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18 Cards in this Set
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What type of CIWS do we have on the USS Cowpens |
Block 1b baseline 1 |
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What type of radars (3D) does CIWS use? |
Phalanx search radar: phased array that spins 360 degrees 90 rotations per minute |
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What type of camera does CIWS use? |
Phalanx Thermal Imager (PTI) used for phalanx surface mode (PSUM) |
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What type of gun does CIWS use? |
M61A1 20mm Vulcan Cannon |
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What type of barrels does ciws use? |
Optimized gun barrels |
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What rotates the ciws gun? |
The gun is air driven. Pneumatic pump and bottles are located in the barbette. |
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What type of rounds does ciws shoot. |
Enhanced lethality cartridges 20mm tungsten rounds |
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What does ciws use to ignite the ELG? |
ELC it ignites with electricity 300 volts |
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How many rounds does CIWS hold? |
1500 rounds in the drum. 50 in the gun and chutting. 1550 rounds total |
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How fast does CIWS shoot? |
Anti air warfare 4500 rounds per minute, Phalanx Surface Mode 3000 rounds per minute |
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What is hot gun condition for CIWS |
When the barrels are so hot the round automatically set off, 300 rounds in under 5 minutes |
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What safeties does CIWS use to keep firing? |
Clearing sector hold back tool, fire integrity circuit key, arm/pre-arm safe , hold fire |
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How does the clearing sector hold back tool work? |
Physically keeps the ELG in the clearing sector of the gun, away from firing path. |
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What ate the 6 modes of operation for CIWS? |
Battery off, standby ,air ready, AAW manual , AAW auto and PSUM |
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In.which modes can CIWS detect engage and fire |
Anti air warfare manual anti air warfare Auto and phalanx surface mode |
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Where is ciws and its controlling stations located? |
Mount 21 stbd, mount 22 port topside O4 lvl midsips. 2 local stations |
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What is the primary/secondary mission of CIWS and its max effective range reach? |
Anti air warfare last line of defense against anti ship missile max effective range 2000 yards. Phalanx surface mode defense against low slow flyers and small boats max effective range 4000 yards |
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What minimum ship services does CIWS require to operate? |
Sea water supplies the heat exchanger system for cooling electronics. 60Hz 440VAC 3 phase power. |
