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Huh. Why wouldn't the US show proof of this? Seems pretty easy to do. From the page: > According to the Iranian government, the cruiser negligently shot down t
by halflings 7y ago
Huh. Why wouldn't the US show proof of this? Seems pretty easy to do.
From the page:
> According to the Iranian government, the cruiser negligently shot down the aircraft, which was transmitting IFF squawks in Mode III, a signal that identified it as a civilian aircraft, and not Mode II as used by Iranian military aircraft.
Given the US response (diplomatic note from Reagan), it seems that the error was on the USS Vincennes, not the Iranians.
- duelingjello 7y agoBasically every US Navy ship with radar constantly records radar data. It would be easy to demonstrate the aircraft’s flight profile to exonerate the ship. Hiding it means they’re hiding the truth.
- thrill 7y agoMost military aircraft have Mode 1,2,3,4, and now 5, all of various capabilities, of which Mode 3/A (with altitude reporting) is also in common use by non-military aircraft. "Squawking" a particular mode, and code in the mode, only means it has been set in the cockpit. An Iranian F-14 would most certainly had both a Mode 2 and Mode 3 capability, so no, an Mode 3 code does not identify it as civilian.