I went to the 2010 National Scout Jamboree (my final year in Boy Scouts), and it was hosted at Fort A.P. Hill. I got to talk a lot with the military personnel there, and one of them talked about seeing a Javelin misfire during training.
The guy firing pointed it downwards after getting past the two safeties, and it shot towards the ground. All the recruits jumped for cover, but the missile bounced up and shot into the sky. The Instructors just sat there and laughed.
Not surprising they laughed: You'd be amazed at the things soldiers laugh at that would terrify civilians.
Member of the Bofors fan club! The M1911 of automatic cannon.
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