[cookcounty]

" A commander can click on a blue icon and electronically pinpoint for everyone else on the battle network the position of friendly forces. A click on a red icon marks the position of the enemy. "

There must be a Democrat among the software engineers.

[Darksheare]

Yeah.
And if a friednly vehicle is captured, it's an intel windfall for the enemy.

[CatoRenasci]

Nope. That's the traditional (in the US Army anyway) way of depicting friendly and opposing forces. If you look at the maps in the West Point Atlas of American Wars or any similar publications, that's how its done.

Remember the US Army wore blue from the Revolution through the Spanish American War (although some units had khaki in that war) and the dress uniform is blue to this day.

[expatpat]

No, red has been used for years to represent the 'enemy', in war games, etc. Red was used for the Democraps for years, also, until they tried to hide their commie background in 2000.

[SauronOfMordor]

" A commander can click on a blue icon and electronically pinpoint for everyone else on the battle network the position of friendly forces. A click on a red icon marks the position of the enemy. " There must be a Democrat among the software engineers.

It's a long-standing convention in the military that friendly forces are designated blue, and enemy forces red (which gives a deep understanding of the mindset of the Network News people who put together the color scheme for the 2000 election map)