RE: RE: [NetEpic ML] Digest Number 1216

From: <jyrki.saari_at_...>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:44:09 +0300

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext [mailto:eivind.borgeteien_at_chello.no]
> Sent: 19 May, 2003 12:33
> To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: RE: [NetEpic ML] Digest Number 1216
>
>
> Well, if we go down this road and makes some rules for
> withdrawal from CC, I feel we have to be consistent.
>
> One question pops up: Why would casualties taken from CC be
> any different from casualties taken from incomming fire?
>

The psychological situation is completely different. When you take casualties from firing, the enemy usually is "out there" at least some distance from you. If you run you present a larger target plus a moving one which is easier to see than a stationary one, hence the instinct is to hit the ground and stay put (suppression/pinning).

When you take casualties from CC the enemy is "up close and personal"; if you stay put they'll eventually come for you. Hence the instinct is to withdraw if the situation gets too hot (pushing back).

> Eivind
>

Jyrki Saari
Received on Mon May 19 2003 - 09:44:09 UTC