It's best done in groups. See [The Great Escape](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/?ref_=ext_shr). But even if they do, if they've drawn resources away from the battlefield then they have succeeded. Some fates worse than death.
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Ahh yes a group would be different. Youre right, death isnt the worst that can happen.
Have you ever seen [To End All Wars](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243609/?ref_=ext_shr)? Takes quite a different tack, for extreme reasons. Probably my all-time favorite movie. Based on a true story, too. Not for date night! Lol