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It’s a war crime. If you start doing it the other side won’t shoot at nothing - they’ll shoot at everything, civilians included.

It’s only a war crime if you lose.

You tell your enemies where you are so they wont get close. Its sabre rattling. A favorite engagement for soldiers is firing at other soldiers somewhat out of practical range.

Pretending to not be the enemy will get you close before the enemy realizes and everybody loses.

Civilian flights get recorded from takeoff to landing. If you start pulling this stunt a lot, you'll get caught really quickly.

It's like wearing the Uniform of your enemy as a Soldier, sure you can do it but it's a war crime...