[thechat] Lanchester's Law: Too Few American Soldiers

deacon b. web at master.gen.in.us
Thu Apr 3 17:49:12 CST 2003


> http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/WhosCounting/whoscounting.html
> 
> A maths professor explains why the US probably hasn't sent enough
> troops to Iraq, which is possibly why it's progressing slower than
> expected.

But if you send twice as many troops, you're giving 
the enemy twice as many targets to shoot at, and 
you can expect twice as many deaths.

deke
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