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It is the opinion of this Court Marshal that the
friendly fire incident that occurred during the
"Lab Rats" Tactical Engagement on the
4th of August, 2001 was not the fault of Skylark,
so he is acquitted from all charges.
There is no evidence of radar lock on the ACMI
between Skylarks and Sparrows planes, and reports
of slight technical difficulties also support
Commands conclusion that this incident was mainly
due to technical malfunction of important systems.
The AIM-120 AMRAAM did not detonate even though
it passed very close to the Su-27, another strange
thing as it should have had a proximity detonation.
With a bit more caution and better comms perhaps
this could have been less likely to happen, but
we all know how easy it is to get tumbleweed in
a furball! :-)).
This court is adjourned.
Regards,
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