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Post by Ian » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:03 am

I'm not sure how much the fog really matters. The plan is to shoot some artillery rounds into the sea. They can't really judge accuracy of impact, so all that really matters is making sure the area is clear of maritime traffic beforehand. Radar can still do that quite well.

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Post by amused » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:05 am

Canceling the wargames due to bad weather kinda tells the other side to attack during bad weather, no?

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Post by Ian » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:09 am

amused wrote:Canceling the wargames due to bad weather kinda tells the other side to attack during bad weather, no?
Not so simple of course, but I don't think this live fire test is really subject to the weather. If it gets postponed, it'll be for political reasons.

Besides, North Korea can attack in any weather they want. They won't win.

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Post by FBM » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:11 am

Ian wrote:I'm not sure how much the fog really matters. The plan is to shoot some artillery rounds into the sea. They can't really judge accuracy of impact, so all that really matters is making sure the area is clear of maritime traffic beforehand. Radar can still do that quite well.
amused wrote:Canceling the wargames due to bad weather kinda tells the other side to attack during bad weather, no?
It was just a delay. They're itching to get at it: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/htm ... 00453.html

Edit: Both sides: http://english.chosun.com/site/data/htm ... 00375.html

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Post by Ian » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:17 am

I'll be asleep in a few hours. Hopefully Korean armageddon will wait until after I get to work in the morning...

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Post by FBM » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:39 am

Ian wrote:I'll be asleep in a few hours. Hopefully Korean armageddon will wait until after I get to work in the morning...
10:40 a.m. here. I'll be awake enough for both of us. :tup:
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Post by amused » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:08 am

The CNN website says residents of the island have been ordered to take cover, and that typically means the shelling will start two hours after. But then they don't give any time for the take cover order. :doh:

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Post by FBM » Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:17 am

amused wrote:The CNN website says residents of the island have been ordered to take cover, and that typically means the shelling will start two hours after. But then they don't give any time for the take cover order. :doh:
Local TV says that "most" residents are now in shelters. The ones I see on TV look to be an average of 147 years old, so I guess it'll take some time...

If I were the South, I'd wait until about an hour before dark. The South would have a much greater advantage at night, due to technology. :eddy:

Edit: Announced start time 0400 GMT...about 35 minutes from now...
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Post by Ian » Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:42 am

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Post by FBM » Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:10 am

You stayed up for the holocaust, Ian? :hehe: At 2 (10 minutes ago), they announced that it would start '곧' (soon). :pop:


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Post by JimC » Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:19 am

Artillery men are all the same...

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Post by FBM » Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:34 am

TV just announced that the firing has started. Practice firing, I mean.
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Post by FBM » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:35 am

Firing just ended. Now is the most likely NK response time, if the expert on TV is correct. They may just take the bruise to their pride instead of responding.
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Post by Warren Dew » Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:14 pm

North Korea appears to have decided not to respond:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/w ... 657024.htm

I guess they figured out this time that the guns were pointing away from them.

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