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Locobot · 12-09-2004, 07:42 AM

Thanks for all the great examples from world war two to bolster my argument that although there were equipment "snafus" in that war our troops soldiered on because they believed in the righteousness of their cause. In the Iraq war we've already seen, as has been mentioned, troops refusing orders on the basis of being ill-equipped.

I could be wrong but I believe the "150% casualty rate" refers to there being, with replacement soldiers, casualties that totalled 1.5 times the base population of the regiment.

12-09-2004, 07:42 AM	#40 (permalink)
Locobot is awesome!	Thanks for all the great examples from world war two to bolster my argument that although there were equipment "snafus" in that war our troops soldiered on because they believed in the righteousness of their cause. In the Iraq war we've already seen, as has been mentioned, troops refusing orders on the basis of being ill-equipped. I could be wrong but I believe the "150% casualty rate" refers to there being, with replacement soldiers, casualties that totalled 1.5 times the base population of the regiment.