They are aware of the kind of weakness you display, and that's why they typically kept stashes of weapons hoarded in various places, from on house to the next. They would fire until their clips were empty and then run - - unarmed and therefore not "legitimate targets" - - to the next house where they would grab fresh weapons and commence firing again at pursuers.
In other words, you are clueless and full of horse manure. We should take exactly as many prsioners as they take.
“In other words, you are clueless and full of horse manure.”
I am an infantry veteran of Vietnam. On more than one occasion we engaged in a firefight and when it was over one or more of the NVA or VC would start yelling that they wanted to surrender. Once they stood up or made themselves visible with their hands up we would take them prisoner. Shooting one of them when the threat was over was considered a war crime, and in any case, I don’t recall anyone one of us who would have considered killing them after they had their hands bound behind their back.
I hope you never served in a combat situation, because your attitude is dishonorable. American soldiers do not shoot bound prisoners in the back of the head. We are not Nazis or islamofascists and killing an enemy combatant who is bound is not a sign of strength but a sign of weakness. In fact, it is cowardly.