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пушечное мясоstresses
gen. food for powder; cannon fodder; cannonfodder; food for the flames; fool for powder; gun fodder; expendables (Vlad B); redshirt (A "redshirt" is a stock character in fiction who dies soon after being introduced. The term originates with fans of the Star Trek television series (1966–69), from the red shirts worn by Starfleet security personnel who frequently die during episodes.; второстепенный герой в произведении или фильме, который умирает сразу вскоре после появления filifyonka); collateral damage (Does Australia have enough soldiers for the USA to use as collateral damage against Nth Korea? Yeah, I am hoping that the time spent training them makes their use as "collateral damage" too costly TheWyld); collateral casualty (Ремедиос_П)
inf. meat shield (Tion)
mil., lingo meat (fresh meat: солдат-новобранец, "салага", "салабон" nicknicky777)
пушечным мясом: 6 phrases in 3 subjects
Idiomatic3
Military1
Military lingo2