings and princes of Russia live!
Love your channel ❤
North korean soldier = north korean prisoner.
Actually theyre all prisoners, if you think about it
No such thing as freedom in North Korea.
@@zackeryshackelford3864 I wonder if they (NK) want to be captured. I would.
bullets stop you even if they are elite troops
Exactly why zelensky meed more every week
Huh... it's almost like they CAN'T TRAIN THEM with them SPEAKING ANOTHER LANGUAGE...
I wish you people could see the real videos
They're meat for the war mill.
@CombatVeteranReacts have you seen the messages written in large korean letters in the NK countryside for our satellites? Translates to "lets change vegetation and meat" and "training is also a form of battle."
not on google images
Good morning Paul I just thought of something. When I was little, I used to watch Batman. And when he hit the bad guy, they would cover it up .
With words like Wow , so the kids couldn’t see the violence. So they made the Batman show more kid friendly. So I was thinking why couldn’t you do that with the Ukraine war covering up the explosions with boom ,bang ,pow
It worked for Batman and Robin being a kid show so why couldn’t it work for TH-cam?
Well yeah, Kim Jong Un probably felt like sending North Korean troops to the frontline was an opportunity to get rid of dead weight.
Mouths to feed…
It's only 16,000 troops max. They have over 2 million active military. They've also sent shells. It's probably all on lend-lease, Russia will owe them with interest.
Thanks, Paul.
I loved the backhanded compliment to Navy seals, Go Army!
I just watched a NoKor survivor of a meat assault barely alive in Ukraine Hospital, BRUTAL, being interviewed
Nice analysis if the troop/ commander ratio and their purpose…. From Friends in Australia
You will be able to tell where they are because the dogs in the area will start vanishing.
It must have been misunderstanding!! They were supposed to fight with stpd and degen west and not the most advanced tech imaginable 😅
I did see some information about the language barrier from a South Korean, that does lend some weight to the argument there will be problems and may hamper even auto translate effectiveness.
Now whether this has a large impact will have to be seen.
The issue arises from the way their language uses (oh gawd, I have forgotten all my English classes, they were like 35 years ago) an unusual tense that denotes respect. So you would use one word in a sentence for a well respected person and a different word for someone you just met.
The other issue is that they didnt incorporate new modern words from english ect like other languages do, because of their hostility and hermit cultures to outside cultures, so for a bad example: South Korea would call a big mac a big mac (with an SK twist) where as NK would call it a word they made up.
The translator problem is also that there are likely not many North Koreans that actually speak Russian and vis versa.
Again how this plays out is to be seen.
Yeah, this is a topic to watch. Hard for us westerners to size up, when we speak neither russian nor korean!
Thank you for your understanding of how subtle the differences in language can be. BTW your English is excellent, better than most Americans.
Thanks.
I think your take on this is shrewd bud, the language barrier has definitely been over emphasised, folk adapt quickly when they are trying to stay alive
And how will you do that when zero percent of your language is understood?
Didn’t work well for the cubans or the Napoli’s!!! The few sitting in POW camps have said those they fought with are all dead!! Why do you think they’re now pulling in NK??
"Paul is right about everything" would be a great name for a second channel!
Cracked me up! Then “Seal Team skills”. Inter-branch insults are endless, and entertaining. I expect the Navy to weigh in…
As someone who worked with South Korean soldiers on a daily basis. I can tell you it’s going to be extremely difficult for them to integrate into the Russian system and thrive. Can they exist of course but fight side by side ? They are having to be educated fully on tech they have zero idea how the world works. Speaking to North Koreans their marksmanship is horrible because they don’t practice. Not really sure what they will do other than hand to had and cannon fodder.
This 2 dictators are crazy to the core 😂
AC DC - Soul Stripper.
Thank you for your work.
This is the reason for this deployment. Learning to intergrate and gain real combat experience.
None of that matters if they don’t return home alive with what they learned!!
I can safely assume that Russia has extended their attrition rate up to 7 to 8 days.
13:46 Jake Broe says the North Korean language is spoken with different levels of respect and that is going to cause the problem between communicating not necessarily the structure of the militaries. Both what you say makes sense, so it is probably easier cause of the structure of russian fighting technique but difficult because of the language structure due to respect styles.
"What happens if they turn on the American people?" New anxiety unlocked
I got to be an adversary for a simulation for team 5 once in the Navy. Watching those guys operate in real life is terrifying.
Honestly, if NK was going to find this out it’s beneficial for NK to discover this early.
why? when your enemies are making mistakes, don't interrupt them.
@@SoloRenegadebut there not.
@@theguyishere249 "but there not."
They're?
But they're not what?
@@SoloRenegade but they’re not making a mistake.
@@theguyishere249 who's not making a mistake?
really have to learn to add context.
Korean BBQ in the region
No surprise, they are having trouble. Anyone will have trouble intigrating into this war. Even the US, granted some, would adapt quicker than others.
All soldiers being sent to serve in a foreign land should be taught a standard sign language they could use to communicate no matter what language they speak.
This begs the question Why didn’t north korea send military equipment with their 10k troops ?
Maybe they didn't have any. Maybe NK doesn't make any military equipment that they don't understand. It's been half a century, after all.
@portfolio91 true
The Russians have way more, for one. Might also speak to how good of a negotiating position NK is relative to Russia, but more likely, it's the usual deal where authoritarian regimes don't want to provide decent gear.
Thank you
You are right again Paul.
when is paul ever right about anything? the guy is a disgrace to his country in every way and if hes a real vet im mickey mouse.
"Elite NK Troops" And not a single one speaks Russian???
que?
Elite means different things to different countries. An elite Russian soldier would be about as trained as the average NATO soldier.
@@silaslong-js8ps Yeaahh... You might want to reevaluate that stance you got there. The only modern warfare experience Russia has, is failing to occupy a country thats like 30 times smaller and right on its border. Compared to the West which has been in a War in the Middle East since the late 80s. If Russia is incapable of taking over Ukraine since the last 3 or so years. It stands a cold chance in hell to win against NATO.
@@kdrapertrucker😂😂😂 wali was Canada best sniper and he ran away from the "average nato soldiers" 😂😂😂😂
@@S1030danRussia completed more strikes on isis than all of nato combined Chechnya war was a few years, usa spent 20 years in Afghanistan. Both left for financial reasons.
2:40 "enough ammunition"
Yep. Even if the ammo is coming from North Korea I doubt the logistics trains will be terribly concerned about dropping supplies off at North Korean units.
Good video. You put some thought into it. Thumbs up.
"a navy seal's ability to... do a lot of pushups"
The SHADE!
Seems like a lot of work and logistical challenge for a week's worth of fodder.
Thanks Paul 👍👍👍👍👍🌻🌻🌻🕶️
Even with the meat grinder tactics the NK troops are probably in a better situation than if they were back in North Korea. Hell if they get more than one meal a day and get to use toilet paper they are living like kings.
Dreadful summery 😮
The other problem is the very different language ethos from the very unpolite Russian vs North Korean in which there is no one word from another language than Russian, french or english and where the politeness and consideration for hierarchy is the main topic of their current language .... good luck !
I work in a German financial institution in the UK. We have offices all over the world, rather than everyone trying to speak German on global calls everyone speaks English as it more widely spoken. I'd imagine that even in north Korea and Russia it may be easier to find English speakers. So communication in English then translate back in either English or Russian.
Those N.Korean soldiers are going to get steam rolled. For one, they have no real combat experience. The Ukranians have all the combat experience and have been stepping on the Russian forces.
The N.Korean soldiers are conscripted, so they already don't want to be there. They're in a foreign land, so they don't have home field advantage. They have no ties to the land or the people, so the motivation and morale wont be there. They're relying heavily on the Russians for leadership and supply. Their communications and supply lines back to DPRK are LONG.
The North Koreans are starting with so many obvious disadvantages. They're literally just waiting to die at this point. Sad really.
In WW1, the U.S. military was smaller than the country of Portugal at 26th largest and had hardly any experience in any modern combat. Our military was so outdated that we still had horses while Europeans had tanks and experience in combat. Not to mention most American enlisted were impoverished and malnutrition young teens as young as 15 years old sneaking into the service, yet history shows it can be done. So my point is never underestimate your foe. As we couldn't even defeat ragged civilian soldiers of the Taliban or Vietnam. Spreading BS due to fear of the unknown is a sign of weakness. I'm going to say both Ukrainians and Russia are idiots and collapsing Europe even faster.
Yeah. My guess is that NK soldiers' "motivation" is less of an issue. You can't have motivations or novel ideas in NK, they get viciously punished.
@@bruceyung70 the French two-man Renault FT light tank was used by US in the later stages of World War I. No, the United States did not recruit 15 year olds during World War I, but the law did not prevent teenagers from joining the war effort: Selective Service Act of 1917 This act required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. In 1918, Congress expanded the age range to include men between 18 and 45. in 2001 an international coalition led by the USA invaded Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda when the Taliban refused to hand over Osama. the Vietnam War was a tragic mistake brought about by U.S. leaders who exaggerated the influence of communism and underestimated the power of nationalism. The facts: Ukraine is a sovereign state that is acting on its right to self-defence against Russia's war of aggression in accordance with the UN Charter. NATO Allies have provided military, humanitarian, and economic assistance to Ukraine bilaterally to support its own self-defence efforts.
@@bruceyung70 you just like to spew crap out of your mouth and type it down?
Wasn't that expected. You have a group of people that doesn't speak the language and a different culture will have trouble. Even if they're officers. It takes time they don't have.
These NK soldiers aren’t going to live long enough to sort out this integration thing anyway.
Thanks
That last bit about people with hot takes and no clue reminds me of an enforcer I watched in the past 😂
US Navy Seal special skill: push ups. 😂
They’re gonna love you 🤦♂️😳🤪
Thanks paul
And so far, zero Western response.
why would we? Are the NK troops dangerous? Are they well fed or armed? No. Hell, the Russians hate their presence. Let it happen...they take up Russian food and resources..
We have the weakest administration of all time smh
Because it is not needed yet!
South Korea responds, because for them, it's serious. It's serious, because there also are 500 officers from North Korea, who will get trained up and gain experience now, and that's a threat to South Korea. That's why I think, South Korea could respond, like with sending weapons. As far, as I know, for now they send observers.
@@Eddie-vy2zm wouldn't that be nice and easier for ru propagandists if we in the West JUMPED every time putler and his buddies says "jump"?
When we jump, ru litterally gives medals to their survivors (conoco anyone?).
Tend to agree.
The reports say 'Special Forces' and if you live in a western country, any western country, those two words put together in a military context evokes a very specific mental image.
That of highly trained and experienced small groups of soldiers tasked with being able to perform complex and difficult missions without the level of support of 'big army'.
So think the SAS performing special reconnaisance or direct action, US Army Special Forces being sent to a foreign land to train and prepare local troops, Delta Force performing hostage rescue or extracting a high value individual from under the nose ofthe enemy.
Whereas the reality of these NK Special Forces will be that they are soldiers who are ostensibly loyal to the Kim regime, have a decent amount of military training and useable amounts of reasonable military equipment.
Cannon fodder, nothing more.
It's quite crazy. The cultural differences, language barrier and everyone having to get along in a war in life threatening situations. You'd think it would get better and it likely will until people start dying and getting replaced. Then you start again from 0.
Many are hoping to use this as a way to escape North Korea
Gee, what could possibly go wrong with an isolated group of humans since the 1950's that don't speak Russian not have been to war as long like Austria😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wonder if Ukraine will have drones flying overhead with announcements in Korean or leaflets on how to surrender? Coordination will be difficult at best.
They would also need Korean translators tho.. I saw some propaganda made by Ukraine and it was in broken Korean (I heard that South Korea is sending their spy agents there to help them with the language so it could be solved)
Putin: Kim another division pls
Kim : let me think twice
I feel sorry 😔 for those innocent souls with no choice.
Yes! I’m nr 1!
Congratulations
Don't pat your back to hard about being right about speculation. It'll make your confirmation bias stronger on the next subject.
That Navy Seals jibe killed me 😂
The Korean language has 6 different ways to say anything, depending on status of speaker and speakee. Difficult, at best. Also, although the military has first dibs on food in No. Korea, that food is of very low quality this year, ie, low grade rice with mold and rocks. They are all malnutrished for most of their lives. Learning anything technical or nuanced is almost impossible. 😢
to everyone saying this is training for north korea that funnys because if you fail there you not fighting anywhere ya know ghosts cant fire bullets
Navy Seals: Excuse me! Push-ups?
All this and not a single North Korean has been seen on the battlefield.
NK don't be Cannon Fodder...
They'll figure it out