Wild Iron | US Navy Testing Deadliest $500 Million Missile-Killing Gatling Gun! @Wild_Iron | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The Phalanx CIWS is many things — a gatling-gun-based close-in weapon system, a defensive weapon, an offensive weapon, and most importantly, it’s a lifesaver — one that the crew of USS Gravely will not forget in a long, long time. This is a story of how the Phalanx CIWS stepped up when its operators needed it the most in an almost-catastrophic event that took place on the Red Sea.
The Phalanx CIWS is many things — a gatling-gun-based close-in weapon system, a defensive weapon, an offensive weapon, and most importantly, it’s a lifesaver — one that the crew of USS Gravely will not forget in a long, long time. This is a story of how the Phalanx CIWS stepped up when its operators needed it the most in an almost-catastrophic event that took place on the Red Sea.
