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Originally Posted by right-track
I read somewhere that only 15 - 20% of American soldiers shot to kill during WW2 in both European and Pacific theatres of war.
British soldiers were fighting for very different reasons and a significant higher percentage shot to kill.
Mitigating circumstances has everything to do with it apparently.
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Having said that I believe the US Army increased that percentage up to 50% by Vietnam and are currently running at a more respectable 95%.
