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Originally Posted by Galrahn
I have a question. I have heard by many people they would take SeaRAM over Phalanx if given a choice due to ammunition issues with the CIWS. The point I have heard is that during attacks, you could run out of CIWS ammo very quickly, and it takes time to manually reload, while the SeaRAM can engage more targets and be reloaded by the same number of crew at sea. Does anyone have any insight into this? How many rounds would a Phalanx actually fire against a single incoming missile, and based on ammo load, how many total could it engage in a single engagement prior to reloading?
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Well, i'd figure considering the short range of the ram and the velocity of the Ashm, reloading time wouldn't really matter or not in the short amount of time required. Possibly automated would make a difference, slightly.
Personally, i'd perfer a dual layer defense of Ram/CIWS. mainly due that the LCS will be operating in littoral enviroments and be more greatly exposed to Ashm's which i'm afriad that the reduction in signature will be unable to prevent.