Yeah, the French... they said that a war in Iraq was a bad idea, and a flash war impossible, the US sure showed them!
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Alright, then. They lost the battle of Dien Bien Phu, so the US had to take over in Vietnam!
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OK, they still use light, cheap wire guided rockets to take down tanks. Operators must get a 90% rating in training to be qualified; how lame is that? On the other hand, the US missile operators celebrated a brand new million dollar radar guided missile that can hit a tank with 75% accuracy in training!
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Standing orders for Marines in a safe zone, when under attack: wait for orders. Even if they take 15 minutes to arrive (after all, it was supposed to be a safe zone, so you have to wake up a general, give him the situation, confirm the situation, then wait for answer). Do nothing else - not even hide, since you were not ordered to.
Standing orders for Legionnaires in a secured zone when under attack: take cover, secure your positions, THEN ask for orders.
Remember, a dead hero stays dead; a hidden soldier stays a soldier.
(about the 'French war victories' website: it is, as written on it, a joke; for example, one problem during the Revolution was that King Louis XVI had many cousins: all kings and emperors of Europe. They all decided that a Republic was not good, and waged war on France, all together, from all sides, and at the same time. And France won. One rule that can be added: when France should lose against astronomical odds, they win. How frustrating).
What are the odds that the French army can resist a convicted monopolist? Odds look very bad, right?