Phalanx 20mm Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) - Live fire on targets
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- The Phalanx 20mm Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) is a defensive anti-missile and anti-air system that can fire up to 4.500 rounds per minute. The Phalanx can also be used against surface targets like small combatant ships.
In these short clips we see the Phalanx system on board several US warships firing during several exercises at sea at both air and surface targets.
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Videos curtesy of DVIDS as follows, in the order as the clips appear in the video:
00:00 and 00:40 EAST CHINA SEA (July 28, 2020) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Ben Palo, from Ellenville, N.Y., discusses the close-in weapons system after it is fired during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown - U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino.
00:07 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2019) The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) fires a close in weapons system. - U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toni Burton.
00:17 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 10m 2019) - Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) conduct a live fire shoot of a close-in weapon system (CIWS). - U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rawad Madanat.
01:45 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2019) The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) fires a close in weapons system - U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toni Burton.
02:27 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2020) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) fire its close-in weapons system (CIWS) during composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG). - U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Drace Wilson.
02:32 Red Sea (August 13, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) fires its Close In Weapons System (CIWS) during a live-fire exercise. - U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Drace Wilson.
02:39 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 2, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) fires its Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 2. - U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Drace Wilson.
I really like the Phalanx CIWS.
It is a very impressive weapon, indeed. It's interesting to compare it to the soviet AK630 CIWS, somewhat very similar in execution.
Amazing..❤️
EVERYONE HATES REAL WAR.. but who did't like to hear a real GUNS fire like. thats the true Enjoyer part.
Thought it was 4500 rpm... old ciws tech. To be fair the barrel cannot even fit that many rounds :)
Try to going close like that on twin ak630m.. you may get deaf ear 😂
I know the ak630 is a beast also... But how does the up-to-date version compare to the Phalanx? I know that the older soviet ak630 is powerful, but it lacks precision due too poor radar (not to mention extremely rudimentary manual aim...). The current Phalanx system has quite a good radar and it is a dedicated one too boot.
@@VictorCozmei 100% agreed .. and you make a good videos .. keep it up
@@VictorCozmei Who told you they have old radars?