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Post by hornet32 on Nov 1, 2015 16:12:52 GMT -5
Vietnam combat troops spent on the average 240 days of Combat in twelve months Compared to WWII vets who spent 40 days in four years , the source was Yahoo .com , by Combat I mean in the physical contact with the enemy , huey crews were under fire everyday .Army Medical Corps recommend that flight crews do no more than 200 hours per month pilots 2 days off one , none of this happen , by the end of tet the air craft and crews were on the verge of total collapse , I was never so tired in my life .
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Post by Sir John on Nov 1, 2015 16:33:53 GMT -5
"Compared to WWII vets who spent 40 days in four years"
This surprises me. I remember reading of a US survey that deduced that 'Combat Fatigue' became apparent after about a cumulative 200 to 240 combat days. The glorious defenders of Tobruk, conquerors of Rommel, were in action for the entire 240 days of that siege. Bombing by day and 'Aggressive Patrolling' by night.
The British in Burma were in almost constant contact with the enemy for most of 3 years. Some of those were away from home from late 1938 to late 1945 with no calendar to mark off the days. My FiLs Division was away from home from late 1940 to late 1945.
JMO
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Nov 1, 2015 17:25:27 GMT -5
Source Yahoo.com pertaining to U.S. Troops .
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Post by hornet32 on Nov 17, 2015 20:45:34 GMT -5
While the U.S. Troops in WWII spent more time in the Pacific and European Theaters The rotation of troops kept combat time down ie GUADLCANNEL very few of the of Marines in the original landing were still there when the Army relived them ,tropical diseases put down many more Marines than the enemy did .
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Post by Swampy on Nov 17, 2015 21:47:25 GMT -5
I'd like to see some studies of this - it's a fascinating area, quite honestly.
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Post by Sir John on Nov 17, 2015 22:39:23 GMT -5
I certainly believe that about malaria.
At Milne Bay, the 8000 men were cut down to 4000 in 2 weeks by malaria. My FiL was one of them.
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Post by hornet32 on Nov 17, 2015 23:13:40 GMT -5
In 1942 a jillion American soldiers Went overseas four firths of the jillion went to England where they became a nuance over sexed over paid and over here however they did train vigorously for two years for an invasion or something , some Americans did participate 1942 invasion of Algeria against the VICHY franc which lasted about a week the problem after that was the Americans took themselves seriously and went looking for Rommel a bad idea .
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Post by Sir John on Nov 17, 2015 23:29:03 GMT -5
Ever heard of a place called 'Slapton Sands'?
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Post by Swampy on Nov 18, 2015 0:03:32 GMT -5
Ever heard of a place called 'Slapton Sands'? What about it?
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Post by Sir John on Nov 18, 2015 1:50:27 GMT -5
from tet,
" however they did train vigorously for two years for an invasion or something,"
A rehearsal for 'Utah Beach' on the coast of Devon, in Sth England.
A greater death toll than the invasion itself.
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Nov 18, 2015 12:22:43 GMT -5
Slapton Sands was a mere misunderstanding on the part of the Empire and the U.S. the Empire was suppose to protect the Convoy and the U.S. thought they were being protected .
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Post by Sir John on Nov 18, 2015 12:39:49 GMT -5
If Eisenhower had had the 7th and 9th, he would not have needed the US Army!
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Nov 18, 2015 15:12:52 GMT -5
And the 8th could have built him a Railroad .
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Post by Sir John on Nov 18, 2015 15:20:04 GMT -5
I was hoping you would not mention that!
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Post by Swampy on Nov 18, 2015 16:26:47 GMT -5
I was hoping you would not mention that! But he did.
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