I'm a member of the recommissioning crew and plank-owner of the New Jersey and earned my surface warfare pin on her so yeah, I had to watch this. It's pretty entertaining and he had some pretty good comments.
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Someone in the comments calls the Phalanx CIWS an “R2D2 with a murder boner” and coffee bout ruined my iPad.
Don't these have a terrible maintenance burden and can be overwhelmed in a modern missile exchange? Don't the Russian ship counterparts have larger missile counts.
The old naval tactics don't interest me much. History is interesting but from a warfare standpoint I often wonder how things will really play out in an over the horizon all out missile battle.
This guys talks about the fundamental doctrine difference between Russia and the US when it comes to naval weapons system load outs on ships. Kind of interesting.
I was a MK15 Phalanx Sailor for 22 years and then did 14 more years working on it as a contractor.
CIWS is pretty damn effective, which is why the land based variant CRAM ( counter rocket, artillery, mortar) was used in the green zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shot down lots of RPG's and mortars. Maybe as importantly when it detected an incoming it blared a base wide alarm to give you a few seconds to find cover.
Any weapon system can be overwhelmed given circumstances.
FCC(SW) Ret.
Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here.
Captain John Parker, commander of the militiamen at Lexington, Massachusetts, on sighting British Troops (attributed), April 19, 1775
The USS New Jersey has a YouTube channel. The curator who is the host isn't very polished in his delivery, but gives out a lot of good information. Go to YouTube and search "Battleship New Jersey".
I was a MK15 Phalanx Sailor for 22 years and then did 14 more years working on it as a contractor.
CIWS is pretty damn effective, which is why the land based variant CRAM ( counter rocket, artillery, mortar) was used in the green zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shot down lots of RPG's and mortars. Maybe as importantly when it detected an incoming it blared a base wide alarm to give you a few seconds to find cover.
Any weapon system can be overwhelmed given circumstances.
FCC(SW) Ret.
That's interesting. Thanks.
I have no doubt the phalanx is highly effective given the right circumstances.
I read that one of the Seabee's standard weapons is the Tommy gun. Is that true? I've never heard of that before. Are they even made now? I thought they went out with the end of WWII. It was on the web, though, so it MUST be true.
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