https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/north-korea-massively-increases-its-special-forces/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 31 May 2026 02:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/north-korea-massively-increases-its-special-forces/comment-page-1/#comment-62690 Isegoria Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:37:42 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22714#comment-62690 My understanding is that the North Koreans are shifting from WWII-era commando tactics to modern insurgent tactics. So, rather than storm the frontier with 100,000 troops, they might sneak in a few dozen companies, each capable of carrying out a bigger version of the Mumbai attack, not just attacking unarmed civilians, but knocking out power plants, railways, bridges, ports, etc.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2010/12/north-korea-massively-increases-its-special-forces/comment-page-1/#comment-62290 Joseph Fouche Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:40:42 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22714#comment-62290 They shouldn’t be called “special forces”. They should be called Sturmmann grouped into Sturmtruppen like the German soldiers trained in the so-called “Hutier Tactics” during the First World War. The Bombay attack relied on a surprise raid launched from the sea during peacetime. I don’t know if the infiltration of 50,000-100,000 storm troopers across a heavily fortified and mined frontier would achieve the same level of system-wide surprise.

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