>>23548063
>I forget, did they specifically say in the dialogue if the shuttle was broadcasting a neutral\civilian IFF signal?
No, they do not. The Menelaos just drops the shuttle as soon as things start to become hairy. Nothing about it broadcasting itself as civilian.

>Well it all goes out the window anyway since as soon as combat starts, everyone starts turning on ECM, N-jammers are fucking up signals, and IIRC atmospheric entry blackout would have also prevented any kind of broadcast
That's why you paint your damn units to tell friend from foe. As the old adage goes, "friendly fire, isn't. If your CO can see you, so can the enemy".