WhoCares 0 Posted July 24, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Mister Frag @ July 24 2002,16:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (WhoCares @ July 24 2002,01:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Can someone please explain the table on page 5 about the TBC/km^2/hour?<span id='postcolor'> TBC=Total Battle Casualties per 1000 troops engaged.<span id='postcolor'> Well, yes, that is written under the table, but I am not sure about the meaning of the numbers. Is it just that they lost so many soldiers while engaging 1000 germans within an hour fighting for an area of 1km^2? Then I would ask how many soldiers they threw in the battle against those 1000 germans. Very confusing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bn880 5 Posted July 24, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Paratrooper @ July 24 2002,10:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well, I'm 95% sure that this thread is about 65.2% meaningless. War and what happens in it can't be predicted on anything other than a strategic level.<span id='postcolor'> Agreed, I don't think you can actually predict how long you could survive (unless you hide all the time). The only thing you can predict are statistics per 1000 troops etc. No point in judging combat as a personal matter or as a fair competition, because it isn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scout 0 Posted July 24, 2002 talking about being shot at.........i was shelled so hard,  i  picked out shrapnel out of my webbing the whole week. being shelled is the worst feeling a grunt can get, someone shooting at you and you cant shoot back.  </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I have thought it so that if I would survive the first fight, and get somehow used to combat, then the chances might be somehow good, depending on the opponent, too, of course. <span id='postcolor'> you are absolutly right. most chances are that had you survivesd the first contact you'll survive most. although there are numerous factors in it, and luck is the biggest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moerty 0 Posted July 24, 2002 gimme an a .50 cal machinegun with attached rpg launcher, m203, flamethrower, poison ninja darts and a chainsaw and i'll DESTROY my enemy, enslave their children and listen to the lamentation of their women. (maybe eat their children sounds better hehe, depends how hungry i would be at the time.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scout 0 Posted July 24, 2002 er... dont forget skinning them, most enjoyable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LauryThorn 0 Posted July 25, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well, I'm 95% sure that this thread is about 65.2% meaningless. War and what happens in it can't be predicted on anything other than a strategic level. <span id='postcolor'> Perhaps true, still training and person's character mean something. </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">No point in judging combat as a personal matter or as a fair competition, because it isn't.<span id='postcolor'> Hell no, war isn't fair, but as I wrote, I wanted to hear your opinions on this matter, and how do you personally feel about taking part in a real combat. </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Thus, a large portion of the people in this forum would probably find themselves as part of a Resistance movement instead. <span id='postcolor'> Still quite many of us around here have served in the military. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
