Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: tlozo

That’s actually a really good ratio for an attacking force.

It’s normally 5:1


13 posted on 05/01/2026 3:57:48 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies ]


To: TheThirdRuffian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima

Unique among Pacific War battles involving amphibious island landings, total American casualties exceeded those of the Japanese, with a ratio of three American casualties for every two Japanese.[


36 posted on 05/01/2026 7:29:45 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson