'blue on blue' springs to mind aswell. Friendly fire was an American term I think, but then it doesn't matter cos sh!te happens in all wars.
I use to work with a Greek Cypriot fella who laughed his socks off when an American frigate managed to fire 2 live missiles at a Turkish ship during an exercise in the Med many years ago.
Keep tring to think of some non-American examples, but as no one talks too much about such mistakes, it's hard to remember. I do believe the people of Brest have still to forgive the RAF for succesfully killing far more poeple than the Germans during WW2 whilst trying to hit the U-boat pens based there.
I use to work with a Greek Cypriot fella who laughed his socks off when an American frigate managed to fire 2 live missiles at a Turkish ship during an exercise in the Med many years ago.
Keep tring to think of some non-American examples, but as no one talks too much about such mistakes, it's hard to remember. I do believe the people of Brest have still to forgive the RAF for succesfully killing far more poeple than the Germans during WW2 whilst trying to hit the U-boat pens based there.
