RoboGun Runs Amok, Kills 9 Injures 15
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA-The accident at the South African National Defence Force’s Lohatlha training grounds last week happened immediately after technicians had finished repairing the weapon, a Mark V twin-barrelled 35mm gun, Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said in the National Assembly on Tuesday.
A burst of explosive shells, lasting one-eighth of a second, from the barrel of the anti-aircraft gun killed nine soldiers and injured 15 others, MPs heard.
Explaining the circumstances around the incident, which happened last Friday, Lekota said the training exercise had involved eight guns positioned 20m apart in a line facing north.
The day was the first on which the soldiers involved had used “live” ammunition in a training exercise. The ground targets being fired at were located between 1,5km and 2km away.
Each gun had a crew of four. The gun on which the incident occurred was the one on the far right, at the east end of the line.
“As all guns commenced firing, the gun on the far right … had a stoppage. This is something that happens from time to time. Technicians repaired this gun, while all the other guns continued firing. This is a very normal drill.
“As they continued firing, after the gun was fixed, it swung completely to the left, and one barrel fired off a burst of 15 to 20 shots in one-eighth of a second. The … gun immediately to the left was hit.
“This fatal burst then killed or injured members of all the guns to the left. The effect was therefore that all of those killed or injured [were hit] from the right and lost right hands, or right legs, or lost their lives.”
He confirmed the total number killed was nine, and 15 injured.
M&G Online
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