At 08:38 PM 4/5/02 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -- >James A. Donald: >> > Military weapons are generally not designed to kill quickly. >> > A badly wounded man who takes a long time dying is a much >> > bigger drain on your enemy's resources. > >Major Variola >> True for snipers, but if you're being shot at and have >> inadequate cover, > >A badly wounded man will instantly lose interest in his mission.
A badly wounded *Christian* draftee/unemployable but not wannabe *Martyr* volunteer. >Instant deterrence is in many ways better for military purposes >than instant kill. Instant kill only matters in close quarters >one on one combat. (And is much overrated even in that >situation.) Indeed ---US domestic police shoot to kill, not 'wound', because they shoot when someone's life is in imminent danger. >The only use for instant kill weapon in warfare would be for an >officer to shoot mutineers. Or vice-versa.
