Just My Opinion...

Originally posted by Ravishing Rick Rude


Also, the recent " Accident" Involving a British helicopter, being shot down by a US Patriot missle.... Umm, Patriot missles have to be fired manually, doesn't anyone else see a problem with this?

Forgot about this part.

Patriot missles don't necessarly have to be fired manualy. They can be set to shoot at anything that doesn't send out a proper IFF signal (Incoming friend or foe) Chances are the Brittish Tornado that was shot down turned off it's IFF squak to avoid being picked up by iraqi radar. If they forgot to turn it back on, on the way in there would have been nothing to stop a Patriot missle from identifiing it as a unfriendly. If it was travling slowly it could easily have bene confused for a sucd missle even if the Missle was being activaly manned and fired.