Editing Cannon fodder (section)

==See also==

* [[Conscription and sexism]]
* [[Male expendability]]
;Military tactics/units
* [[Forlorn hope]]: an initial wave of assault troops expected to sustain high casualties while attacking a well-defended target.
* [[Human shield]]: a situation in which the potential for civilian casualties deters attacks on a military target.
* [[Human wave attack]]: an assault in which a disproportionately large number of attackers is intended to overwhelm a well-defended target.
* [[Penal military unit]]: a combat formation composed of either personnel sentenced under military  law, or civilian convicts who have volunteered or been drafted into military service.
* [[Shock troops]]: infantry at the forefront of an attack.
* [[Suicide attack]]: an attack in which the self-actuated death of the attacker serves to inflict enemy casualties as well (bombing, [[Kamikaze]] etc.).

;Other cultural analogs
* [[Charge of the Light Brigade]], where soldiers fought bravely despite facing a near certain death.
* The play ''[[Oh, What a Lovely War!]]'', devised by [[Joan Littlewood]]'s [[Theatre Workshop]], and in particular the dialogue given to [[Douglas Haig]], is centred on this theme.
* [[Redshirt (stock character)|Redshirt]], a fictional character whose sole purpose is to die soon after being introduced.
* [[Sacrificial lamb]], someone who is sacrificed for the common good.
* [[Camp body]], preseason players on [[National Football League]] team rosters. Used mainly to fill out the team and eat up playing time late in games (thus minimizing injury risk to veteran and valuable drafted players), and who have little chance of making the cuts onto the final roster.<ref>{{cite news|last=Woods|first=David P.|url=https://www.thescore.com/news/1089230-did-rex-ryan-s-joke-about-using-players-as-cannon-fodder-go-too-far|title=Did Rex Ryan's joke about using players as 'cannon fodder' go too far?|publisher=[[Score Media and Gaming]]|date=August 30, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2022|quote=It's undeniable that NFL teams allow players they don't plan to keep on the final roster to be subjected to extra punishment in training camp and the preseason. There's a term for it: "camp body." The practice helps keep a team's best players healthy for the season.}}</ref>