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Originally posted by Pacifier
but when you remember that the prussians were able to shot their guns 5 times in a minute a 500 man squad should have been able to kill 2500 man in a minute (ok lets say 2000, some are missing) but that didn't happen cause they were not aiming a the enemy. and the most brutal wars were fought after the introduction of modern artillery and bombers (see WW1 and WW2)
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You assume that every shot would have hit if aimed properly??? Guns have become more and more accurate and longer-ranged in the past centuries, this is also important, as is the fact that your "target" is moving and is actively trying not to get shot.
Also, define brutal... WW1 was indeed brutal, but so was Waterloo, or many of the battles in medieval days, or roman days. Back in the olde days, any enemy survivors would be killed; in WW1, they'd be captured and send to a first aid station...