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Originally Posted by M21Sniper
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.
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That later version came out long after my retirement so I was unfamiliar with it. It is good to hear though that a CIWS can be operated against "unusual" targets (an incoming missile being classified as "usual" target).