FACT: In July 1950, North Korea Defeated the U.S. Army (Could It Happen Again?)

The U.S. howitzers had HEAT antitank rounds, but only a few, and too few to stop the North Korean tanks from overrunning the American positions. The tank assault should have been repulsed by Task Force Smith’s bazookas, except that the rockets couldn’t penetrate the armor of the Soviet-made vehicles. In July 1950, North Korea defeated the United States Army.