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Is <C-U> necessary when activating command mode within operator-pending mode mappings?

According to :h omap-info,

        onoremap <silent> F :<C-U>normal! 0f(hviw<CR>
The CTRL-U (<C-U>) is used to remove the range that Vim may insert.

While Vim may insert a range when starting command mode from

  • Visual mode – :'<,'> (see :h v_:) and
  • Normal mode (when preceded by count) – :.,.+(count - 1) (see :h N:),

does it ever insert a range from operator-pending mode? If not, then is the use of <C-U> after : in operator-pending mappings more for consistency with other modal mappings where it actually matters?

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