Zkuq said:
Last I heard, military personnel had to be identifiable as military personnel instead of civilians. I don't know the exact rule that's based on, but assuming I've heard correctly, I would assume it applies to equipment (including vehicles) as well. |
It is a war crime, specifically perfidy. In war, it is illegal to:
Pretend to be dead to ambush the enemy
Pretend to be wounded to ambush an enemy
Pretend to surrender
Pretend to accept a surrender
Pretend to negotiate a truce or alliance to gain a military advantage/allow for a surprise attack
Disguise military personnel or equipment as civilian
And a few other things. Basically, the kinds of deception that will increase civilian collateral damage and erode the necessary trusted frameworks that allow forces to surrender and good faith negotiations to take place.
