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I have heard that part of the rationale for a lower caliber round was that it was more likely to wound than to kill outright - and a wounded soldier would be mo
by mr_toad 8y ago
I have heard that part of the rationale for a lower caliber round was that it was more likely to wound than to kill outright - and a wounded soldier would be more of a burden than a dead one.
- dragonwriter 8y agoThe real motivation is that wounding is at least as good as killing, and wars are won (or lost) mainly by logistics.
- potta_coffee 8y agoYes. Imagine if one of your teammates is wounded. You and your friends will attempt to drag him out of harm's way, treat his wounds, protect him. You'll call a helo for medevac, etc. Now imagine that your same teammate is dead. You can continue the fight without consuming resources and energy on him until the fight is over.
- ataturk 8y agoI don't think this was ever a real consideration outside of some RAND study or something. It's pretty much just folklore. Wounded, dead, incapacitated, as long as they're out of the fight it doesn't matter.