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Old Jul 23, 2006, 04:15 pm   #4 (permalink) (top)
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Why are the Isreali tanks I'm seeing on my television all marked with chevrons tilted at different angles?
If I recall correctly, this practice was started by U.S. units in Desert Storm after a series of friendly fire incidents. The chevron was easy to identify.

Anticipating the followup question -- what's to prevent enemy armor from applying their own chevrons? Don't know.

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