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APPENDIX D

20th CENTURY FRATRICIDE STATISTICS

(Combat Studies Institute, LTC Charles Schrader, 1982)


20th Century Fratricide Incidents--Cbt Studies Institute 1982 Schader Study
GroundVisibilityTotalGround OperationTotalType ErrorTotalGround
58=21%NormLmtdUnkEventsDefOffPatrlRetroUnkEventsCoordMis-IDDisci UnkEvents
WWII-EUR78318611 1 183121 218WWII-EUR
WWII-PAC85316115 1612 4 16WWII-PAC
KOREA121412 1 4112 44KOREA
V.NAM212620718 4201024 420V.NAM
Total18271358152982458261511 658Total
%31%47%22%100%26%50%14%3%7%100%45%26%19% 10%100%%

ArtilleryVisibilityTotalGround OperationTotalType ErrorTotalArtillery
98=36%NormLmtdUnkEventsDefOffPatrlRetroUnkEventsCoordMis-IDMechFDCCrewFOUnkEvents
WWII-EUR974203131212010 1 920WWII-EUR
WWII-PAC18462852111 281321 1228WWII-PAC
KOREA 3 33 32 13KOREA
V.NAM21134471653 23477144991347V.NAM
Total29254498273953249832355993598Total
%30%26%45%100%28%40%5%3%24%100%33%3%5%5%9%9%35%98%%

AirGrndVisibilityTotalGround OperationTotalType ErrorTotalAirGrnd
99=37%NormLmtdUnkEventsDefOffPatrlRetroUnkEventsCoordMis-IDMechCrew UnkEvents
WWII-EUR18251053539 953108413 1853WWII-EUR
WWII-PAC17 724 18 62431 3 1724WWII-PAC
V.NAM1615222511132210227 122V.NAM
Total363132997621128992311623 3699Total
%36%31%32%100%7%63%1%1%28%100%23%11%6%23% 36%100%%

Anti-AirVisibilityTotalGround OperationTotalType ErrorTotalAnti-Air
15=6%NormLmtdUnkEventsDefOffPatrlRetroUnkEventsCoordMis-IDDisci UnkEvents
WWII-EUR 42613 2 6114 6WWII-EUR
WWII-PAC4228 7 18422 6WWII-PAC
V.NAM 1 11 1 1 1V.NAM
Total47415210 2115537 15Total
%27%47%27%100%13%67% 13%7%100%33%20%47% 100%%

Table of Contents
Appendix C - Fratricide Reduction Measures
Appendix E - TRADOC and CALL Fratricide Study



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