South Korea sends forces to strait of Hormuz

[Titanium100]

South Korean millitary is not larger than Indian military. They have serious firepower - artillery, tanks, armor vehicles, combat aircraft and warships


South Korean navy can hit Iranian oil export facilities. You couldn't fire missiles at South Korea (at least not without hitting China)

Double edge hitting China lmao. Honestly speaking that would be hilarious imagine a rocket meant for South Korea somehow hits Suzhou or Shenzhen and the post fall-out would be down right comedy

 

[Arian]

Realistically speaking South Korea could hurt Iran far more than Iran could hurt them. Neither side would at the end of the day but if it came to blows 99% of the world would support South Korea, the rest 1% including China/Russia would not even get involved against Korea

There air force is amongst the best in the world equiped with F-15s and long range refuelers, Awacs. They have hundreds of them as well as long range land attack cruise missiles. South Korea has 20+ destroyers they could use for land attack. Most of the countries in the world do not have that capability. I would not discount koreas nor japans power projection capabilities just because they have not shown it before they have the capabilities already more than 99% of countries.

China will gladly support Iran against South Korea to the point of annihilating South Korea. I mean why not? They are rivals and South Korea is a US ally. China has been supporting North Korea against them for decades. What makes you think that they will refrain to do so for Iran? If Iran wants to slap South Korea, they will actually celebrate it and dance in the CCP.

That aside, none of the things you said are useful for South Korea in a hypothetical battle with Iran. How does South Korea plan to use its F-15s against Iran? Do you even know the distance from South Korea to Iran? It's over 6,000 kilometers (over 4,000 miles). It will take Iran 40 Noor missiles and 20 Hoot torpedoes to sink those 20+ destroyers and send them forever at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, before they could even get close to the Persian Gulf. And we have more than 100s of each one in our inventory. We have 30 midget submarines that can fire torpedoes at them while hiding in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf. Not to mention that we have over a thousand kilometers of coast with the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf and we can launch missiles from our vast territory at them along the coast.

And we don't even need to create proxies to destroy South Korea. North Korea is already more than willing to do that for us. And they have been proven to be very loyal to us before. South Korea is one of the last countries on the planet that can threaten Iran.

 

[BHAN85]

They are about to start building aircraft carrier and will have capability to do some sort of power projection abroad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROKS_Cheonan_sinking

They need no one to sink their hi tech navy shitps.

 

[SBUS-CXK]

Much more influence it is not equal. Korean soft power is global compared to China which is largely local. They are a welcome addition to the Hormuz coalition

I don't understand soft power. Does it include UNSC, AIIB, SCO, IMF?

Does it include SDR（special drawing rights）?

 

[Titanium100]

I don't understand soft power. Does it include UNSC, AIIB, SCO, IMF?

Does it include SDR（special drawing rights）?

Soft power as in media influence

 

[SBUS-CXK]

Soft power as in media influence

Media help South Korea get SDR?

 

[Titanium100]

Media help South Korea get SDR?

Having access to SDR is out-right power not soft power

 

[KaiserX]

I don't understand soft power. Does it include UNSC, AIIB, SCO, IMF?

Does it include SDR（special drawing rights）?

South Korea has a deal of respect and influence in all those above listed organizations. Soft power being corporate, cultural, music, media influence globally. South Korea ranks amongst the world top soft power influencers.

South Korea is a similar nation to Israel/Pakistan in being surrounded by enemies such as N korea, China, Russia, Japan etc... from a religious point of view South Korea is the only east asian nation in history to become majority christian. The population is fast becoming far more conservative and nationalisitic thus you see South Korea refusing to take crap from Iran as Pakistan, Turkey, KSA, others do. Pakistanis have a pysch which supports weak, emotional, brotherhood. While nations such as Israel, Korea, US will always defend whats in their national interest Pakistanis will let Iranians run all over them and commit terrorism all over their lands.

South Korea have built up a spartan military. If it were so easy for China to just "annihalate" korea then how come it failed to do so in the last 5 decades??? Even China sacraficing millions of soldiers during the korean war they couldnt take over South Korea.

 

[Titanium100]

South Korea has a deal of respect and influence in all those above listed organizations. Soft power being corporate, cultural, music, media influence globally. South Korea ranks amongst the world top soft power influencers.

South Korea is a similar nation to Israel/Pakistan in being surrounded by enemies such as N korea, China, Russia, Japan etc... from a religious point of view South Korea is the only east asian nation in history to become majority christian. The population is fast becoming far more conservative and nationalisitic thus you see South Korea refusing to take crap from Iran as Pakistan, Turkey, KSA, others do. Pakistanis have a pysch which supports weak, emotional, brotherhood. While nations such as Israel, Korea, US will always defend whats in their national interest Pakistanis will let Iranians run all over them and commit terrorism all over their lands.

South Korea have built up a spartan military. If it were so easy for China to just "annihalate" korea then how come it failed to do so in the last 5 decades??? Even China sacraficing millions of soldiers during the korean war they couldnt take over South Korea.

When did Pakistan, Turkey, KSA started to take crap from Iran or others in that matter? Stop inventing stuff. We get it you like South Korea don't over do it.

Spartan army? That is also reaching for straws. South Korea can't overcome Iran 1 vs 1. It will need help. The Irans have more population and also otherside of Iran supporters. I don't think Iran views SK as a threat at all

 

[KaiserX]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROKS_Cheonan_sinking

They need no one to sink their hi tech navy shitps.

What does this have to do with anything? North/South korea are neighbors. S korea has naval ships and missiles that can hit iran from far in the Indian ocean. No way Iran has the subs or power projection to hurt Korea in any way. S korea doesnt even have any military bases in that region. S korea has missiles they can launch from S korea to hit anywhere in Iran. and you wanna compare Iranian tech with korean then thats a story for another day

When did Pakistan, Turkey, KSA started to take crap from Iran or others in that matter? Stop inventing stuff. We get it you like South Korea don't over do it.

Spartan army? That is also reaching for straws

Pakistan- Active support to BLA, Indian proxies, TTP, Shia terrorist, etc...If Pakistan had any self respect they would have whipped Iran clean by now.

Turkey- Active support to kurdish seperatist, active support against anti-turkish groups in syria, armenia, etc.

KSA- Dont even get me started

South Korea- Yeah take our ship atleast they sent a destroyer armed with 2000+km range cruise missiles to Iran doorsteps in the PERSIAN GULF.

 

[Titanium100]

What does this have to do with anything? North/South korea are neighbors. S korea has naval ships and missiles that can hit iran from far in the Indian ocean. No way Iran has the subs or power projection to hurt Korea in any way. S korea doesnt even have any military bases in that region. S korea has missiles they can launch from S korea to hit anywhere in Iran. and you wanna compare Iranian tech with korean then thats a story for another day


Pakistan- Active support to BLA, Indian proxies, TTP, Shia terrorist, etc...If Pakistan had any self respect they would have whipped Iran clean by now.

Turkey- Active support to kurdish seperatist, active support against anti-turkish groups in syria, armenia, etc.

KSA- Dont even get me started

South Korea- Yeah take our ship atleast they sent a destroyer armed with 2000+km range cruise missiles to Iran doorsteps in the PERSIAN GULF.

There is around 10 nations present in the Hormuz actively patrolling but the ocean strip is long. You can't cover every inch of it with forces. There is no evidence of Iran supporting terrorists groups inside Turkey or Pakistan or the mood would have been alot different for a long time ago.

Iran would geninuely defeat SK. The odds stakes against them due to population and would lose in a dog-fight type of scenarios. They may have a fire-power edge but Iran could survive on and make it a war of attration in any case they can't take on Iran without assistance that part is for sure

 

[SBUS-CXK]

South Korea has a deal of respect and influence in all those above listed organizations. Soft power being corporate, cultural, music, media influence globally. South Korea ranks amongst the world top soft power influencers.

South Korea is a similar nation to Israel/Pakistan in being surrounded by enemies such as N korea, China, Russia, Japan etc... from a religious point of view South Korea is the only east asian nation in history to become majority christian. The population is fast becoming far more conservative and nationalisitic thus you see South Korea refusing to take crap from Iran as Pakistan, Turkey, KSA, others do. Pakistanis have a pysch which supports weak, emotional, brotherhood. While nations such as Israel, Korea, US will always defend whats in their national interest Pakistanis will let Iranians run all over them and commit terrorism all over their lands.

South Korea have built up a spartan military. If it were so easy for China to just "annihalate" korea then how come it failed to do so in the last 5 decades??? Even China sacraficing millions of soldiers during the korean war they couldnt take over South Korea.

OK. That's why China and Japan think SK is a cosmos power.

Oh, btw, The total number of Chinese troops in North Korea is 200 thousand. China occupied Seoul in 1951.MacArthur goes home. Please, 17 countries can't even occupy North Korea?

 

[KaiserX]

OK. That's why China and Japan think SK is a cosmos power.

Oh, btw, The total number of Chinese troops in North Korea is 200 thousand. China occupied Seoul in 1951.MacArthur goes home. Please, 17 countries can't even occupy North Korea?

The difference between China/Japan/Korea is that they defend their interest while Pakistan does not.

Had iran or India seized a Chinese tanker then we know China would have responded similarly.

 

[Titanium100]

The difference between China/Japan/Korea is that they defend their interest while Pakistan does not.

What? Pakistan is the only country that nearly started a Nuclear war because of retaliation. Pakistan is the most vigilante in the world that would strike back even if it starts a Nuclear war if provoked we saw it with our own eyes 2019 feb. The US itself won't even risk Nuclear war in order to retaliate this is a fact. The only country willing to cross that line or proof they are willing is Pakistan. they are also the most on stand-by and ready to go army in the world since the engagement line is so close

 

[Arian]

What does this have to do with anything? North/South korea are neighbors. S korea has naval ships and missiles that can hit iran from far in the Indian ocean. No way Iran has the subs or power projection to hurt Korea in any way. S korea doesnt even have any military bases in that region. S korea has missiles they can launch from S korea to hit anywhere in Iran. and you wanna compare Iranian tech with korean then thats a story for another day


Pakistan- Active support to BLA, Indian proxies, TTP, Shia terrorist, etc...If Pakistan had any self respect they would have whipped Iran clean by now.

Turkey- Active support to kurdish seperatist, active support against anti-turkish groups in syria, armenia, etc.

KSA- Dont even get me started

South Korea- Yeah take our ship atleast they sent a destroyer armed with 2000+km range cruise missiles to Iran doorsteps in the PERSIAN GULF.

LOL. You got it 180 degrees wrong. LOL

South Korea does not possess long range missiles. The longest operational missile they have in their invetory has a range of 1,500 kilometers. On the other hand, Iran has a well-developed ballistic missile program that can develop ICBMs any time it decides to do so. Our Shahab-3 missile which became operational in 2003 has a range of 2,000 kilometers. Our Khorramshahr missile resembles the same technology as Hwasong-12, a North Korean missile that has a maximum range of 6,000 kilometers. Our recent satellite launch which was successful estimates the maximum range of our ballistic missiles at over 6,000 kilometers. Enough to hit any point in South Korea from central parts of Iran.

South Korea will take it in the *** like the British did. The British made a lot of noise too, but they couldn't do anything at the end. There's nothing that a bunch of effeminate South Korean boys could do about this.