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From: det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG (Derek E. Terveer)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: M14 vs. M16
Message-ID: <1991Jan21.034211.1406@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 21 Jan 91 03:42:11 GMT
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From: det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG (Derek E. Terveer)
cognos!geovision!pt@dciem (Paul Tomblin) writes:

>Our training in the reserves, (Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton) 
>Regiment), was that the SMG and MG and arty was to keep thier heads down,
>the rifle was for killing.  So if the rifle is to keep thier heads down,
>what does the killing? TAC-NUKES?

By far and away the majority of casualties (at least in wwII) are caused by
artillery.
-- 
Derek "Tigger" Terveer	det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG - MNFHA, NCS - UMN Women's Lax, MWD
I am the way and the truth and the light, I know all the answers; don't need
your advice.  -- "I am the way and the truth and the light" -- The Legendary Pink Dots