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From: mhuang@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU ( * * Hunter * * )
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Subject: Where do the most casualties occur?
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Date: 19 Jan 91 03:39:55 GMT
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From: mhuang@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU ( * * Hunter * * )


Once again, pierce@bcstec.boeing.com (Greg Pierce) declares...
>(Ranjan S Muttiah)
>>In any war event, when does most of the casualties to
>>the combatants occur ?  [Air raids ? ground assaults ?  etc]
>
>I read statistics derived from the Vietnam War which made 
>the conclusion that the bulk (65-70%) of enemy
>casualties were a direct result of the grunt in 
>the field with his M-16/M-60.

Actually, the 65%-70% of shoot-down percentages are correct to a certain
extent.  From analysis of the Vietname conflict, about 65% to 70% of 
American aircraft shot down in Vietname were because of damage to 
critical fuel systems.  That were not multipully redundant.

Gunfire, etc.  is somewhat irrelevant, because damage can occur because
of nearly any sort of weapon... 

Hunt--->


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