"blue on blue" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

  1. Tir fratricide.
    Sense id: fr-blue_on_blue-en-noun-SIIXqZzb Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’OTAN, Lexique en anglais du militaire Topics: military
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blue-on-blue attack
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    "Composé de blue (« bleu ») et de on (« sur ») (litt. « (tir de) bleu sur bleu ») ; le bleu était la couleur des fanions représentant les forces de l’OTAN lors des manœuvres militaires (les forces du pacte de Varsovie ayant un fanion rouge)."
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