In many circumstances highly trained modern soldiers have fought poorly trained guerrilla forces, and the tendency of poorly prepared forces to instinctively engage in posturing mechanisms (such as firing high) has given a significant advantage to the more highly trained force. Jack Thompson, a Rhodesian veteran, observed this process in combat against untrained forces. In Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), says Thompson, their immediate action drill was to “shed our packs and assault into the fire…always. That was because the [guerrillas] were not able to deliver effective fire, and their bullets went
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