Last edited by destruktion_6143 (2006-09-05 12:30:38)
Depends who you ask.destruktion_6143 wrote:
isnt the american army supposed to b the best? the most informed? best equipped?
it happened a while ago in afganistan. 4 canadians were killed in that one.Vampira_NB wrote:
This isn't the first time a US aircraft attacks Canadian soldiers. I'd look it up, but I'm lazy, it has something to do with a pilot not following orders and dropping a bomb in "self-defense" against the wrong people
As a US Army Gulf War Vet. I can tell you that friendly fire is a fact of war that will never be overcome. No matter how great the technology or how smart the weapon, it all comes down to the person on the other end controlling that weapon. My thoughts go out to the friends and family of this soldier. It's always a shame when things like this happen.King_County_Downy wrote:
LMAO!!! Woot!!! Go Team Merica!!! That's just payback for all those damn geese you let come down here and poop in our poolsdestruktion_6143 wrote:
once again, USA[teamkills]Canada
isnt the american army supposed to b the best? the most informed? best equipped?
ffs!!
Edit: sry, that's kinda insensitive. Nothing personal towards him or his family
Last edited by Superior Mind (2006-09-05 12:49:39)
Last edited by Rick_O_Shea678 (2006-09-05 14:42:58)
hmmm you try flying that fast and identifying targets from that altitude. i am not defending anyone, but don't just write someone off before considering all the facts.wah1188 wrote:
Bloody A-10 strafed a challenger 2 tank it the gulf war I think, don't understand how he could not tell the obvious difference between a bloody old ass T-90 or whatever with a challenger. Don't they get training in identifying friendly vehicles?
I just thought of a really good reply to that.Rick_O_Shea678 wrote:
Graham was a great athlete.
He was in the finals for the 400m at the Canadian Track Championships a couple times, and I remember him on the 1992 Canadian Olympic team, he was on the 4x400 relay squad.
He's a patriot and a hero. There were also THIRTY other Canadian soldiers injured in the incident. Each and every one of them could kick the crap out of a twerp like King_County_Downy without even breaking a sweat.
Sorry or not, thats an idiotic insensitive piece of shit. Fuck off.Superior Mind wrote:
lol sry guys up north.
Canadian that was just tked: Admin turn FF off ffs!
American Admin: stfu noob
Canadian that was just tked: screw u fag
American Admin [Teamkills] Canadian that was just tked
*Canadian that was just tked has been BANNED!!!*
'cept irl
Last edited by Rick_O_Shea678 (2006-09-05 14:43:53)
Yeah but miss comunication and seeing a large force crossing a dessert is probably where the mistake came from..taxi2you wrote:
From my understanding of how the a-10's work....the pilot had to be directed to a coordinate and when to fire on it. They just don't fly around shooting anything that moves.
This situation appears different. That was in 2002, an F-16 flying over a practice zone. They saw flashes below, overreacted, and dropped bombs, killing four Canadian soldiers who were on an exercise. Those pilots were definately at fault.Vampira_NB wrote:
This isn't the first time a US aircraft attacks Canadian soldiers. I'd look it up, but I'm lazy, it has something to do with a pilot not following orders and dropping a bomb in "self-defense" against the wrong people
I've heard about that specific case. The A-10 was patrolling his 'Kill Box', basically an area in which he kills anything that moves. Friendlies are obviously informed but in this case the Challenger 2 drifted into the A-10s Kill Box.Marlboroman82 wrote:
hmmm you try flying that fast and identifying targets from that altitude. i am not defending anyone, but don't just write someone off before considering all the facts.wah1188 wrote:
Bloody A-10 strafed a challenger 2 tank it the gulf war I think, don't understand how he could not tell the obvious difference between a bloody old ass T-90 or whatever with a challenger. Don't they get training in identifying friendly vehicles?
Except that it's his job to do that.Marlboroman82 wrote:
hmmm you try flying that fast and identifying targets from that altitude. i am not defending anyone, but don't just write someone off before considering all the facts.
Also pumping up pilots with amphetamine is bound to affect judgement... blame the system in that respect. I'm not sure if it's still as common practice as it was, but still.Bubbalo wrote:
Except that it's his job to do that.Marlboroman82 wrote:
hmmm you try flying that fast and identifying targets from that altitude. i am not defending anyone, but don't just write someone off before considering all the facts.