A-10 vs C-RAM.

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It takes almost 15-30 minutes to load up 1500 rounds (15 cans of 100 rounds). A 20mm round would not "bounce" off an A-10.
I figured the 20mm would be turned by the titanium bucket. I guess not huh? So the CRAM is essentially a stationary Vulcan?
I trained about a day on the M163 SP Vulcan at Sill in 1976. Most of my training was not operational it was learning the capabilities.
When you heard that loud moan you knew what it was. Then the ripping canvas sound of the rounds above you as an FO was awesome.
 

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Then the ripping canvas sound of the rounds above you as an FO was awesome.
Years ago, a former Navy officer described stepping out onto the deck to have a discussion with one of his NCOs. He said the hatch opened up near the Phalanx mount, and they had just stepped out and closed the hatch as they started a test firing of the gun. He described it like you did--as sounding like someone tearing a giant sheet of canvas.
 

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Years ago, a former Navy officer described stepping out onto the deck to have a discussion with one of his NCOs. He said the hatch opened up near the Phalanx mount, and they had just stepped out and closed the hatch as they started a test firing of the gun. He described it like you did--as sounding like someone tearing a giant sheet of canvas.
Yes, I'm just glad the men at the M163 were good shots putting rounds downrange where I was directing them instead of on me.
 

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I didn't know it could defend against rockets, artillery and mortars. That is so cool.

I agree, but I also worry about how the Army will counter those weapons when the Phalanx runs out of ammo. Will they have more than one in a battery so that others can be "defending" while those that are empty are reloaded?
 

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"Electronic firing refers to the use of an electric current to fire a cartridge instead of a centerfire primer or rimfire primer.

In modern firearm designs, a firing pin and primer are used to ignite the propellant in the cartridge which propels the bullet forward. The firing pin must travel a short distance, creating a short delay (lock time) between the user pulling the trigger and the weapon firing, which generally decreases accuracy.

In an electronic-fired firearm, however, an electric current is used instead to ignite the propellant, which fires the cartridge.[1]

There are two approaches to electrically fire the cartridge. One method used retains the primer which functions in the same way as a conventional primer. Rather than being struck by a firing pin or equivalent mechanical means, a small electric current serves to detonate the primer which provides the thermal impulse necessary to ignite the propellant which then deflagrates, producing pressure. The second approach, called (ETC technology) utilizes a plasma cartridge. It uses electric current to generate a plasma that ignites the propellant in a controlled manner."
Allows faster operation/RPM.
 

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