A cold war themed event

The above had me thinking of other historical-based events and one item that came to mind is the death of the Confederate general "Stonewall" Jackson in the American Civil War. He was ambushed and shot by his own troops who mistook him for enemy forces, due to poor visibility in the night.

I don't know how well this would pan out in a science-fiction setting where troops might have some kind of "super night-vision goggles" in their power armour, but I'm sure this could be adapted into a genre-appropriate event. Faulty targeting systems in a line trooper's optics, perhaps? Mechanized troops hacked by the enemy and made to fire on their own comrades?