> His battalion had 250% turnover during the war, Ye gods. That reminds of Felix, a character from the book Armor, by John Steakley. > It turned out the Japa

> His battalion had 250% turnover during the war, Ye gods. That reminds of Felix, a character from the book Armor, by John Steakley. > It turned out the Japanese had stuffed the hill with explosives Well, there you go. Nothing is new under the sun. Beneath Hill 60 [0] is a movie about the Allies doing the same thing to the Germans in WWI. The explosion was heard in London, about 250km away. It killed around 10,000 Germans [1], but according to the movie had very little effect on the eventual outcome. I thought it must have been pretty unique event. Apparently not. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_Hill_60 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_Hill_60 [1] https://www.military-history.org/articles/world-war-i-hill-60.htm https://www.military-history.org/articles/world-war-i-hill-6...