One in three?
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One in three?
It's stated that one in three Saudi air strikes in Yemen destroy collateral targets. Is this figure plausible? Having watched Russian Airforce video of unguided bombs tumbling onto residential areas in Syria, one in three looks good by comparison.
WHAT is a collateral target?
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
There is collateral damage - which happens when you hit the right target. The acceptable level being a legal question and driving the need for smaller PGMs.
Then there is missing the right target; which whilst always being deplorable, may or not be a crime depending on the care taken and the cause - in the fog of war accidents happen.
Then of course there is hitting the right target and claiming it was the wrong one for political reasons. A certain Chinese embassy comes to mind......
Then there is missing the right target; which whilst always being deplorable, may or not be a crime depending on the care taken and the cause - in the fog of war accidents happen.
Then of course there is hitting the right target and claiming it was the wrong one for political reasons. A certain Chinese embassy comes to mind......
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OK, proone, rhino etc, since we're more interested in semantics than answering the question, how DO you describe the schools, shops and homes blown to bits in Yemen (and lots of other places)?
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PGM's are also only as good as the targetting data (notwithstanding the odd 'rogue' weapon), and if that's duff, well...
-RP
A tribute to the (alleged) professionalism of the Saudi Air Force, and to their permissive RoE? I don't know their RoE, I don't know how good their FAC's are, but I have a few opinions on the quality of their fighting forces. Nice hardware, but it ends about there ...