Link: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russian-anti-drone-unit-training-mishap-1808191

Russian troops testing a new anti-drone 'mobile fire unit' almost killed one of their own soldiers when a repurposed helicopter machine gun spun out of control and sprayed bullets across a training ground.

A Yak-B 12.7 HMG on more or less a reinforced version of a diner seat base. As an anti-drone weapon, no less.

XCancel Video of it in action

Vlad! You say it recoilless rifle!!! Suka blyat!

If you listen at the end, he successfully intercepted a truck standing nearby

The gunner being thrown off the side of the truck NEEDS to become a gif

See the problem with this gun is the recoil vectors off to the side of the point of rotation where it is mounted. It produces torque whenever it is fired.

I saw the video on Suchomimus' YouTube channel. That guy went flying and the instructor barely missed getting shot in the head.

I laughed my ass off.

After several attempts while the machine gun rotated, this second soldier managed to regain physical control of the weapon and stop the firing sequence.

No it stopped firing when the operator was thrown from the trigger lmfao

You can take the gun out of a helicopter, but you can't take the helicopeter out of the gun.

I love the guy getting up to stop it and realizing "oh that's an out-of-control loaded automatic weapon that looked like it was firing on its own a moment ago maybe I should stay below the barrel sweep.

And then he tries to stop it with his hand and I'm betting that barrel was mighty toasty to the touch.

yeah this tastes like it was written by a computer

Can you imagine what would have happened if it had continued firing after the trigger actuator was removed? The truck might very well have taken off.

You can see him shake his hand after touching it.

The guy who stopped it spinnig then set his hand on the barrel.*

*briefly.

https://what-if.xkcd.com/21/

Bruh he slammed it into the side of the truck