Bari--second point. You said Hamas has two battalions left--"9,000 to 12,000 fighters." Um, in American terms, two battalions would be more like 900 to 1,200 fighters. Is this a decimal error, or does Hamas field monster battalions, or does Hamas have two battalions organized plus thousands more unaffiliated fighters? In American terms, …
Bari--second point. You said Hamas has two battalions left--"9,000 to 12,000 fighters." Um, in American terms, two battalions would be more like 900 to 1,200 fighters. Is this a decimal error, or does Hamas field monster battalions, or does Hamas have two battalions organized plus thousands more unaffiliated fighters? In American terms, a brigade would be 4-5 thousand and a division would be 12-15 thousand.
I’ve noticed the term “battalions” gets used as a synonym for “units” a lot. Because it’s a military sounding word, better than “groups” or “organizations.”
Bari--second point. You said Hamas has two battalions left--"9,000 to 12,000 fighters." Um, in American terms, two battalions would be more like 900 to 1,200 fighters. Is this a decimal error, or does Hamas field monster battalions, or does Hamas have two battalions organized plus thousands more unaffiliated fighters? In American terms, a brigade would be 4-5 thousand and a division would be 12-15 thousand.
I’ve noticed the term “battalions” gets used as a synonym for “units” a lot. Because it’s a military sounding word, better than “groups” or “organizations.”