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Originally Posted by ryobreak,Jun 23 2005, 01:11 AM Unfortunately, as Spidge advises, the fight to the death mentality and related tactics often did Japanese formations far greater harm than good when attempting to achieve objectives during battle. The importance of force preservation was something they underestimated....and paid dearly for. |
Of course. At guadalcanal, in a banzai charge, the death ratio of Japanese:American was 3:1. About 3,200 Japanese soldiers death, compared to a rough estimate of 380 American dead, 600+ wounded. It was a grim toll for the Japanese.
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How about Iwo jima,.. 2400 death to 7000 US marine lost