“MK 38 M242 Bushmaster canons, M2 machine guns, and close-in weapon systems”
I’m no expert, but that does not look like fine shooting. Looks like we threw a couple tons of ammo to get a couple of hits.
Why aren’t we using small, smart steerable missiles to home in on such a target? Do such things exist?
50k in ammo 100million dollar ship and takes them 5 min to sink a 5k boat.
I posted this because I am surprised of how they miss the target lol
My only hope is that it's propaganda to convince the Iranians that they can attack a US warship with impunity.
The US navy has Phalanx. It is unmaned fully automatic close in weapons system that was proven on the somoli pirates. the radar tracks target, bullet and brings the two together. 20 mm trust me, it will ruin your day.
They do exist but they are costly. Ammo for small cannons and machine guns is cheap.
Seems to me that what we should be using are cluster shells.