1. In practice, combat units were invariably understrength.

2. All their units were seriously understrength, short of ammunition and fuel.

3. Each pla-toon was broken down into four 10-man squads. In practice, combat units were invariably understrength.

4. The midweek Carling Cup exit to League Two Northampton, albeit with an understrength team, has contributed to the despondency which appears to be enveloping the club from the outside.

5. Unaware of the coming onslaught, Bradley had only stationed the tired and understrength US 30th Infantry Division to guard the town of Mortain, which was the first objective of Operation Luttich.

6. Also, the ... telephone ... is not working, and the escort is both understrength and new.

7. To break the impasse, Roosevelt demanded on 3 April that Chiang attack the understrength and overextended 56th Division with the Y-Force.