epic cannon fail

[wishfoot88]

found this, found it funny, thought i would share it......simple.....
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[Adam]

Yikes!

 

[AffectionateDan]

Not funny to the poor soldier who, at best, suffered agonizing pain and multiple broken ribs. Struck with that kind of force, though, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if he was killed by that. Did he fuck up? Absofuckinglutely. Was it funny? Not so much, no. Poor bastard.

 

[DownUnder]

I found it slightly disconcerting that the other soldier was just standing around when it happened. Almost as though "yeah, shit happens everyday".

Unless, in the obscrued part of the clip, paramedics are already rushing in.

Don't want to turn this into a political thread, but how many army casualties/injuries are due to internal stuff-ups like this one, rather than direct combat?