Monday, October 22, 2007
Let me guess your gun got a General Protection Fault or a blue Screen of death.
South African Military authorities are investigating how nine soldiers were killed and 15 injured during a training exercises, when one of the countries most sophisticated an anti-aircraft gun went out of control. Theories seem to indicate a software glitch or a small explosion might have caused the gun to malfunction, causing it to begin "wildly swinging" as it sprayed 15-20 high-explosive 0.5kg 35mm cannon shells. The weapon discharged a burst of shells lasting one-eighth of a second before it ran out of ammo and fell silent.
The gun is designed to target to automatically target aircraft, helicopters, and cruise missiles and fire when they come into range. The weapon is capable of operating, and even reloading, without human intervention. This accident has now sparked a major review of these guns in South Africa.
The gun is designed to target to automatically target aircraft, helicopters, and cruise missiles and fire when they come into range. The weapon is capable of operating, and even reloading, without human intervention. This accident has now sparked a major review of these guns in South Africa.
# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 5:32 AM 
