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Said misfired missile had actually exploded and was tumbling back towards the launcher - keeping the other launch cells closed was a prudent thing to do; keeping on firing might have risked BOTH ships.
Source: The Neidermeyer
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Misfired and Exploded. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exploded/misfired
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