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To: Spktyr

220 rounds per minute, with a capacity of 1,000 rounds, in a gyro-stabilized gun, would make it very effective against swarms of small boats.


24 posted on 06/13/2018 4:24:49 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Clap for the wolfman)
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To: PapaBear3625

Yeah; the OTO Melara 76mm is either 85 or 120 rounds per minute with non-multirole ammo and IIRC it only holds 80 rounds on the mount. The 76mm is better if you’re only going to use it in the surface gun role - not as good for anti-air, anti-missile, littoral swarm or similar uses.

For the US Navy, the VLS is the primary offensive punch, the guns are generally secondary or defensive use only. I think the Navy’s made the right choice of configuration given modern combat factors; better a versatile fast firing, deep-magazined, multirole defensive cannon than a big but slow slugger.


27 posted on 06/13/2018 5:15:21 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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