[T-Bird45]

My LANCE missile artillery unit experienced having an M-16A1 fall out of the back of an M-151 Jeep in West Germany in the late 70s. It was found by a local citizen. They called the Polizei who found out what unit had been in the area and arranged to return it. German law requires the payment of a finder's fee to the citizen in such cases. The soldier it was assigned to got an Article 15 non-judicial punishment with loss of money and rank.

[2CAVTrooper]

One of the units from DIVARTY 1AD “lost” a Copperhead round.

They shut Graf down for almost a month until they found what was left of the round about 1200 meters outside the impact area.