Or what about the hundreds of sorties flown by the Bone where they have never seen an IR strobe/pointer? What about the friendlies they were visual with, doesn't it seem odd you couldn't see their strobes either? I just don't see how this limitation has been overlooked for so long, with the various different platforms that carry this pod.
Agreed... Believe the investigation said they did three dry passes, before actually dropping. There was a discrepancy between BOT and BOC, plus poor comms leading to delayed clearance.