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Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: AquaShrimp on October 19, 2007, 02:13:51 PM

In South Africa, an automated anti-aircraft cannon, which I presume is similar to our Phalanx cannons, went haywire and killed 9 soldiers and wounded 14 more after is began firing for no apparent reason.  The cannon gyrated wildly and even reloaded its own magazines, firing until it was completely out of ammunition.

Judgement Day (http://www.switched.com/2007/10/19/nine-killed-when-robot-cannon-flips-out/?ncid=NWS00010000000001)

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Slash27 on October 19, 2007, 02:18:45 PM

Does Swoop know about this?:O

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Chairboy on October 19, 2007, 02:34:56 PM

To be fair, it did give them 30 seconds to comply.

(http://johnlarroquetteproject.com/wordpress/wp-content/ed209.jpg)

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: john9001 on October 19, 2007, 02:47:49 PM

number five is alive, no disassemble, no disassemble.

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Maverick on October 19, 2007, 03:11:14 PM

Hardly a front line news source there. Look at what they listed for related links.

"Related Links:

Gay Bomb Makes Love, Not War
Robot Heads, Private Subs and Other Crazy Gadgets From Neiman Marcus
The Defense Department's New Robot Dogs"


:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Tiger on October 19, 2007, 03:23:50 PM

That's what happens when you outsource your software to that low bidder in China.

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Airscrew on October 19, 2007, 03:27:14 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Tiger
That's what happens when you outsource your software to that low bidder in China.

Too much Lead?? :confused:

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: JB73 on October 19, 2007, 03:28:52 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Airscrew
Too much Lead?? :confused:

ba dum bum!



:rofl

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Ack-Ack on October 19, 2007, 04:09:01 PM

Here is the link (http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/18/1847231&from=rss) to the story.


ack-ack

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Wolfala on October 20, 2007, 01:15:15 AM

Reads like R2-D2 having a stroke. But I can't remember any incidents of a CWIS mount on a ship doing the same thing. 1 Story says an ammo explosion and then it spraying everyone, another says it just went nuts.

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Rino on October 20, 2007, 03:17:22 AM

From the dusty corners of my mind, I believe the CIWS on a CV strafed a
resupply ship alongside accidentally.

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Wolfala on October 20, 2007, 03:45:12 AM

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Originally posted by Rino
From the dusty corners of my mind, I believe the CIWS on a CV strafed a
resupply ship alongside accidentally.

Good find.


A friendly-fire incident involving the USS Jarrett (FFG-33) and the USS Missouri (BB-63) took place February 25, 1991. Three US Navy warships and one UK Royal Navy warship (HMS Gloucester)(D-96) were shelling Iraqi-occupied Faylakah Island. A Seadart missile fired from the HMS Gloucester destroyed an incoming Silkworm anti-ship missile fired from one of Iraq's shore-based missile launchers. During the engagement, the USS Missouri fired off one or more chaff bundles (a standard countermeasure against radar-guided missiles). The USS Jarrett was two to three miles off the Missouri's port side. For some reason, the Jarrett's Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) operating in the automatic engagement mode, malfunctioned and fired a quick burst at the chaff. The USS Missouri's former executive officer estimated four of the 20mm rounds, which have not been confirmed as DU, struck the ship in the bulkhead above the famed "surrender deck" (where the Japanese formally surrendered in 1945). Because their energy was mostly spent, all but one of the rounds bounced off the bulkhead, leaving dents. One round penetrated the thin upper metal of the bulkhead and passed through a guest berth on the ship. No casualties resulted. The executive officer recalled that the Navy never recovered the round, which probably fell into the sea.

(http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/du_ii/du_ii_refs/refimages/7316_024_0000005.gif)

(http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/du_ii/du_ii_refs/refimages/8023_034_0000001.gif)

Title: Robotic cannon flips out and kills 9 soldiers
Post by: Sundowner on October 20, 2007, 05:14:56 AM

Interesting, Rino and Wolfala. :aok

Regards,
Sun