The Pacific/Fridge: Difference between revisions

* [[Fridge Logic]] - Whether or not it's grounded in historic fact, many fans wonder why Basilone didn't just use his jacket or some other cloth material to use as a makeshift glove for his searing hot machine gun... or at least roll down his sleeves, for Christ's sake

** In the midst of a full-scale battle, when he had to reposition himself to save his comrades, he probably didn't had time to think rationally. Given how close the Japanese were charging against the American line, there was no time at all to do anything other than point and shoot