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In Saving Private Ryan they land on normandy with boats that open from the front and everyone pours out. Did the people in the front not know they would most likely be shot instantly? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Maybe they did. Probably. Doesn't matter when you don't choose where you stand and the alternative is 100% certain death jumping overboard with 70lbs of gear.