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[–] ItsPequod@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Famously, soldiers have no use for time pieces, and keeping accurate time for strategies or anything especially back then in the analogue age.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

Word. Afaik having an accurate time piece, at least for NCOs and officers, was literally life or death since they needed them to do any kind of coordination at a time when radios sucked or were rare and precious, or just couldn't keep up with an advance.

[–] StellarTabi@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago

It wasn't until the post-911 Iraq-involved-war that generals stopped waiting for the enemy's army to show to shake hands and lay out the ground rules.