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To: TexasTransplant

The WWII numbers for mobilization are of course much larger; US losses were more than double for WWII; the scale of that war was much greater; in the battle of Kursk alone (July 1943), six thousand tanks took part, of which more than half were destroyed. The US alone built tens of thousands of planes and tanks, thousands of ships and landing craft, and much of that was scrapped by 1950. Scrapping it all took a lot of time, because of the sheer quantity.

In each of the World Wars, looks like about 1 in 40 US personnel died.


14 posted on 05/30/2005 9:53:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (FR profiled updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
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To: SunkenCiv

The number that struck me was 67% of the mobilized were either killed, wounded or missing (combined total, both sides)

I am worried that our war on terror will not be as kind to our side until we get as serious about winning as these folks were and to get there what will the ROP have to inflict upon us before we do get serious, and We Demand Unconditional Surrender or Death from them as they demand from us? When will the War really begin?


16 posted on 05/30/2005 10:11:09 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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