Poll- Favorite Light AT Weapon

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Originally Posted by HaplessOperator

Well, now I'm curious. Did you swing and miss?

During Desert Storm, I fired a Dragon at a BMP-1, aiming for the turret ring from the side. I hit down low on the side, blowing off a couple of roadwheels and breaking the track, but that and the engine took up most of the Dragon's impact. The BMP skidded wide, and a couple of guys finished it off with AT4 rockets.

I was standing in a ditch when I fired. That probably led to Unintentional Grounding -- when you're not in a solid seated firing position, the sudden loss of weight on your shoulder when the missile leaves the tube can cause your shoulder to suddenly rise a little -- and the missile flies into the ground, or into the suspension in my shot's case.