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A big reason why casualty rates in wars have steadily declined is BECAUSE modern weaponry is so efficient.
by CapricornNoble 7y ago
A big reason why casualty rates in wars have steadily declined is BECAUSE modern weaponry is so efficient.
- scotty79 7y agoJust own casualties or total casualties on both sides of the conflict?
- CapricornNoble 7y agoTotal casualties. Even civilian "collateral damage" casualties are like an order of magnitude lower than they were in WW2. Bombing raids used to kill tens of thousands of civilians in a single night. Bombs were so inaccurate the only way to ensure you hit the target was to employ them en masse. Now, we can hit a single building with a handful of guided bombs or cruise missiles and civilian losses are typically in the double digits.