Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: styer@ms.uky.edu (Eugene Styer) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Friendly Fire Message-ID: <1990Jun28.030050.19863@cbnews.att.com> Date: 28 Jun 90 03:00:50 GMT References: <1990Jun20.043450.18337@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: Univ. of Kentucky Lines: 41 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Eugene Styer >No specific info on the particular incident(s), but it would not be at all >surprising. "Own goal" hits are much more common than most people think, >particularly in operations like Panama, with activity all over the map and >no well-defined "front". In the Falklands War, for example, each side >shot down its own aircraft at least once. > > Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology > henry@zoo.toronto.edu uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry I looked up a book I have on WWII submarine action, and came up with a couple of "Own Goal" instances, and some other incidents that are related but not quite own goals: - The Seawolf was sunk by the destroyer Rowell. - The Guardfish returned by favor in sinking the destroyer Extractor (thinking it was an Japanese I-boat!). - The Nautilus and Spot were fired on by US destroyers, but not sunk. - The Gato was attacked by a US blimp, despite the presence of a destroyer escort. - The Lapon fired two torpedos at the Raton, but missed. - The Tang and Tullibee were sunk by torpedos that ran circular. - Flounder and Hoe had an underwater collision while patrolling adjacent areas. One had significant damage, but returned home. There were also several instances where a target was identified as friendly as an attack was being prepared. -------------------------------- Eugene Styer -- 957 POT, Univ. of Ky, Lexington, KY 40506 -- styer@ms.uky.edu "The optimst expects these [problems] to be as good as the rest of the text, and the pessimist fears this is true" -- A Fortran Coloring Book -- Eugene Styer -- 957 POT, Univ. of Ky, Lexington, KY 40506 -- styer@ms.uky.edu "The optimst expects these [problems] to be as good as the rest of the text, and the pessimist fears this is true" -- A Fortran Coloring Book