Comments on: Parasympathetic Backlash

By: Eggo

Eggo — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:02:35 +0000

“the sympathetic nervous system mobilizes all available energy for survival” doesn’t go with “enervating process”, but the second use in “prematurely enervated and exhausted” makes sense.

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:50:11 +0000

enervating: causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality.

By: Eggo

Eggo — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:21:44 +0000

Shame about the misuse of “enervating” there. Surprised it wasn’t caught in editing.

By: Cassander

Cassander — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:34:15 +0000

Also, Bert, the Marine’s relied heavily on machine guns compared to riflemen. Grossman points out how machine gunners, firing crew-served weapons, did not fire to miss the way riflemen did, and this likely greatly added to effective Marine fire compared to Japanese.

By: Bert E.

Bert E. — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 20:28:10 +0000

Marine Four Square system from WW2. Two companies of a battalion forward and in contact, two in reserve. Then two to three days of continual combat, and the reserves move forward, while the units in contact move to the rear. Repeat that process over and over, continuous rotation of fresh troops with exhausted components.