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To: doorgunner69
Phalanx ..


5 posted on 08/16/2017 8:35:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
Yep, excellent against non-maneuvering sub-sonic targets.

As part of a team making realistic targets for the navy to train against, studied Russian weapons. Of course, also the navy close in weapons.. 20+ years ago, admittedly, but other than RAM, not much appears to have changed.

Too much reliance on Aegis and SM series missiles, and the long gone F-14 (keep the bastards too far out to shoot) practical defense layers.

They are down to a limited number of missiles which cannot be fired at OTH threats, and questionable close in defense sytems.

Of course, the Popular Mechanix crowd will blather about lasers and particle weapons.

7 posted on 08/16/2017 11:50:37 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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