RE: A good point about combined arms

Wasn't there a quote, " a rational army would run away "

Michael Brown

-----Original Message-----
From:	Los 
Sent:	Friday, December 03, 1999 6:40 PM
To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
Subject:	Re: A good point about combined arms

kaladorn@fox.nstn.ca wrote:

> Combat isn't exactly safe, we just take steps to make it no more of a
> risk than it must be. Then again, even those protocols get chucked in
> extremis. In a close-in, knock-down-drag-out... there aren't many
> rules. If I'm an infantry commander and I have a CEV with a 165mm Demo
> Howitzer backing me up... great. If I get a flampanzer... good too. I
> take what I can get, and I try to get it to support me and I try to
> keep it safe. It's what *teamwork* is all about. Whoever does it
> better, is better trained, and gets some luck - they generally write
> the historical accounts. The other side writes the dear-John
> letters....

Glad you mentioned this point. No matter how good, how technically
superior, how inferior the enemy is, how much support you, have how much
training you have, how well planned everything is, how squared away your
buddies...commanders...sergeants are, you will never lower the risk
anywhere near what most ordinary people will consider an acceptable
level.
You just gotta say "fuck it" and move out.

Los
P.s. My personal prayer: "Dear God, I know you know I never pray very
much
or go to church but you know my Mom does. So go easy on her...please."
<grin>