"These new elite members of the armed forces are equipped with several natural advantages that allow them to be effective.Their ability to climb trees and wait in ambush from a cavity therein, their ability to obtain rations on their own, and above all their inate quickness and ability to arise at a moment's notice "bright-eyed and bushey-tailed".
However on the downside, their small size only allows them to carry a weapon that when tested was found to have little if any effect on the enemy (except when used against chipmunks). Also, their tendency to tease the enemy by shaking their tail at him caused unaccetable losses against an AK-47 or an RPG. Being limited to arboreal assaults also keeps them from being able to conduct effective desert warfare.
Further tests will be needed to determine if the "Limb Rats" can indeed become a viable force in today's military."
aerogator wrote:"These new elite members of the armed forces are equipped with several natural advantages that allow them to be effective.Their ability to climb trees and wait in ambush from a cavity therein, their ability to obtain rations on their own, and above all their inate quickness and ability to arise at a moment's notice "bright-eyed and bushey-tailed".
However on the downside, their small size only allows them to carry a weapon that when tested was found to have little if any effect on the enemy (except when used against chipmunks). Also, their tendency to tease the enemy by shaking their tail at him caused unaccetable losses against an AK-47 or an RPG. Being limited to arboreal assaults also keeps them from being able to conduct effective desert warfare.
Further tests will be needed to determine if the "Limb Rats" can indeed become a viable force in today's military."