Has anyone else every seen a Javelin friendly fire accident?

[aka_tom_w]

I was playing a night time scenario and I fired a Javelin in the dark out at a BMP (maybe ~400-600m distant?) and it went out and sort of did a big loop and a curl and a sort of "hmm which way should I go?", fish tail move (looked very organic like a shark swimming) then swooped back down back toward the launcher and then swerved over to the left slightly (it was the most amazing Javelin flight path I have ever seen) and it came in and did not do a top attack (IIRC) but flew straight on into a near-by Stryker. (Ka BOOM!)

It looked like it was about to do a top down attack on the intended target, but I think the target was moving (I have seen javelins hit moving targets before so that's no problem) and it was dark so it looked like it really got confused and disoriented and did not just fly away off the map, it somehow automatically re-acquired (as the new intended target), the near-by Stryker and destroyed it and most of the near-by dismounted squad. The KO'd Stryker was about 100-200m (guessing) to the left of the launcher.

I have never seen anything like it, but it did look like a completely realistic (but unintended) flight path, it was smooth and steady and appeared to be under control of a clever internal guidance mechanism throughout the entire flight.

The aerobatic maneuvers were almost breathtaking to behold.

Has anyone else ever seen anything like that?

I don't think its a bug, it happened once and it looked like something that could happen in a real life combat video maybe seen on YouTube or FOX: "When Javelins Go Bad" It happened in real time so I don't have a save game, but it would be nice to post and show the replay of that flight path.

[Hev]

Never seen that, sounds bloody awesome tho!

I hcertainly have seen WAY to many normal failures, with the missile just flying off into the distance.

[aka_tom_w]

I have seen the missile flying off into the distance too, but those normal failures just remind you that in combat nothing (not even the Javelin) is a %100 certainty for an accurate shot every time.

I don't think they miss or fly off at an unusually high, or unrealistically high rate of failure IMHO.

[RSColonel_131st]

I'm not 100% certain, but shouldn't the Jav IR seeker be imaging, and allow for lock onto specific target shapes?

Dark night should have nothing to do with it, possibly it would even improve signature resolution.

[Flanker15]

Probably a malfunction then, I've seen one of mine do a loop and then hit the intended target!

[Other Means]

Don't they have some sort of self destruct mechanism?

Don't tell me Star Trek has lied to me all this time.

[aka_tom_w]

Yes,

I was suggesting a Malfunction in both targeting and the self destruct mechanism (if they really have one)

[MikeyD]

I always rather wonderered about a 'fire and forget' overfly weapon operating in a high clutter urban environment, especially at max range.

[Sitting Duck]

I guess this isn't a javelin, but it looks like it might have resulted in a friendly fire accident.

[Other Means]

Originally posted by aka_tom_w:

Yes,

I was suggesting a Malfunction in both targeting and the self destruct mechanism (if they really have one)

...and now I'm seeing the bomb scene from "Dark Star" in my head.

"Come on Javelin, how do you KNOW it's a tank?"

"Let there be light."

[MarkEzra]

When my friend, Max blows up my T72...does that count?

[M1A1TC]

Just saw the described path and it was amazing to behold. It was a night time scenario as well, but it ended in an enemy kill

[Webwing]

Originally posted by Sitting Duck:

I guess this isn't a javelin, but it looks like it might have resulted in a friendly fire accident.

!!!!

What are you trying to do? I was drinking coffee for Christ sake!