most of the other ones (eg units in the center of the country) seem to be in the same desperate state as the rest of the North Korean populace. Some of the NK-centric blogs indicate that even they are stealing and robbing for food now, so they probably aren't very good. My guess is that the NK could do fine on the offensive for a little bit but once they lost momentum and outstretched their meager logistical capabilities, the Army would dissolve into a rabble, like it did in the fall of 1950. No they sure did not put a good fight when they invaded the south American troops were sent into south Korea from Japan and they retreated all the way back to China Millions of Chinese poured across and the U S troops had to retreat back south but exacted a heavy toll on both the north Koreans and the Chinese and held them at the 39 parallel But of course since we do not have troops in the north and China today we lost Yes, they have a larger standing Army than ours, and have fortified postilions. It is much easier to defend ground than take it, and as a rule of thumb you would want three times the offensive force to take it.