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Ford (yes, the car company) made this incredibly strange AA tank designated the M247 in the 70s and 80s after someone got spooked by low flying aircraft. Billions went into 50 of these only for them to suffer from ridiculous issues such as locking onto the vent fan of a nearby toilet, failing to distinguish between trees and helicopters, and being unable to shoot *stationary* air targets.
It never saw action and most ended up as target practice for bombers.
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