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Offline Eagler

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Friendly fire
« on: December 22, 2024, 03:41:27 PM »
Before getting on the road to go back to the in laws, saw a clip about a navy jet getting shot down by our own ship surface to air missile...

Did that really happen or would we rather say that than admit one of enemies in the area did it..

I would have thought we had numerous safeguards against such a possibility

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Re: Friendly fire
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2024, 06:44:49 PM »
friendly fire, been around the news here all day.


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Re: Friendly fire
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2024, 08:14:28 PM »

Not very friendly.
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Re: Friendly fire
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2024, 02:10:27 AM »
The aircraft jad just taken off from one of our carriers....
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Re: Friendly fire
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2024, 07:53:35 AM »
Seems the USS Gettysburg got ahead of herself

Don't think I would want to be his shoes..

https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/Leadership/All-Leadership/Article/2545527/commanding-officer-uss-gettysburg-cg-64/

I find it strange most news sources are still calling it "apparently friendly fire"..

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« Last Edit: December 23, 2024, 09:47:42 AM by Eagler »
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Re: Friendly fire
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2024, 09:29:44 AM »
Quote from: Eagler on December 23, 2024, 07:53:35 AM
Seems the USS Gettysburg got ahead of itself

Don't think I would want to being his shoes..

https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/Leadership/All-Leadership/Article/2545527/commanding-officer-uss-gettysburg-cg-64/

I find it strange most news sources are still calling it "apparently friendly fire"..

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Offline Maverick

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Re: Friendly fire
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2024, 11:01:02 AM »
The only way heads won't roll is if they can definitively show that the F18's IFF was not operating at the time.
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