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US army fired on average 250k rounds to kill one enemy combatant in Iraq. https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-forced-to-import-bullets-from-isr

• kapnobatairza 6y ago
  Another way the movie Starship Troopers would predict the Iraq War.
  • tandr 6y ago
    Sorry, I miss the reference. Would you be kind and expand on it a bit?
• tmh79 6y ago
  I mean, this is specifically accurate but a useless metrics. Its literally bullets/kill. Modern urban warfare tactics include a whole lot of shooting where the intent is not to kill the enemy, but to make the enemy hide and reduce their ability to shoot at you. The army also uses lot of ammo to train and stay competent. Its similar to how most military pilots clock hundreds of hours flying for every hour of combat they experience. Bullets/kill is like an extreme version of "game winning scores"/"all shots ever taken in a game or training" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressive_fire#:~:text=In%20military%20science%2C%20suppressive%20fire,the%20duration%20of%20the%20fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressive_fire#:~:text=In%20...]