Conflict

In military parlance, a Conflict is a situation where two friendly units (usu. of the same type) attempt to attack the same target without mutual agreement to do so, and/or without close coordination between them on Radio or other methods. When a Conflict occurs, units may end up firing on each other, colliding (in the case of vehicles), or simply wasting ammunition on a target that a single unit could have defeated on its own.

Avoiding conflicts is of paramount importance on the battlefield; This is accomplished by maintaining routine communications between any two units that are within close proximity to one another, especially when advancing forward. Aircraft typically need to take the most care not to conflict, since they can easily collide with or destroy one another.

Solving a Conflict before or while it is occurring is called "De-Conflicting". Failure to de-conflict may lead to a Clusterfuck.