Biggest military F^ck ups in history – War is a serious affair, fought by enigmatic leaders who bark their orders at tough, grisly men who put everything on the line for the glory of their country. But sometimes things don’t go quite as planned.
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Amidst the thunderous roars of artillery fire, the shrieking whistles of incoming fire and the screaming of terrified comrades, logic can simply go out of the window. It’s one of the most chaotic situations anyone can find themselves in, and it can often provoke even the most rational individuals to lose all sense of control, freak the hell out, and do things that they would find unthinkable in any other situation. It is only when people’s true natures are revealed that the funniest stuff starts to happen, and in these situations the “seriousness” of war is completely forgotten.
Besides these antics that occur on the battlefield, it’s often the actual reason for fighting the war itself that is the most ridiculous. Hell, we almost launched nukes once because someone saw a flock of geese on radar readings and thought they were incoming missiles. War has been declared many times for reasons that even a drunk adolescent would see as not worth fighting over.
Some of these hilarious stories about military ineptitude are, well, hilarious. But it’s important to remember that people died during the course of many of these stories. The best way to view these amusing anecdotes is to reflect on the absurdity of war itself, as a concept and as an integral part of humanity’s self-destructive nature. Such is the power of humor.
10. The Vasa
The year is 1626. Sweden is in a fierce war with Poland and Lithuania. The king of Sweden decided to build the most heavily armed, most decked out warship he could imagine. This ship was called “The Vasa.” And it managed to sail an astonishing distance of 1,300 meters before it fell sideways and sank to the bottom of the ocean. It sank for a number of reasons, but mostly because the King had ordered the ship builders to slap more guns on the thing than the entire Canadian army is armed with today. I mean seriously, it was ridiculous and uncalled for- it was like a triple-decker gun sandwich of death. There was more gun than actual boat. Anyway, everyone in Stockholm was watching while it sank mere meters from the city, and it was generally a pretty embarrassing moment for everyone involved.
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