One thing to consider, and this isn't an equality issue, is how male soldiers would react seeing a female comrade fall in battle.
This isn't just how I would react personally, the Soviet forces found it to be a very real issue during WW2. Male soldiers would often linger over the bodies of their female comrades, and yes more so than another male. We can't help it, it's just programmed into us to protect the womenfolk.
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