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Originally Posted by gila
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Originally Posted by JohnHale
One thing missing is that FLAK never shoots at its own sides' aircraft. Really, it should blaze away at everything that flies.... (in SPWW2, and maybe early SPMBT time-frame, at least)
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Should they really?
I would think there is some training on aircraft ID's and a leader with glasses within AA units  |
Tell that to the Argentinians who shot their own dagger down as it approached Stanley in '82. Or the UK tornado shot down by a US patriot battery in the gulf war, etc....
"Blue on Blue" is still quite common, even with modern electronic IFF etc - in fact that can make it worse, if a programming error creeps in.
Modern kids tend to believe the software without questioning it (see the endless GPS navigation hiccup news stories) - us old folks still tend to rely on those paper things called maps...
Cheers
Andy