Sep 5, 2021 · US Military Raytheon Phalanx CIWS mounted to a HEMTT truck. The CIWS gun is a 20MM Vulcan cannon used for defense against incoming threats such as small boats, surface torpedoes, anti-ship missiles and helicopters.

The Phalanx CIWS (SEE-wiz) is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division, [3] later a part of Raytheon.

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.

Consisting of a radar-guided 20 mm (0.79 in) Gatling gun mounted on a swiveling base, the Phalanx has been used by Navies around the world. The CIWS is designed to be the last line of defense...

Aug 10, 2020 · The ubiquitous Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) provides warships a last line of defence against missiles, aircraft and small boats. Upgraded over time, it has been in service for 38 years with the Royal Navy.

Phalanx CIWS is the platform with the 20mm gun and radar radom on top. It's mainly used on ships. They later used them to shoot down small rockets and mortars fired at bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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.

Sep 22, 2022 · You could just slap it onto a truck and call it a day. The NBS weighs more because it's a purpose designed system that networks 6 firing units (some of which can be replaced by lasers and missiles) with 2 sensor ones and a control unit.

This is an asset of a C-RAM Truck (Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar) PvE object from the American Dream season. The truck was supposed to act as an object of defense. The model is based on the Phalanx CIWS mounted on a modified Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) chassis.

The LD-3000 uses the Naval version of Type 730 seven-barreled 30 mm Gatling gun/Rotary cannon CIWS (Close-In Weapon Station) which is mounted on ships to provide air defense against anti-ship missiles and other precision-guided weapons.