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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc
The majority of countries and our own in this example tend to follow an 8 step rule involving visual contact, warning shots via tracer rounds and others.
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Except it doesn't happen, it's not Top Gun. Documented cases?
Often the "warning shot" is actually a missle, for example: during Operation Southern Watch Iraqi pilots would often bait a shot from allied aircraft and pull a turn away knowing that they would be able to maneouvre out of range to safety. The pilots of this SU24 acted with a great deal of complacency and suffered the consequences to a degree although this does not excuse the abhorrent actions of the rebels who shot one of the airman as he parachuted to safety.
The Russians themselves take an extremely dim view of airspace violations. Cases in point: the downing of flights KAL 007 and KAL 902 followed by a series of bare faced lies to cover up their own incompetence.