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To: LindyBill who wrote (354050)3/18/2010 9:35:08 AM
From: RinConRon  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793964
 
I may be out of date on this, but I think the author got it wrong about the electric Gatling guns fore and aft. I think they are radar guided rapid firing 5 inch cannons. Of course, the real striking power of a Ticonderoga Aegis cruiser, or a destroyer lies inside the missile tubes.



To: LindyBill who wrote (354050)3/18/2010 10:14:38 AM
From: J.B.C.2 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793964
 
The anti missile guns are mid ship both sides (looks like a very large R2D2) Phalanx (CIWS 1B) fires about 3000 rounds per minute:


en.wikipedia.org



To: LindyBill who wrote (354050)3/18/2010 1:52:35 PM
From: Geoff Altman  Respond to of 793964
 
Note the anti-missile electric Gatling guns fore and aft.

I saw one take down a drone once. It locked on in a second and started tracking. When firing all you heard was this 2 second burst, wwwwhhhhaaaaaa. The drone itself had so many holes in it, it just lost its aerodynamics and fell into the sea..... Awesome.


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