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Originally posted by SleazyDream
as a canadian I say it was just friendly fire, and in War this shit happens all the time.
I've heard that in WW2 more than 1 in 10 were killed from it, the numbers dropped as technology got better but it ALWAYS happens in war.
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Some of the time loss by friendly fire is intentional. In Korea for example when there was a frontal attack, artillery was used to keep the heads of the enemy down as the attacking forces advanced. The artillery would not be lifted until those in the front ranks began to fall. The theory being that the loss of a few, meant a better chance for the attack to succeed, by allowing the main attacking force cover for the longest period of time.
Not all Commanders subsribed to this, but some did. I was there.