> I'm forcefully reminded of the widely used picture of a panzer
My Dad was an RAF pilot, so I feel I have to remind the list of the broad
black & white "invasion stripes" painted on allied tactical aircraft from 1944
so that all the myopic pongos on the ground might recognise which planes were
friendlys... Relying on ground troops'
aircraft-recognition skills could be dangerous, as many a pilot of an
early P-51 mistaken for a bf109 could attest. Friendly fire goes up
as well as down.
The entire friend foe recognition thing is not made easier when one's allies
purchase enemy equipment. As happened in Kuwait in 1995 where they bought lots
of the Yugoslav T 72 knock offs and BMP3s! This lead to a funny (from our
sides point of view) incident where the Kuwaiti column moved close to our
lines and every M1 and Bradley tracked them as they went by. Despite the best
efforts of the command to rein them in (as they had full combat loads of ammo)
on the radio, the turrets only stooped moving when the Kuwaiti column moved
on.
I know the Kuwaiti units had a collective sphincter check...........
_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l
In a message dated 8/30/2005 12:30:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> dmaddox1@hot.rr.com writes:
The entire friend foe recognition thing is not made easier when one's allies
purchase enemy equipment. As happened in Kuwait in 1995 where they bought lots
of the Yugoslav T 72 knock offs and BMP3s! This lead to a funny (from our
sides point of view) incident where the Kuwaiti column moved close to our
lines and every M1 and Bradley tracked them as they went by. Despite the best
efforts of the command to rein them in (as they had full combat loads of ammo)
on the radio, the turrets only stooped moving when the Kuwaiti column moved
on.
I know the Kuwaiti units had a collective sphincter check...........
Don
I am a 19D in the US Army, I worl directly with the 107thArmored Battalio.
Spacifically with the M1A2s. the FAF system does now work in that manor for
our targeting comps. The FAF is a sugnal in the equipment. With the Kuwaits in
reguards to that, there was no signal to identify them and our men went on eye
site and madea positive identifcation of them beig Soviet made "soda cans", I
mean tanks.. LOL
_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lWith the Kuwaits in
reguards to that, there was no signal to identify them and our men went on eye
site and madea positive identifcation of them beig Soviet made "soda cans", I
mean tanks.. LOL
I'm sure that made all the difference to the Kuwaitis (actually Pakistani with
Kuwaiti officers.......they hire out).......)
Don
_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l
In a message dated 8/30/2005 3:59:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> dmaddox1@hot.rr.com writes:
With the Kuwaits in reguards to that, there was no signal to identify them and
our men went on eye site and madea positive identifcation of them beig Soviet
made "soda cans", I mean tanks.. LOL
I'm sure that made all the difference to the Kuwaitis (actually Pakistani with
Kuwaiti officers.......they hire out).......)
Don
Oh but of course... those. "few', that lived, wot dare even look at at
T-62
or T-77 ever again, muchless get iside one
Vince
As every bonber gunner knows, there were only three types of fighters over
Europe, Bf109 (Inline engine), Fw190 (Radial engine), and P38s (Twin boom).
Bye for now, John L.
> --- Robert Bryett <rbryett@mail.com> wrote:
> My Dad was an RAF pilot, so I feel I have to remind