Why is North Korean army model a WW2 tank?

[Şeyma]

They are the only faction I've seen with a M5A1 Stuart as their army model, why is this?

[nephilimnexus]

Because a Pak36 being pulled by a donkey was too hard to model.

[Mistfox]

Originally posted by nephilimnexus:

Because a Pak36 being pulled by a donkey was too hard to model.

[Brakiros]

Originally posted by Slank:

They are the only faction I've seen with a M5A1 Stuart as their army model, why is this?

Because that's the army model for the Industrial Age tech lol

[Şeyma]

I would think they would have old soviet stuff, or bootleg M1 Abrams. Is there a model for less tech? Like before the industrial age.

[Blockhead]

Originally posted by Slank:

I would think they would have old soviet stuff, or bootleg M1 Abrams. Is there a model for less tech? Like before the industrial age.

IIRC, Militech can't go below 2 - so the lowest they'll go is Industrial Age.

[ArcticISAF]

Current no, but they were thinking about horse archers or something theoretically for mil tech 1-2

[jswilliams]

Throes them a bone and make it a T55 or even better a T34

[RaideR]

Originally posted by jswilliams:

Throes them a bone and make it a T55 or even better a T34

Well, industrial age for east part is t34 so yeah

[Ixal]

If it wasn't clear by now the model armies have depends on the tech level of that nation and NK has a very low tech level.

[dom_weasel]

Because despite what they show off in their parades, the bulk of North Korea's military is the legacy of the Soviet Union. The majority of their homemade tanks for example are based off the Soviet T-62; a tank introduced in 1961. Even their latest tanks are about three decades behind the world's most advanced military powers while the rest are Soviet models of which some date back to the 50s. This goes for much of their artillery and missile systems.

Basically if North Korea went to war, their average military tech level would be in the 60s, and they would be slaughtered by South Korea. Hence their nuclear weapons.

[martyr]

Originally posted by dom_weasel:

Because despite what they show off in their parades, the bulk of North Korea's military is the legacy of the Soviet Union. The majority of their homemade tanks for example are based off the Soviet T-62; a tank introduced in 1961. Even their latest tanks are about three decades behind the world's most advanced military powers while the rest are Soviet models of which some date back to the 50s. This goes for much of their artillery and missile systems.

Basically if North Korea went to war, their average military tech level would be in the 60s, and they would be slaughtered by South Korea. Hence their nuclear weapons.

Pretty much, I mean look at the performance of the "modern" Russian Army in Ukraine against weapons lended from NATO.

[Badger BrownCoat]

Originally posted by Ixal:

If it wasn't clear by now the model armies have depends on the tech level of that nation and NK has a very low tech level.

+1 - not just NK
- on that note; there was an issue with making t:1 armies crashing the game; any scuttle on a fix? Anyone see offhand?
SAve me a trip to the "library' ?

[dom_weasel]

Originally posted by martyr:

Pretty much, I mean look at the performance of the "modern" Russian Army in Ukraine against weapons lended from NATO.

Exactly the same premise. The Russian Federation has some cutting edge tech but most of their arsenal is Soviet Era and has spent the past thirty years sitting in depots rusting and rotting. The stuff that wasn't sold by Nicolas Cage anyway...

Unfortunately, Putin wasn't aware of that due to the Yes-men around him and his own delusions of grandeur and refuses to acknowledge it and like Hitler in late '44 to the end is now fighting a war using paper divisions.

[Damedius]

Originally posted by martyr:

Pretty much, I mean look at the performance of the "modern" Russian Army in Ukraine against weapons lended from NATO.

They are getting training, arms and support from most of NATO.
Russia made the mistake of not invading in 2014.