- Reaction score
- 7,927
- Points
- 1,160
I think what he Booked _Spice needs to know is that "decimation" was a Roman collective punishment. When a unit screwed up it was lined up and counted off in tens. Every tenth man got topped to encourage better performance on the part of the rest. Decimation comes from the same root as decimal - divided in tenths.
A decimated unit lost 10% of its strength. The CF lost considerably more than that. That is why the Sun is saying that the Post is underestimating the impact on the CF.
Edit: My apologies Ma'am.
A decimated unit lost 10% of its strength. The CF lost considerably more than that. That is why the Sun is saying that the Post is underestimating the impact on the CF.
Edit: My apologies Ma'am.