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Originally posted by Coramoor
[B]Sounds to me it was a lack of communication in joint force expeditions.
I can't blame the pilot for dropping a bomb on an area that is known to be hostile with live fire in view. On top of that, it seems to me that the leak may have been done just to try and detract from those who are responsible by making it seem this pilot is totally at fault.
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Might be a valid excuse if that was the case... but dropping bombs over a live-fire exercise ranged used by all members of the multinational force (US forces used the range the night before), and within 2km of the base does make the guy look fully in the wrong...
Now to play devil's advocate - even if the fire was hostile, don't yah think the base/airport might have been calling in a enemdy contact/hostile fire report(s) - and notifying everyone in the area (and C&C)? The fact that this pilot observed the fire for some time, and that the AWAC had to check to see if there was any report of recent/on-going enemy fire that close to a protected (and still full lit) base should have been a big clue for the pilot.
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