Close-in weapon systems: Phalanx CIWS, Close-in weapon system, Tor missile system, 9K22 Tunguska, Sea Wolf, Autocannon, AK-630, Goalkeeper CIWS - Tapa blanda

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Phalanx CIWS, Close-in weapon system, Tor missile system, 9K22 Tunguska, Sea Wolf, Autocannon, AK-630, Goalkeeper CIWS, RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile, TY-90, Barak, Type 730 CIWS, Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun, Kashtan CIWS, 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun, DARDO, Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar, AK-230, Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System, Meroka CIWS, Sea Zenith, Myriad CIWS. Excerpt: The Phalanx CIWS is an anti-ship-missile defense system. It is a close-in weapon system (CIWS) and was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division (now a part of Raytheon). Consisting of a radar-guided 20mm Gatling gun mounted on a swivelling base, the Phalanx is used by the United States Navy on every class of surface combat ship, by the United States Coast Guard aboard its Hamilton-class and Legend class cutters and the navies of 23 allied nations. A land based variant known as C-RAM has recently been deployed in a short range missile defense role, to counter incoming rockets and artillery fire. Because of their distinctive barrel-shaped radome and their automated nature of operation, Phalanx CIWS units are sometimes nicknamed "R2-D2" after the famous droid from Star Wars, and in the Royal Navy as Daleks, after the aliens from Doctor Who. Developed as the last line of automated weapons defense (terminal defense or point defense) against anti-ship missiles (AShMs), including high-g and maneuvering sea-skimmers, the first system was offered to the U.S. Navy for evaluation on USS King (DDG-41) in 1973. It was accepted and production started in 1978, the first ship fully fitted out was USS Coral Sea (CV-43) in 1980. The Navy began placing CIWS systems on non-combatant vessels in 1984. The basis of the system is the 20 mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun autocannon, used sinc...

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