ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker
If you don't, they will give their lives trying to stave off the damage as the shells come in.
Where do you come up with this stuff, Ray? I can't think of many (any?) examples of troops that would forsake cover to "stave off damage as shells come in." I'd like to see some examples here which would support this statement.
You're right Ron but on the other hand non-combat units are lousy regarding trenches and shelters in all armies... that is until their first havey bombing, when they usually become very active in building them. You can find numerous examples of this behaviour in WWII.
BTW, has anyone ever read a personnal account of the bombing of Henderson Field by IJN BBs ? It should have been a fearful experience and from what I remember reading there was some "confusion" during the bombing, as military call that. I can fully understand that, now people are provided with psychological support after experiences far less dangerous and nerve-shaking.
