It is posted on the Navies sites as having one but does not.
So apologies accepted BOYS. That includes for your remark on “check then post”. You both need to grow up and learn that all you see on the ‘net is not accurate. It does not make you look smart when you rely on inaccurate info.
To my recent knowledge there was NO CIWS on the DDG96. I know (well) an FCO of one of the latter DDG’s (who was on a recent tour IN THAT AREA OF OPERATIONS)
We discussed the CIWS before the tour. There was NONE on the ship the ship he was on (I won't say which but between DDG95 and DDG 98).
Humbled BOYS? Take your own advice and CAREF8LLY research before you act knowledgeable. You are the ones who looked like A$$eS here!
Grow up smart guys, FR is for adults who actually know what they are talking about. Really know... like who have been to the actual ships and SEEN if it is there... or NOT
Thats nailin’ them to the yardarm chief!
You again...? Don’t you have anything better to do? I’ll bet $10.00 you are under 5’5” tall.
For some one who claims to “know” about CIWS, you have not yet explained how you failed to know about the Block 1B upgrade, its ability to accurately fire at night/inclement weather, capability to tackle surface craft at a 1/2 to 1 mile standoff — which is the situation.
Perhaps it is you, not others, who need to understand the capabilities of the system as a tool which could be used.