Author Topic: @#$&*^ friendly fire (Read 1061 times)

loser · « **on:** April 17, 2002, 11:08:12 PM »

just heard over the wire, 4 Canadian soldiers killed south of kandahar (sp)

friendly fire from 2 500lbs bombs from an American F16.

god this blows

4 killed 8 seriously wounded.

God be with all allied soldiers , airmen and their families regardless of nationality.

-seriously choked,
loser111

oh sheet, even better...these guys were from the princess pats out of Alberta. Canucks!!!! light those flags tonight and lower them to half mast!!!

Animal · « **Reply #1 on:** April 17, 2002, 11:17:09 PM »

That news hits hard

Octavius · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2002, 11:36:37 PM »

shit! http://my.aol.com/news/news_story.psp?type=1&cat=0100&id=0204180018231187

I like to make fun of canadians, not read about friendly fire, damnit

moose · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2002, 11:58:36 PM »

Hangtime · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2002, 12:45:20 AM »

damn, thats sad news indeed.

funkedup · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2002, 02:16:36 AM »

Toad · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2002, 06:53:43 AM »

An LGB in a training area. Has to be a major screw-up in there somewhere. Wonder who was holding/pointing the laser? Anyone heard?

Udie · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2002, 07:16:45 AM »

sorry canada

U

batdog · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2002, 07:23:57 AM »

Nothing quite like killing your Allies, good grief. I know friendly fire happens but it isnt like this is some sort of operation w/masses of our troops hotly engaged w/thiers in close quarters.

I'm with Toad on this one.... serious screw up.

xBAT

midnight Target · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2002, 09:02:26 AM »

Story I heard on MSNBC was that they thought they were getting ground fire from that location.

Seems like more casualties from accidents and friendly fire than from the enemy. ~~Canada~~

Pongo · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2002, 09:21:14 AM »

The first thing that went through my mind when my exwife called me and told me that 4 guys from my old unit were killed by a US fighter was...
couldnt he see the green uniforms?
RIP troops.

SirLoin · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2002, 10:00:23 AM »

...Four Canadian Heroes.

XMSR · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2002, 10:03:26 AM »

All things considered the boys over there are doing a bang up job. Sad to see this happen and hopefully knowledge will be gained from it.

Also said a prayer for those pilots they have enough to deal with.

Nash · « **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2002, 10:17:32 AM »

The way I heard it, is that the Canadians were holding a live ammunition training excercise at night. An F16 overflew it and saw it going on, and reported that he was taking fire. He radiod in and asked permission to attack. Denied, but was given permission to mark the area for a strike at some point in the future. He marked it, and requested permission to strike at it. Denied. He reportedly said that he was taking additional fire and decided to invoke his right of self defence and proceeded to strike at the troops on the ground.

I kinda have a hard time believing that these Canadian troops were firing at the F16... It's not like it could have been mistaken for a jet belonging to the El Quada air force.

Screw up? Or some out of control F16 jocky?

Sikboy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 18, 2002, 10:37:20 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Nash
The way I heard it,

Out of curiosity, where did you hear it?

-Sikboy