Originally Posted by
diginagain
If the GR7 is perceived to be vulnerable to small-arms fire from AK74/RPD/RPK as used by the Taliban, how would it have survived over the North German Plain against GSFG armed with AK74/RPD/RPK, the operational theatre for which both it and its previous manifestation were designed?
Because these days we expect people to survive multiple missions on multiple operational tours. Back in the days of the 3rd Shock Army etc etc we expected hideous loss rates, but this seemed more acceptable given that the whole of Europe didn't have much of a life expectancy over 3 days...
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Blunted