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selectively presented or staged for effect rather than representing the typical situations that actually occur in combat Staged for effect? Typical combat? The

selectively presented or staged for effect rather than representing the typical situations that actually occur in combat Staged for effect? Typical combat? They're certainly selected for being dramatic or kinetic. As far as being staged, I'm not sure what you mean, perhaps you could clarify. I don't know what typical combat means either. "Typical" small arms engagements in Afghanistan vs. Iraq were quite different.

baud147258 7y ago
Perhaps he meant that some of those videos are fully staged, like an ad, in a safe area (for example for this one https://old.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/du4vax/marines_find_an_insurgent_hiding_inside_of_a/ https://old.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/du4vax/marin..., for the first part, the marines just found an empty/abandoned house, not in a combat zone and just shot the video. Or for this one https://old.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/dumvcv/nlf_use_a_bgm71_tow_missile_to_eliminate_a_group/ https://old.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/dumvcv/nlf_u... the soldiers(?) pitched the tents themselves before firing their missile).
zoomablemind 7y ago
"Typical" may be when no one side is overwhelmingly victorious. Where on any advantages you may possess there're handicaps placed. That's what lets the wars drag on for the long times as they do.