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...left the prisoners, and went inland along a new road which a tank had just smashed out of a rubble-heaped path. I caught up with the tank just in time to see its 105 fire two rounds point-blank into a deep cave. A muffled series of explosions rumbled inside the cave, which had been used to store ammunition...
Malik is probably not capable of believing anything he was not taught to believe. Once a couple of years ago, after an affable dinner and a round of brandy, a Western diplomat asked him point-blank why he acted the way he did. Malik hesitated a moment, then calmly replied: "But I must obey my instructions." There seemed to be no cynicism in the answer...
What U.S. soldiers wanted most in South Korea last week were weapons which would stop the Red tanks. The 105 is a poor antitank gun, even at point-blank range. Said one experienced artilleryman in Washington last week...
...people realize the expertness required of gunners firing over open sights [i.e., at point-blank range] against oncoming tanks and with a gun which is not designed for antitank work. The shot is not so easy as it sounds; only veteran gunners will remain calm enough to make the shot count, and even they have to have a bit of luck...
...that "he regarded the oath of allegiance taken in 1942 as a serious matter but . . . should circumstances . . . comparable to those which existed in 1932 and 1933 in Germany arise, then he would feel free to act on the loyalty which he owed to humanity generally." Skardon then accused Fuchs point-blank of spying for the Russians. Fuchs smiled, said, "I don't think so ... I don't understand. Perhaps you will tell me what the evidence...