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Loading 20mm Tungsten Ammo into Phalanx CIWS’ Magazine Drum
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Loading 20mm Tungsten Ammo into Phalanx CIWS’ Magazine Drum

 phillynews215  11/12/2021  16 Comments on Loading 20mm Tungsten Ammo into Phalanx CIWS’ Magazine Drum

U.S. Navy sailors reload 20mm tungsten ammunition into the magazine drum of a Phalanx Closed-in Weapons System (Phalanx CIWS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Phalanx CIWS is a close-in weapon…

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Intense Naval Exercise. US Sailors Use the Mk 38 MOD 2 vs Simulated Targets
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Intense Naval Exercise. US Sailors Use the Mk 38 MOD 2 vs Simulated Targets

 phillynews215  04/26/2021  24 Comments on Intense Naval Exercise. US Sailors Use the Mk 38 MOD 2 vs Simulated Targets

A few video episodes of U.S. Navy Sailors utilizing the Mk 38 MOD 2 25mm MGS, including some footage with the Phalanx CIWS, during live fire training exercises against simulated enemy boats/targets while conducting routine…

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