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Friendly fire

In military terminology, friendly fire or fratricide is an unintentional attack by allied or neutral forces on friendly troops while attempting to attack enemy or hostile targets. Many NATO militaries refer to these incidents as blue on blue. Examples include misidentifying the target as hostile, cross-fire while engaging an enemy, and long-range ranging…

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related to Further reading · 53
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related to Markings · 16
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related to Technological fixes · 16
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related to Training · 14
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related to Errors of response inhibition · 10
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related to history · 8
Friendly fire → American, Ancient Greece, He, In, Jon Krakauer, Paul, Second World War, Syms
related to Tactics · 8
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related to External links · 6
Friendly fire → Friendly, Library's, Media, Napoleonic WarsThe American War, Wikimedia Commons Friendly, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Under-reporting · 6
Friendly fire → Bloomsbury, In, Jon Krakauer, Moreover, NY, Where Men Win Glory
has impact · 5
Friendly fire → Attempts, Forces, Some, The, Troops

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