Its not new. I'll always remember my first intelligence brief on Operation Granby. Just got off a Herc with a bezillion missiles after a 2 sector flight to Dhahran, jets trailing down earlier that day. The man starts the brief: '18 F3s, 32 F15s, 1 Million Iraqis and attack expected in the next 3 hours'......Gulp!
They then asked for individual intelligence briefs, the yank went first 'Radar, Missiles, Secure this and that, NCTR, RWR, Chaff, Flares etc etc etc.' Cue our QWIL Uncle Ted he stands up and says:
'Yes we have a radar and 8 rockets. We have a good RWR but don't carry jammers or chaff and flares because we believe in dying like men!'
Brought the house down and eventually Phimat and Flares!
Cerberus