06-10-2014, 02:59 PM
Quote:................... I couldn't envision a solider stooping down to grab something off an enemy while in the middle of combat. .......................
Have no fear! If this is something you wished to do, then it would be completely realistic. Soldiers throughout history (pick any period) have been known to kill/maim/take prisoner someone and then immediately loot them (especially if it's something obvious). Napoleonic soldiers are attested marching over their fallen comrades in an attacking column and filching anything and everything so that they are left nearly naked by the end of passage!
Actual combat in a battle is for very brief periods - there's plenty of time for a soldier to enrich themselves and they often have to be chased and harried back into action. :-)
