File:Phalanx CIWS PAC fire USS Rainer.jpg

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English: 030213-N-0000K-001 At sea aboard USS Rainer (AOE 7) Feb. 13, 2003 -- The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided gun system designed to defeat anti-ship missiles and other close-in air and surface threats. The system employs a pneumatically driven 20 mm Gatling gun with a fire rate of 4500 rounds per minute, and closed-loop-spotting radar technology to engage threats. The CIWS fires more than 3,000 rounds per minute during live-fire exercises. These exercises are designed to make sure the weapons fire properly. Rainer is conducting operations in support of U.S. interests in the Central Command’s Area of Responsibility.
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Author U.S. Navy photo by Chief Fire Controlman Brian Kirkwood. (RELEASED)

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