The Iranian Army’s air defense system shot down another US F-15 fighter jet as part of Iran’s response to the Zionist-American aggression.
The Iranian Army’s air defense system shot down another US F-15 fighter jet as part of Iran’s response to the Zionist-American aggression.
I think you addressed who is better equipped to actually shoot down American planes - do you also have an opinion on whether the administration would prefer to credit friendly fire over enemy fire in order to save face? I’m really not sure it saves any face. And wouldn’t command want us to be outraged by the enemy killing our pilots?
It definitely saves face.
Since the pilots all seem to have been rescued successfully, the latter bit is a moot point.
Can you help men understand it? A friendly fire incident sounds a lot like incompetence. How does that play better than an actual combat death from fighting the enemy we went to fight?
I mean… it is incompetence, but it’s incompetence/process/doctrinal failure on the part of the Kuwaiti Air Force, not the USAF. Which is the only thing KegsBreath would give a shit about in this context.
Okay so if the friendly fire is a from an ally, you can throw that ally under the bus.
Would the same apply if it were American friendly fire? Does it still save face then?
Actually, yes, imo. Enemy shoot downs are something that gives an opponent a propaganda victory. Friendly fire incidents result in remedial training and discipline (and in the case of this regime, firing people, because we can’t have people learning from mistakes now, can we). It’s an expensive mistake, but an expensive mistake is very different from a legit combat loss.