Originally Posted by LoneWolf
I am reminded of the RoE I was offered (as a friendly) by the guy in charge of AAW (ships with surface to air missiles chareged with air defense, USN style) off of the Lebanese coast, early 1980's.
"Squawk or die."
He was mostly referring to making sure one's mode 4 was operating.
Holy Handgrenades, Batman. We used to run in and out of Lebanon with our Buccaneer mates right past your boats, and the Soviets'. We didn't even have Mode 4.
Only goes to prove my old point. I'd rather be lucky than good.