Re: [Epic] Epic shock troops

From: <duckrvr_at_...>
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1997 16:12:40 -0600

At 02:41 AM 3/5/97 -0800, you wrote:

>Shock troops are the guys you throw at the enemy in force and they hold
>a position. I think Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima are classic examples of the
>use of shock troops. The key ingredients of defining shock troops are
>high morale, discipline,and training. The marines are trained
>specifically for this role. And I think it would be hard to argue the
>the marines have low morale and discipline.
>
>danlobb_at_...

Thank you. I guess I should have pointed this out earlier. Shock troops
are the guys you send into the heaviest resistance. Special Forces are not
shock troops, though they are elite.

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Received on Wed Mar 05 1997 - 22:12:40 UTC