Sheepdog Tip of the Day, During Combat tip 83
The only thing greater than the resistance to killing at close range is the resistance to being killed at close range. Close range interpersonal aggression is, indeed, the Universal Human Phobia, which is why the initiation of midbrain processing is so powerful and intense in these situations. Thus, one drawback to killing at long range is that greater distance has a reduced psychological effect on the enemy. This manifests itself in a constant thwarting of each new generation of air power advocates and other adherents of sterile, long-range, high tech warfare, since it is close-range, interpersonal aggression that truly frightens the enemy and modifies their behavior.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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