Can You Shoot Parachutists?
Such Parachutists Are Considered Hors De Combat Under the Protocol I Addition to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, Meaning That Attacking Them Is a War Crime...
Such parachutists are considered hors de combat under the Protocol I addition to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, meaning that attacking them is a war crime. Firing on airborne forces who are descending by parachute is not prohibited.
Can you shoot an ejected pilot?
According to the law of war, it is a crime to gun down a pilot who's bailed out of his plane. While the video game world might give some allowances on this, in the real world it's a major no-no. Field Manual 27-10, “The Law Of Land Warfare,” says that a pilot who has bailed out of his plane is a non-combatant.
Is it a war crime to kill a medic?
In Real Life war, medics are supposed to be special: The Laws and Customs of War, specifically the Geneva Convention, dictate that medical personnel are non-combatants and shooting one is a serious war crime. So is impersonating one so that the enemy won't shoot you.
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