Sheepdog Tip of the Day, During Combat tip 93
Watson notes in War on the Mind that weapons research has concluded that the weapons that pose a direct threat to the individual are more psychologically effective than "area" weapons. Thus, the sniper is more effective than a hail of machine-gun fire, and the precision-guided bomb is more effective than the artillery barrage. The more accurate the weapon, the greater the fear it inspires. As Watson puts it: "Fear equals accuracy, noise, rapidity of fire--noise being the only truly non-lethal characteristic that is feared."
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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