The Phalanx CIWS 20 mm rounds are designed to destroy a missile's airframe and make it non-aerodynamic, thus keeping shrapnel from the exploding projectile to a minimum, effectively keeping secondary damage to a minimum.

2024年11月19日 · HMS Prince of Wales has fired her Phalanx close-in weapon system as part of a training exercise. The Phalanx CIWS is a close-in weapon system for defending against anti-ship missiles. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomon Division (now a part of Raytheon).

2023年6月5日 · A video has recently emerged showing what, at first glance, seems to be a Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, or CIWS, in someone’s garage. On closer inspection, it turns out the Phalanx is actually a scale model which can spray BB gun pellets at an astonishing rate.

The Phalanx CIWS defends navy ships against a variety of anti-ship threats, such as anti-ship missiles and aircraft, small high-speed surface craft, helicopters and surface mines. Phalanx is the only deployed CIWS capable of autonomous search, detection, evaluation, tracking, engagement and kill-assessment functions.

A close-in weapon system (CIWS / ˈ s iː w ɪ z / SEE-wiz) [1] is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted on a naval ship.

At sea, navies use the Phalanx weapon system to defeat anti-ship missiles and close-in threats that have pierced other lines of defense. On land, the U.S. Army uses it to detect and counter rocket, artillery and mortar systems.

2020年10月18日 · More like CRAM or LPWS is CIWS, but on land. They've had CIWS for decades now. Army is way late to the BRRRT party, honestly. At least they finally got there though, plenty of BRRRT supply to go around! Honestly, I think the army hovered up all the BRRRT. Parts got hard to come by after CRAMs went up everywhere. Army ada and retarded …

System (CIWS) PHALANX NAVAL PLATFORM SYSTEMS OVERVIEW General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems produces the 20mm M61A1 Gatling gun and ammunition handling system for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System prime contractor Raytheon. Phalanx defends navy ships against a variety of anti-ship threats, such as anti-ship missiles and aircraft,

2021年4月14日 · As for mounting both main armament (120mm main gun) and a CIWS system into a vehicle, that’s not possible if you want the vehicle to perform its role as a main battle tank.

Phalanx CIWS Close-In Weapon System is a computer-controlled, radar-guided gun that can destroy incoming anti-ship missiles and other land and sea-based threats. It counters anti-ship missiles and urgent threats that have breached other defenses.