On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:22:59 -0400 Roberto C. Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 01:46:15AM +0000, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > ..even killing the enemy is illegal if you can "just" wound him to put > > him out of the war, the most effective way is have your snipers plink > > femurs at balls height. ;o) > > > Of course, wounding the enemy is nearly *always* more desirable than > outright killing him. That is because every wounded soldier takes at > least one other soldier (or other person, even if not a soldier) in > order to care for his wounds in the short term. So, from a resource > perspective, wounded soldiers place a much heavier burden on a military > force than corpses. I'd think it would depend how badly you wound him; if he can recover, then killing might be more effective (assuming that there's a significant investment in training or that there are limits on the enemy's available manpower). Celejar
