Negligent Discharge

[sh1kar]

oops....

Apache attack helicopter mistakenly opens fire at Suffolk army base

The helicopter fired a round as it was being wheeled out of a hangar at Wattisham Flying Station.

news.sky.com

 

[Swedish]

Oops!

 

[gixer1]

Could be worse, could be a hellfire missile! It is a bit concerning they don’t know where it went!

 

[bowji john]

I hope neither pilot is blamed

UK forces are not known for their sympathetic responses to operational and training errors

j

 

[Kalahari]

I hope neither pilot is blamed

UK forces are not known for their sympathetic responses to operational and training errors

j

I guess "it left here at a considerable velocity" isn't the answer the investigating team really want!

David.

 

[Andyquadra]

It is a bit concerning they don’t know where it went!

Somewhere over there officer!

 

[palmer_mike]

Very concerning for me due to where I live

 

[deerstalker.308]

Very concerning for me due to where I live

It was only a practice round Mike..... man up.

 

[palmer_mike]

Wondered where the hole in my shed had come from

 

[Mick9abf]

It could have been worse......

Mechanic ‘Accidentally’ Fires Vulcan Cannon & Obliterates F-16 Sitting on the Runway

The F-16, hit by the cannon fire, caught fire and exploded having recently been refuelled and made ready for a training sortie due to take place later that day

www.warhistoryonline.com

 

[Dunwaters]

Could be worse, could be a hellfire missile! It is a bit concerning they don’t know where it went!

If it had hit anything important we would have heard by now, pop another round in the belt and keep your gob shut.

 

[gixer1]

Wonder if it was copper...

 

[Chanty Wrassler]

If it was being wheeled out of a hangar, it would seem to be an accidental rather than a negligent discharge.

 

[Stalker62]

If it was being wheeled out of a hangar, it would seem to be an accidental rather than a negligent discharge.

The world has moved on; there is no longer any such thing as an "accidental" discharge.

It is much the same in Roads Policing - what used to be called "RTAs" Road Traffic Accidents are now referred to as "RTCs" Road Traffic Collisions.

Someone has to be at fault or else how would all those No Win No Fee Solicitor darlings earn a crust?

 

[Rhodesianjess]

The world has moved on; there is no longer any such thing as an "accidental" discharge

Having an " AD" on camp in Rhodesia earned you 14 days glasshouse.

 

[Stalker62]

Having an " AD" on camp in Rhodesia earned you 14 days glasshouse.

When I had my training back in 1900 and frozen to death, we talked of "ADs" which evolved into "NDs".
I suppose it does help to get the right mind set.

I also recall when they introduced ballistic bags for "making safe".

I think it was l less than a week before someone put a hole in it.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

Can only recall one involving FAL, rest were generally sidearm. Either way, in the proverbial for it!

 

[8x57]

If it was being wheeled out of a hangar, it would seem to be an accidental rather than a negligent discharge.

According to reports the helicopter was not crewed at the time of discharge. Also doesn't the chain gun have a bit of a history of firing without human intervention when mounted on AFVs ?
I seem to recall an incident in the first gulf war when a dismounted sergeant in an armoured unit was killed by the chain gun of his vehicle when it fired of its own accord and without any human intervention.
So I would go along with the suggestion that this might possibly be an accidental discharge rather than a negligent discharge.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

Gives firing at will a whole new meaning! Not good for personnel anywhere in front of it.

 

[sh1kar]

According to reports the helicopter was not crewed at the time of discharge. Also doesn't the chain gun have a bit of a history of firing without human intervention when mounted on AFVs ?
I seem to recall an incident in the first gulf war when a dismounted sergeant in an armoured unit was killed by the chain gun of his vehicle when it fired of its own accord and without any human intervention.
So I would go along with the suggestion that this might possibly be an accidental discharge rather than a negligent discharge.

You don't think having ammunition in it while parked up in the hangar was negligent?