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Originally Posted by robbo180265
I am mistified as to how the two of them could have been cleared by an American millitary tribunal though having seen the video. Neither of them calls in the exact location of the targets, and they go in before the artillary markers are dropped around the target. One wonders that if they'd have waited would that soldier be alive today?
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Probably unlikely. It takes some good eyes to spot a ~4x4ft. orange square against a tan background in the sun while at 3,000ft altitude and ~340kts. And you really won't need the exact location of the targets. The FAC calls in the general location in reference to what is called the "bulls eye," an imaginary, constantly changing refernce point on a battlespace. The FAC planes do carry White Phosphorous and smoke rockets, but they don't ALWAYS use them.