[afterburner]

> I thought the whole point of the Marines was to cause maximal amounts of damage.

I thought their point was to expose themselves to maximal amounts of damage.

[NoMoreNicksLeft]

> I thought their point was to expose themselves to maximal amounts of damage.

I hate to be pedantic, but technically the whole point is to expose the enemy to maximal amounts of damage. Whoever that is. Anything else is incidental.

[afterburner]

I'm referring to them being the tip of the spear, but yes, you are not wrong.