New telling of Laconia incident... - Page 4

Captain Nemo · 12-22-10, 07:53 AM

A bit of info regarding Part 2. It is scheduled for Friday 7 January starting at 9pm.

Nemo

Vandecker · 01-13-11, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lt.Fillipidis

Actually, the medics were a preffered target in the war since it was calculated that a man killing a medic would subsequently kill 10 more soldiers (if my memory serves me well). I cant remember where i learned about this or where the numbers are based on but i have the faint idea that these are the right numbers.

If I recall correctly medics were not generally targeted during the two world wars. This is I believe mostly because the job of medics is to save lives, whichever side they might be on (The more live prisoners the better), so to kill a medic may be to kill yourself later on. During this period the Red Cross on their arms granted them technical immunity from harm and none were armed (another reason at least was that there were many medics who were pacifists but still wished to help the war effort and so volunteered to be medics).

The reason these days medics rarely go unarmed (and some go even more heavily armed than regular infantry) is because the Western world now rarely fights against uniformed opponents who at least pay lip service to the Geneva Convention and as such the Red Cross no longer affords any kind of protection, the Red Cross simply remains as a means of identification.

Quite sad really.

How was the Teledrama?

nikbear · 01-14-11, 12:51 PM

I watched it and though it was really good

stokeyblokey · 01-14-11, 03:15 PM

Missed the first part but the second was riveting and I intend to watch it in full on the iPlayer while I still can

Bassism · 01-16-11, 06:20 PM

I just finished watching both parts, and I thought it was quite good.
It stays relatively close to the truth, incorporating some influences from the more well-known stories of survivors. There were of course some things that were over- or de-emphasized or changed, but nothing that I'd complain about. And as you'd expect it was well written and produced.

There's also a documentary with some footage of interviews with survivors that is very much worth watching.

12-22-10, 07:53 AM	#46
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	A bit of info regarding Part 2. It is scheduled for Friday 7 January starting at 9pm. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

01-14-11, 12:51 PM	#48
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I watched it and though it was really good __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

01-14-11, 03:15 PM	#49
stokeyblokey Sailor man Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stoke - of course! Posts: 48 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Missed the first part but the second was riveting and I intend to watch it in full on the iPlayer while I still can

01-16-11, 06:20 PM	#50
Bassism Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I just finished watching both parts, and I thought it was quite good. It stays relatively close to the truth, incorporating some influences from the more well-known stories of survivors. There were of course some things that were over- or de-emphasized or changed, but nothing that I'd complain about. And as you'd expect it was well written and produced. There's also a documentary with some footage of interviews with survivors that is very much worth watching.