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[Miloch]

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[Mitchell Holman[_9_]]

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> end of the war (Atsugi naval air base) and captured by US forces..jpg
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> Attachment decoded: Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52s abandoned by the
> Japanese at the end of the war (Atsugi naval air base) and captured by
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Every one of those planes would be
worth millions today...............

[Miloch]

In article >, Mitchell Holman
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>> begin 644 Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52s abandoned by the Japanese at the
>> end of the war (Atsugi naval air base) and captured by US forces..jpg
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>> Attachment decoded: Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52s abandoned by the
>> Japanese at the end of the war (Atsugi naval air base) and captured by
>> US forces..jpg `
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> Every one of those planes would be
>worth millions today...............
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In older times, at the end of a battle...one of the first things the victors did
was walk among the dead/dying and pick up the fallen weapons...making steel was
a laborious process hence their value...that, of course, is in addition to any
valuables/booty they could pick off the dead enemy.

During the Battle of Kadesh 1275 BC between Egyptians and Hittites, the looting
by Ramses II soldiers of fallen Hittites was so widespread that Ramses couldn't
follow up of his initial victory and completely win the battle...all of his men
couldn't be stopped from looting!!!

Historians consider the battle a draw...Ramses carved scenes of his "victory" in
stone...and the Hittite king, Muwatallis, did the same!...both claiming to be
the winner.

It's considered an important battle because of the rare occurrence of two sides
of a battle giving their versions of the event...contrary to the popular belief
that "history is written by the victors".




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[Mitchell Holman[_9_]]

Miloch > wrote in
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>>> begin 644 Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52s abandoned by the Japanese at the
>>> end of the war (Atsugi naval air base) and captured by US
>>> forces..jpg
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>>> Attachment decoded: Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52s abandoned by the
>>> Japanese at the end of the war (Atsugi naval air base) and captured
>>> by US forces..jpg `
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>> Every one of those planes would be
>>worth millions today...............
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> In older times, at the end of a battle...one of the first things the
> victors did was walk among the dead/dying and pick up the fallen
> weapons...making steel was a laborious process hence their
> value...that, of course, is in addition to any valuables/booty they
> could pick off the dead enemy.
>
> During the Battle of Kadesh 1275 BC between Egyptians and Hittites,
> the looting by Ramses II soldiers of fallen Hittites was so widespread
> that Ramses couldn't follow up of his initial victory and completely
> win the battle...all of his men couldn't be stopped from looting!!!
>
> Historians consider the battle a draw...Ramses carved scenes of his
> "victory" in stone...and the Hittite king, Muwatallis, did the
> same!...both claiming to be the winner.
>
> It's considered an important battle because of the rare occurrence of
> two sides of a battle giving their versions of the event...contrary to
> the popular belief that "history is written by the victors".


In medieval times looting was the major
way that troops got paid. If you killed a
knight in battle his armor was worth more
than five years wages. Henry V had to order
his men NOT loot the French countryside since
he thought France was rightfully English land
but they did anyway.

The German Ludendorff offensive in 1918
ground to a halt because German troops stopped
to loot - and enjoy - all the French household
wine cellars they came across........