EpicRandy said: You beat me to it, was just about to post this. Those are just insane losses. |
Why the surprise? They are sending cannon fodder to the front lines.
Guess what? Cannon fodder turns out to be cannon fodder.
Same thing as in WWI with freshmen sent into the trenches. If they survived the first 2-3 days, they had a good chance to survive a few months.