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Originally Posted by Everay
first and foremost, none of it was better than anything else, it was real, please remember that, 2nd battalion 506th 101st airborne had a 150% casualty amount, that means, their troops were either killed or wounded 240 times, though several were wounded several times, one 4 times. also, it really erks me when someone says there is a similarity between the game and the series, when it actualy happened. apparently infinity ward decided to use actualy battles, just about every battle you fight in that game happens, excluding as far as i know, the SAS and the later american missions. pegusis bridge, brecourt mannor, stalingrad, all that did happen. i know this may seem somewhat "nazi" to you, but after i read the book, i have a whole new respect for the men.
EDIT, though they never say spears did shoot them, there are 2 things i do have to say about it
A) before they jumped they were ordered to take no prisoners
B) every soldier that heard that story always heard it from a friend that heard if from a friend that was there. that was noted in the book.
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2004-04-12, 03:51 AM
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