This is quite related as well actually, I just saw The Times lying open as I went to the computer room with the headline
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US troops get training to avoid friendly-fire attacks on British
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Apparently troops didn't recognise the Union Jack so US commanders have asked the British to supply them with vehicles, men and flags to teach soldiers what we look like.
The British already provide a detailed presentation for all incoming US troops apparently describing vehicles, uniform etc.
But the risk of being shot at by American troops is clearly pretty high - apparently the British army has the following procedure for approaching convoys
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They are ordered to slow down to a snail's pace as they pull alongside a convoy. They are told to display the Union Jack and shout that they are British
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A British officer in Basra is quoted as saying
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The American's can be pretty pumped-up. Sometimes they fire in broad daylight when we are travelling at two miles per hour, shouting that we are British out of the window and waving the Union Jack.
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If they shoot, our drill is to slam on the brakes and race in the opposite direction
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Seen in light of these experiences, and the fact the British troops feel the need to have a procedure for them, indicate that the car being fired upon whilst stopped is not outside the realms of possibility.
[ 03-09-2005, 01:13 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]