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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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U.S. Sailors Fire the M2 Browning and Twin M2HB • Military Exercises at Sea
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U.S. Sailors Fire the M2 Browning and Twin M2HB • Military Exercises at Sea

 phillynews215  04/27/2021  46 Comments on U.S. Sailors Fire the M2 Browning and Twin M2HB • Military Exercises at Sea

U.S. Navy sailors carry out live fire trainings at sea with the powerful the M2 Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun. Video also includes the M240 and 25mm Mk 38 MOD. Credits: U.S. Navy video by…

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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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