Modern warfare often resembles playing a video game. You lock on an enemy, fire a missile and wait for confirmation that it hit the target. You do not meet your foe directly; it is not an eye-to-eye duel between two knights. You may even not be physically present on the battlefield, piloting a remotely controlled military drone instead. This level of technological sophistication may have a dehumanizing effect on the way combat situations are being perceived, making it easy to forget about the actual human cost of what is going on during a battle.