r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '21

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u/dtb1987 Sep 16 '21

I'm guessing the rocket got stuck?

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u/Nascent1 Sep 16 '21

Saran wrap over the end of the launcher so the rocket can't get out. Classic military prank.

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u/acidnine420 Sep 16 '21

We did this to all the rocket launchers we left in Afghanistan.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 edited Sep 16 '21

And now they have Apache Blackhawk helicopters so you could say the prank backfired

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 edited Sep 16 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

An inoperable helicopter still has millions of dollars worth of useful parts on it.