Concerns About Machine Guns For The British Army

Trigger happy: The MoD has admitted that the 7.62mm chain gun used by British soldiers can fire ten rounds a second without anyone pulling the trigger

The Faulty Army-Issue Machine Gun That Fires Ten Times A Second Without A Finger On The Trigger -- Daily Mail

A machine gun used by British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from a fault that can cause it to fire ten rounds a second without anyone pulling the trigger.

Internal Ministry of Defence documents - leaked to this newspaper - reveal that the Army’s 7.62mm chain guns, which are mounted on 800 Warrior armoured vehicles, have fired without warning at least 18 times since 1999.

Suspicions about the gun were first raised in 2003, when the weapon fired at Sergeant Albert Thompson of the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch in Iraq.

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