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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship
It is true that a CIWS can run out of ammo pretty fast. It is "governered" down to fire "only" 50 shots per second. The rotary magazine under it only holds about 950 rounds so that means you only have 19 seconds of firing time.
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I think the newest version holds around 1500 rounds. They are still limited to around 50 rounds per burst.
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I noticed in a photo of a post above that they have a RADOME on top similar to CIWS. That makes sense because on the FFG-7 ships they would be tapping off the data of the RADARS in the aft (and only) CIWS gun to fire the missiles that would have a longer range than the gun.
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Its the R2D2 from the Mk 15 CIWS, they sub the gun for an 11 round missile pack.
Stand alone RAM has a 21 tube launcher.
I remember being on float when they replaced the 5/38". a GM telling me that CIWS stood for Christ It Won't Shoot. Said it was a POS but not as big a POS as what it replaced.
I think Navy wide they avg around 50-60% readiness rate in the late 90s.
Block 1 RAM was suppose to address the problems that you mentioned.
The idea behind SeaRam was to replace half of the CIWS on a ship. More reaction time. That way Rams can engage further out and CIWS can handle the leakers. Call it a middle distance in the layered defence. ESSM/RAM/CIWS
RAM reload isn't fast. I'll bet CIWS has a faster reload time.
RAM reloading