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Attalus · 10-28-2002, 09:47 AM

"When shown an American mine clearing team, with it's mine detectors and explosion proofed jeeps, a Soviet general is said to have remarked that the way that he usually cleared a mine field was to march a battalion across it." John Keegan, World War II.

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10-28-2002, 09:47 AM	#28
Attalus Symbol of Bane Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 76 Posts: 8,167	"When shown an American mine clearing team, with it's mine detectors and explosion proofed jeeps, a Soviet general is said to have remarked that the way that he usually cleared a mine field was to march a battalion across it." John Keegan, World War II. [ 10-28-2002, 09:48 AM: Message edited by: Attalus ]