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Sjakihata
10-22-2005, 21:40
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-1517327,00.html


When asked by The Times about the special anti-fratricide training, which was requested in January, a spokesman for US Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia, said: “It is understandable we are doing this. We all want to reduce the number of friendly fire incidents. Checkpoints are very dangerous places. It has come into the headlines with the Italian and Bulgarian, but there are more incidents that do not get publicity and probably do not end so badly.”
Strike For The South
10-22-2005, 21:43
I dont know wether to luagh or cry:hide:
Tribesman
10-22-2005, 23:31
A British officer in Basra said: “The Americans can be pretty pumped-up. Sometimes they fire in broad daylight when we are travelling at two miles per hour, shouting that we are British out of the window and waving the Union Jack. If they shoot, our drill is to slam on the brakes and race in the opposite direction.”

Nervousness and bad training . I wonder how the civilians feel if this is the feeling of the allies ~:rolleyes:
Strike For The South
10-23-2005, 00:07
Nervousness and bad training . I wonder how the civilians feel if this is the feeling of the allies ~:rolleyes:


its a joke:hide:
Marcellus
10-23-2005, 00:08
US commanders were so worried that their men were shooting at the British because they failed to recognise the Union Jack or other distinguishing military markings that, in an unprecedented move, they asked the British Army to supply vehicles, men and flags to teach their soldiers what their allies looked like.

Does the US army really need to teach its soldiers what the Union Flag looks like?
Tribesman
10-23-2005, 00:18
its a joke
Unfortunately not a funny one , then again its nothing new , it happens in all wars . It could be worse , I mean just look at the casualty figures from the invasion of Grenada to see a really bad example !!!!!
But you would think that as the only military forces are allied ones they wouldn't be firing at them .
What was a funny one was when troops shot at a British helicopter a while back~:eek:
Since when did the "insurgents" start using military helicopters ??????
solypsist
10-23-2005, 00:45
it seems Friendly Fire is a problem for everyone (http://www.boston.com/news/daily/23/british_losses.htm) in this day of high-tech weapons.