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To: SZonian
If you haven’t seen it...The Lighthorsemen might be a movie you’d enjoy.

Forgot about that one. The one thing that stuck in my mind was the Turks forgetting to lower their rifle sights as the range closed.

284 posted on 01/14/2015 6:46:25 PM PST by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: Oatka

Yep, brilliant move on the diggers’ part.

The Turks/Germans were out foxed by the diggers who had, up to that point, consistently dismounted to fight, as expected since they were mounted infantry, not calvary...the Turks and Germans assumed they’d do the same.

This time they didn’t...a full on charge...the artillery guys tried to keep up with lowering their sights, but the infantry didn’t.

When the artillery guys “bottomed out” and Chauvel said “They’re under the guns.” That’s when you knew they were gonna make it...

I’m gonna have to watch it again this weekend...it’s one of those movies I don’t tire of.


288 posted on 01/15/2015 9:42:41 AM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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