• stoy@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    Well obviously, a dead soldier is a cheap soldier, an injured soldier is an expensive soldier, a crippled soldier is even more expensive.

    Sorry to be blunt, but that is how it is.

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      3 months ago

      It’s literally the reason landmines in their current form exist. They are specifically designed not to kill directly, because a guy screaming in agony with his legs blown off is worse for morale than just a bit of pink mist. As a bonus, that guy then needs to be cared for, transported away, etc. etc.