Almost!

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Day of the Daleks? Exterminate! Almost so! 

"Wild moment US Navy phalanx anti-aircraft gun trains its sights on passenger [Boeing jet airliner] 737 as sailors laugh and tell the autonomous gun 'no no no'"

From https://www.dailymail.co.uk | article by KAMAL SULTAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM | 26 September 2023.

Nearly had a tremendous disaster here!!

* "The military MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System [CIWS] tracked the aircraft with its powerful six-barrel 20mm cannon as crew members laughed"  * "It followed the passenger plane, believed to be a Boeing 737 for a few seconds before it powered down and lowered its weapon, to the relief of the sailors"  * "The MK 15 Phalanx is a powerful weapon that is designed to defend military ships automatically and can fire up to 4,500 rounds per minute"

"A US Navy anti-aircraft system was spotted training its sights on a passenger plane in the sky as sailors laughed and pleaded for the machine to change its seeming course."

That question can reasonably asked and MUST be asked: was the Phalanx operating in auto-mode or was there an operator at the controls playing a game in an unauthorized manner!!

Anyhow calamity was averted but perhaps only barely.

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