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(For those who don’t know what a CIWS is, see here.)
Peter
That Christmas spirit
The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.
did they use the same mount and radar for the RAM system???
Frosty the Snowman goes, "Brrrt! Brrrt! Brrrt!"
Well, it could be a Minion: "Brrt-nana!" "Brrrt!" ""Brrrt!"
capt fast, RAM used the same base as CIWS but the RAM missiles are IR seeking, it doesn't have it's own radar. It gets initial targeting data from the Mk23 TAS search radar that is part of IPDSMS NATO Sea Sparrow.
My first system. USS Lewis B. Puller FFG-23 fun equipment. Scared the crap out of pilots.