Re: [HIST??] Culture shock

Ryan Gill wrote:

>By the same notion, over estimating your enemy can result in cake walks

>where you loose more of your troops to friendly fire and accidents than
to 
>enemy fire. Witness Desert Storm for example.

Would it be better to go in with weaker ground forces, still take 
casualties to friendly fire, but *also* take more casualties to enemy 
action...?

>Another instance is the Royal Marine detachment that worked over the
Argie 
>frigate that went past their point. They weren't "just a bunch of
infantry..."

This is surely a case of someone (namely the Argies) *under*estimating
the 
enemy? They didn't expect that a Carl Gustaf could damage a frigate.. 
though it didn't stop said frigate (the Guerrico) and its supporting
land 
forces from forcing the Royal Marines to surrender very soon afterwards
:-/

Regards,

Oerjan
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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