Phalanx CIWS Close-in Weapon System In Action - US Navy's Deadly Autocannon

Footage of the Phalanx CIWS Close-in Weapon System in various target practicing exercises.

The Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) was developed as the last line of automated weapons defense (terminal defense or point defense) against anti-ship missiles (AShMs), including high-g and maneuvering sea-skimmers. The basis of the system is the M61 Vulcan Gatling gun autocannon.

Consisting of a radar-guided 20 mm (0.79 in) Gatling gun mounted on a swiveling base, the Phalanx has been used by Navies around the world.

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[david-barna]

"Okay Jerry. We're going to need you to take the rubber boat out and go in circles."
"Why?"
"No reason"

[YulianBrickPrime]

The way it moves when it detects something is scary af

[opedromagico]

Guys on the boat: understandable, have a nice day.

[ZylonBane]

That little boat just zipping around like "Ha ha can't hit me."

[Dannybythebanana]

"GUNMEN!"
"Yes sir!"
"See that target?"
"Yeah?"
"I don't want to."

[XxELITEREAPERxX]

I’ve heard a story from my friend in the navy who said that his ships CRAM started aiming at him and i think the only reason he didn’t get shot was because it can’t fire at the deck if i remember correctly. But otherwise he said he was hanging over the side of the ship until they got it under maintenance

[andygibson]

I worked in HMS Collingwood. In one of the buildings, they had one of these fully operational. They are fully automated, firing themselves using several radar. They fire depleted uranium rounds.

[jakethorp]

“Where’s the boat?”
*”gone. Reduced to atoms”*

[TazTalksYouListen]

02:05 - Fires, and then looks away like, "I wasn't doing anything."

[tykit]

People can't understand what this weapon sounds like when fired, incredible!

[lunchablesniffer]

When you just finished cleaning your car and you see a flock of birds.

[david-barna]

"It's a bird!"
"It's a plane!"
"It's a ..nevermind"

[simplegaming]

Engineers: so how fast do you want it to shoot?

America: yes.

[JS-edhg]

I thought that was used to defend against incoming missiles, but with fire power like that makes sense to be able to use it for other things.

[flighted]

Imagine you were stranded at sea and then the only ship that came to you was a navy ship and you get autocannoned

[hitssquad]

If The Empire had had this, the Rebels never would have made it into the canal to destroy the Death Star.

[HalfBreedMix]

Just love how this weapon sounds annoyed at everything it shoots at.

[aryankarcii]

Other countries: pay wages to engineers and designers to create weapons.

America: “here’s $700 Billion and 1 ton of cocaine. Do what you will with it”

[NoBaconForYou]

The sound it makes as it's spinning up before it fires is just amazing

[jstan]

The fluidity and precision this thing moves with is so intimidating and terrifying