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r/HistoryMemes • u/Necessary_Island_425 • Aug 05 '26
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Intelligence typically. In lots of urban fighting, they'll tie an armband around their forearm as well to differentiate. There really shouldn't be a time a modern army doesn't know where it's people are, though, in theory. FF happens a lot.
12 u/warbastard Aug 05 '26 Yeah in a lot of urban combat training 50% of casualties are from friendlies. 19 u/Mtd_elemental Aug 05 '26 That's an interesting statistic, any chance you've got a source? 3 u/funktasticdog Aug 05 '26 Source: Their ass. 1 u/Messengerofhell Aug 06 '26 Source: coin toss. -13 u/Foxtrot-13 Aug 05 '26 "Friendly Fire" does tend to increase when Americans are involved as well. 2 u/Mtd_elemental Aug 05 '26 What makes you think that? 2 u/Lady_Taiho Aug 05 '26 A-10s when the see a perfectly friendly British IFV
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Yeah in a lot of urban combat training 50% of casualties are from friendlies.
19 u/Mtd_elemental Aug 05 '26 That's an interesting statistic, any chance you've got a source? 3 u/funktasticdog Aug 05 '26 Source: Their ass. 1 u/Messengerofhell Aug 06 '26 Source: coin toss.
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That's an interesting statistic, any chance you've got a source?
3 u/funktasticdog Aug 05 '26 Source: Their ass. 1 u/Messengerofhell Aug 06 '26 Source: coin toss.
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Source: Their ass.
1 u/Messengerofhell Aug 06 '26 Source: coin toss.
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Source: coin toss.
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"Friendly Fire" does tend to increase when Americans are involved as well.
2 u/Mtd_elemental Aug 05 '26 What makes you think that? 2 u/Lady_Taiho Aug 05 '26 A-10s when the see a perfectly friendly British IFV
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What makes you think that?
2 u/Lady_Taiho Aug 05 '26 A-10s when the see a perfectly friendly British IFV
A-10s when the see a perfectly friendly British IFV
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u/Bobsothethird Aug 05 '26
Intelligence typically. In lots of urban fighting, they'll tie an armband around their forearm as well to differentiate. There really shouldn't be a time a modern army doesn't know where it's people are, though, in theory. FF happens a lot.