Automated defense weapon kills 9
Oct 18, 2007 Sci/Tech
Holy crap. An automated anti-aircraft gun went berserk in South Africa, and by the time it fired off it’s full complement of high-explosive rounds, 9 soldiers were dead. The gun, a Swiss/German Oerlikon 35mm MK5 twin cannon started firing wildly during a shooting exercise. They are not yet sure what caused it to happen.
