Originally Posted by
brickhistory
Tell you what, get a numerically significant Air Force and then let's compare percentages.
Brick,
I did point out that numerically speaking, US forces are always going to bear the brunt of the "blue on blue" figures. I sympathise with that.
I just wondered why the US forces tend to always "shoot first ask later" (As quoted by an USMC pilot 2 years back.)
I can't remember a RAF pilot once being blamed for a blue on blue incident in my time in (20 years).
My serious question to you is.... Is it anything to do with differing cultures within the 2 countries? Does it have anything to do with the gun culture do you think? I just wonder why I hear so many cockpit conversations along the lines of "Ooh raah, splash that motherf*cker" or "f*ck yeah!"
You won't hear that from a RAF Harrier pilot.
And by the way, I was never CAS unfortunately, I was a strike pilot in those days.
Bomb away!