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"The rifle accounts for less than 10% of casulties on the modern battlefield, and it hasn't done so since before WW1. Accidents, "friendly" fire and disease account for far more of the casulties."

Whereas, I believe at least the first portion of the quote above, I'd really like to see the stats/source on the second sentence.

 

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You are REALLY wrong about this, even today

I didn't doubt the effectiveness of the rifle in current combat scenarios. I personally believe that we have far more sophisticated artillery causing far greater damage. What I doubted was the cause(s) of casualties. You have now provided some allleged statistics, but no sources to back up your claim. So I remain cynical.