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A "top level government review" into battlefield procedures is needed, a coroner said at the inquest of three soldiers killed by "friendly fire".Pte Aaron McClure, from Suffolk, Pte Robert Foster and Pte John Thrumble, both from Essex, died in August 2007.
A US F15, called to help, bombed them instead of a Taliban position.
Recording a narrative verdict coroner David Masters said the review was needed to "ensure tragedy like this never happens again".
Mr Masters told the inquest in Trowbridge he would be making recommendations to the government calling for a review.
'Pulled from rubble'
The bodies of Pte McClure, 19, and Pte Thrumble, 21, who were killed instantly in the blast, were retrieved under mortar fire.
After returning to base, it was discovered that Pte Foster was unaccounted for.
A search party later pulled the 19-year-old's body from rubble using their bare hands.
Post-mortem tests showed Pte Foster died of asphyxia caused by entrapment following an explosion.
Throughout the inquest the mothers of the soldiers, who were all members of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, have sat with framed pictures of their sons in front of them.
A statement following the inquest said: "Today sees the end of a heartbreaking journey that began for us all on August 23, 2007, when we heard that we had lost our darling sons, John Thrumble, Aaron McClure and Robert Foster.
"It goes without saying that our love and thanks go to our families and friends for always being there for us.
"Finally, although this is end of the inquest, there will never be closure or a return to the way things were for us as families...our pride in our sons knows no bounds."This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.