2006-10-27 04:56:45 · 19 answers · asked by LisaT 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
when a person is shot or killed accidentally by members of the same team
2006-10-27 04:58:13 · answer #1 · answered by ayyyyyyyyohhh 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Here is the definition from the 1) dictionary and the 2) encyclopedia.
1)
Noun: friendly fire
Fire that injures or kills an ally
- fratricide
2)Friendly fire (fratricide or non-hostile fire) is a term originally adopted by the United States military in reference to an attack on friendly forces by other friendly forces,[1] which may be deliberate (e.g. incorrectly identifying the target as the enemy), or accidental (e.g. missing the enemy and hitting "friendlies"). Friendly fire is contrasted with fire originating from enemy forces ("enemy fire"). In a friendly fire incident personnel may be killed, or material assets may be damaged or destroyed. Friendly fire is one kind of collateral damage.
The British military refers to these incidents as blue on blue,[2] which derives from wargaming exercises where friendly forces are "blue" and enemy forces are "red".
In the Philippines, the military term for a friendly fire incident is a misencounter.[c
2006-10-27 12:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of the great oxymorons of the world.
"Friendly fire" is fire being delivered by your own forces and their allies. However, once a bullet leaves the muzzle of the gun, it is REALLY stupid, and just hits whatever gets in its way.
If I point my rifle at Osama bin Laden and pop off a round, and then an American GI stands up in front of ObL and takes the hit, the GI has been hit by "friendly fire".
Or if I'm a tank gunner, and I see enemy troops and open fire on them, and a GI happens to step into the line of fire and gets hit, that's "friendly fire".
Or if I fire an artillery round at an enemy position, and one of my allies takes a piece of frag from that round, that's "friendly fire".
Not really very friendly, is it.
2006-10-27 14:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friendlly fire is when you are hit (wounded or killed) by weapons fire from your own forces. It can be by aircraft strike, artillery called in wrong, people behind you not shifting fire and just plain bad luck. In combat it gets really confusing and thinks happen at a slow motion pace one minute and then lightning fast the next. It is real easy to shoot a moving target in the heat of the moment.
2006-10-27 14:47:52 · answer #4 · answered by David B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friendly fire is anything but.... it is round or fires (artillery, tank air to surface or small arms) that are fired by forces of the same side on to friendly forces.
2006-10-27 11:59:21 · answer #5 · answered by tcatmech2 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Friendly fire is when a group of soldiers shoot at their own people. It's almost always by accident, due to confusion in battle.
2006-10-27 12:11:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When army accidently shoots their own fighters, they get wounded/killed in friendly fire.
Friendly fire is opposite to enemy fire
2006-10-27 12:00:23 · answer #7 · answered by yard 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know they are calling this stupid accident "friendly fire" but if you so friendly why are you killing your own people.
2006-10-27 14:11:30 · answer #8 · answered by cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a person is hit by fire from an Allie not the enemy.
2006-10-27 12:01:58 · answer #9 · answered by scorpio 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When allies fire at each other. Usually by mistake.
2006-10-27 11:58:36 · answer #10 · answered by M L 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋