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<blockquote data-quote="Harsgault" data-source="post: 4324601" data-attributes="member: 66348">When U.S. forces invaded Iraq on their mission to finally oust Saddam Hussien, the leading tanks had two duties.&nbsp; Destroy resistance, and protect the support troops coming behind them.&nbsp; It was known that in front of them, lurking behind dunes and terrain were many Iraqi, Saudi, Iranian and Syrian men forming various militias equipped with pickup trucks and machineguns.&nbsp; These men quite smartly had the idea of letting the tanks pass right by without any resistance, then swoop down and attack the supply convoys those tanks needed in order to keep operating.The people at PsyOps had a plan however, and strapped comically large speakers onto a number of tanks and humvees in the lead elements.&nbsp; They then broadcast vocally and over the radio insults at those men hidding behind the dunes in Arabic.&nbsp; Specific insults, designed to effect the psyche of their targets.It worked.&nbsp; While the intelligent thing would have been for those militia to stick to their plan, they were so insulted and offended that they charged M1A2 formations with .30 cal machinegun armed trucks.&nbsp; They died.&nbsp; The supply convoys were safe, and coalition forces were in Bagdad in days.It might not be logical to think that the Fighter can goad/trick the enemy into attacking what is clearly the party's strongpoint, but in battle logic all-too-often leaves the scene...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Harsgault, post: 4324601, member: 66348"] When U.S. forces invaded Iraq on their mission to finally oust Saddam Hussien, the leading tanks had two duties. Destroy resistance, and protect the support troops coming behind them. It was known that in front of them, lurking behind dunes and terrain were many Iraqi, Saudi, Iranian and Syrian men forming various militias equipped with pickup trucks and machineguns. These men quite smartly had the idea of letting the tanks pass right by without any resistance, then swoop down and attack the supply convoys those tanks needed in order to keep operating. The people at PsyOps had a plan however, and strapped comically large speakers onto a number of tanks and humvees in the lead elements. They then broadcast vocally and over the radio insults at those men hidding behind the dunes in Arabic. Specific insults, designed to effect the psyche of their targets. It worked. While the intelligent thing would have been for those militia to stick to their plan, they were so insulted and offended that they charged M1A2 formations with .30 cal machinegun armed trucks. They died. The supply convoys were safe, and coalition forces were in Bagdad in days. It might not be logical to think that the Fighter can goad/trick the enemy into attacking what is clearly the party's strongpoint, but in battle logic all-too-often leaves the scene... [/QUOTE]

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