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18greens
8th Feb 2003, 10:00
Anyone know the origin of this term?
Mad_Mark
8th Feb 2003, 10:23
In the good old days, before political correctness rulled everything, forces would be known by colours during exercises. The 'friendly' forces (good guys) were known as Blue forces and the 'enemy' forces (the baddies) were known as the Red forces.
Blue on Blue came from there - a Blue force element attacking another Blue force element (friendly v friendly fire).
MadMark!!! :mad:
Lionel Lion
8th Feb 2003, 11:06
And I thought this was going to be a thread on sh@gging at Brize Norton
:p
18greens
8th Feb 2003, 11:21
Mad, Thanks for the reply.
Lionel is there more we should know about Brize?
Lionel Lion
8th Feb 2003, 14:23
18 Greens
Chance would be a fine thing!
S.Potter Returns
8th Feb 2003, 18:20
Thought it was originally an NYPD term for when uniformed cops accidentally shoot an undercover detective, thinkin he's a 'perp'.
Mad_Mark is correct. Red then became Orange so as not upset the ....... Reds? Where are we now - I'm out of touch?
Mad_Mark
9th Feb 2003, 03:43
Last I heard it was Cyan v Yellow, but by now it could be Aqua v Terracotta.
MadMark!!! :mad:
Low Ball
10th Feb 2003, 10:54
Having spent many a boring hour/day/night marking tac maps either to fly on or in Command Posts I always thought the expression came from the colour of the chinagraphs used to do the marking.
I think we are all correct this time. I know for a fact that the Iraq forces were red last time.
maxburner
10th Feb 2003, 13:28
Mad Mark
Aqua v Terracotta!! Are you insane?? Think of the clash. The style police would never allow it.