Kuhndu Friendly-Fire GPS Computer

Leo reveals this GPS computer malfunctioned off Kuhndu, directing fire onto five U.S. soldiers and killing them in a friendly-fire tragedy. Josh halts Bay cleanup negotiations; Toby, Donna, and Congressman Landis reel as the device pins blame on administration errors, derailing political wins into urgent calls and damage control.

2 appearances

Purpose

Transmits positioning data for military targeting; errored here, causing friendly fire on U.S. positions.

Significance

Triggers immediate crisis in Roosevelt Room, implicating Josh, Leo, Toby, Donna, and Landis in soldier deaths; forces reconciliation of moral guilt with partisan strategy amid stalled bipartisan deal.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Bipartisan Victory Meets Backlash — Landing Alert Interrupts the Fight

The Kuhndu friendly-fire GPS/computer is the technical object whose error caused five deaths; Leo mentions the malfunction as an operational fact that immediately reframes the West Wing's priorities from internal politics to accountability and notification.

Before: Operative in the field as part of targeting systems during live-fire training.

After: Identified as malfunctioning and central to an investigation and messaging campaign; now an institutional problem requiring explanation.

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Kuhndu Friendly‑Fire: Human Cost Collides with Political Damage Control

The Kuhndu friendly‑fire GPS computer is named as the technical culprit: Leo explains that a targeting/system error caused allied troops to be hit. The device is the proximate cause of the deaths and the administrative crisis that follows.

Before: Operational within the targeting/strike system used during the live‑fire exercise.

After: Implicated as malfunctioning; now subject to investigation and blame as the administration scrambles to explain the tragedy.

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