combat ineffective

combat ineffective
   dead, seriously ill, or badly wounded
   Not describing a gun which doesn't shoot straight but how a commander assesses his troops:
    If he became combat ineffective, a subtle way of saying wounded or killed... (Coyle, 1987)

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