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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship
So you can't depend upon automatic response from CIWS to take on a gun boat. The CIWS can be manually operated for such a target, but not as accurately as somebody actually behind a gun and aiming with sights.
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The latest version (Block1B) uses a FLIR with a guy sitting in CIC with a joystick and a TV screen. It was introducted after the Cole, and has been widely fielded since.
Hard to believe that would be anything but death ray accurate against speed boats at 1000 yds or less.