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[Akura]

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/10/447462584/in-pictures-at-military-parade-north-korean-leader-says-hes-ready-for-war

Glorious best Korean parade!

I believe that he's ready for war against the US. He's well-fed. The rest of his country, though...

Also, look at the first picture in that article. All those hats facing the other direction, except for that one guy. Guess who's next to be shot with an anti-aircraft gun~!

[My Name is Immaterial]

Hold on, take a look at those planes in that last photo. Are those single-engine planes?

[redwallzyl]

Hold on, take a look at those planes in that last photo. Are those single-engine planes?

they in fact appear to be biplains.

[My Name is Immaterial]

So do you think that this was an air show or is their air force made of hipsters who insist on being retro?

[redwallzyl]

So do you think that this was an air show or is their air force made of hipsters who insist on being retro?

how dare you insult glorious peoples airforce of best Korea!

they probably don't have enough obsolete cold war jets to look as impressive from a distance. that or thats the sum total of their capible pilots flying the only non broken planes they have fuel for.

[hops]

They're going to war any time now.

Any time now.

Aaaaaaaaany time now.

[Wolfhunter107]

If I had to guess, the biplanes Are An-2s, which are kind of light transport biplane. The North Koreans keep a few of them around.

[Cthulhu]

Now I'm curious about how that'd go down.  I assume they have jets too, but they've released pics of armed An-2s, so what would actually happen in a combat situation between modern fighter jets and biplanes?

Is the jet slow enough to even draw a firing solution?  Is it worth using missiles?  A sidewinder costs 600,000 dollars.

I suppose they could just ignore them but since they can carry bombs and rockets they'd have to eventually do something about them.  Shoot htem with machineguns?

Oh wait, military industrial complex.  Shoot the missiles, that just means we have to buy more.

[Strife26]

You'd need to be pretty careful to hit an An-2 with a Air to Air missile, I think. Patriots would almost certainly be able to do it without too much trouble, though.

If we're in for the Korean War to get hot again, the cost of a few missiles isn't going to be much compared to the total bill.

[Guardian G.I.]

Now I'm curious about how that'd go down.  I assume they have jets too, but they've released pics of armed An-2s

There were jet fighters at the parade. NPR just decided not to include the photo of them in their article.

[Flying Dice]

Wow, they brought out all five of them!

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Yes, yes, Euroskeptics and all that rot. How unsettling.

[Descan]

Yes, yes, Euroskeptics and all that rot. How unsettling.

Wat.

[Shadowlord]

Poor North Korea, losing their thread to Europe.

[IronyOwl]

The Imperialistic West's unsustainable cruelty has finally caused them to turn upon each other like the rabid ill-bred dogs they are. Soon this illegal and immoral European Union will crumble to nothing, and its long-oppressed peoples will turn to the glorious might of Best Korea for financial and technological leadership.

I have no idea what's happening either.