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From: jeff@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu (JEFF NANIS )
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Friendly Fire
Summary: Another anecdote plus a jab at the A-16
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Date: 28 Jun 90 03:01:14 GMT
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From: jeff@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu (JEFF NANIS )
	I just heard an interesting anecdote about friendly fire from an
authoritative, non-attributable source. Supposedly, 25% of the Israeli
tank losses in the '82 Lebanon war were 'own goals'. (If anyone has access
to the records or a good history of the Bekaa Valley ground battles and can
confirm or refute these numbers, I would appreciate it.) The best part of
the story was that a significant fraction of that 25% was due to fixed wing
close air support sorties. (The Israelis were flying F-16s.) I just thought
I'd toss in that contentious tidbit to refuel the flames of the CAS argument.
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Jeff Nanis			"If I told you,	I'd have to kill you."	

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