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HKDan · 06-08-2006, 04:37 AM

Rusty Battleship,
Your point about the crew required for manning the 25mm Chain gun is a good one. I suppose that couldnt end up being a useful solution. What it comes down to though for me is that in the situation of a sudden massed small boat attack, say for example off the Niger Delta or coast of Somalia, there might not be time for the Saliors to crew the .50 cals. In that sort of a situation I think that a CIWS would have the faster reaction time. There is still the 57mm, but I still feel that it would be a good idea to complement the RAM with CIWS.

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HKDan Contributor Join Date: 05-23-06 Location: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou, wherever the wife drags me Posts: 406 Country:	Rusty Battleship, Your point about the crew required for manning the 25mm Chain gun is a good one. I suppose that couldnt end up being a useful solution. What it comes down to though for me is that in the situation of a sudden massed small boat attack, say for example off the Niger Delta or coast of Somalia, there might not be time for the Saliors to crew the .50 cals. In that sort of a situation I think that a CIWS would have the faster reaction time. There is still the 57mm, but I still feel that it would be a good idea to complement the RAM with CIWS.