• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    1 month ago

    I’ve read before that a significant number of soldiers are unable to pull the trigger when it comes time. And I’m not at all surprised about that.

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      And the ones who do are often just firing at the enemy position rather than aiming for an individual. In world war 2 it is estimated that 100,000 shots were fired per casualty.