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Close-in weapon system

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A close-in weapon system (CIWS), often pronounced "sea-whiz",[1] is a

point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range
incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer
defenses, typically mounted shipboard in a naval capacity. Nearly all
classes of modern warships are equipped with some kind of CIWS device.

There are two types of CIWS systems. A gun-based CIWS usually consists
of a combination of radars, computers, and multiple-barrel, rotary rapid-
fire cannons placed on a rotating gun mount. Missile systems use infra-red,
passive radar/ESM or semi-active radar terminal guidance to guide
missiles to the targeted enemy aircraft or other threats. In some cases,
CIWS are used on land to protect military bases. In this case, the CIWS
can also protect the base from shell and rocket fire.

Contents Phalanx CIWS

1 Gun systems
1.1 Limitations of gun systems
1.2 Comparison table
2 Land-based
3 Laser systems
4 See also
5 References

Gun systems
A gun-based CIWS usually consists of a combination of radars, computers and rotary or revolver cannon
placed on a rotating, automatically-aimed gun mount. Examples of gun-based CIWS products in operation are:

AK-630
DARDO
Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun
Goalkeeper CIWS
Kashtan CIWS
Meroka CIWS
Myriad CIWS
Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System[2][3]
Phalanx CIWS
Sea Zenith
Type 730 CIWS

Limitations of gun systems

Short range: the maximum effective range of 20 mm (0.79 in) gun systems is about 4,500 metres
(14,800 ft); systems with lighter projectiles have even shorter range. The expected real-world kill-
distance of an incoming anti-ship missile is about 500 m (1,600 ft) or less,[4] still close enough to cause
damage to the ship's sensor or communication arrays, or to wound or kill exposed personnel.
Limited kill probability: even if the missile is hit and damaged, this may not be enough to destroy it
entirely or to alter its course enough to prevent the missile, or fragments from it, from hitting its intended
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target, particularly as the interception distance is short. This is especially true if the gun fires kinetic-
energy-only projectiles.[5]

Comparison table

Comparison

Type
730 AK- Phalanx Goalkeeper
CIWS[6] 630[7] CIWS[8] CIWS DARDO[9] Millennium[10]

9,800 kg 9,114 kg 6,200 kg 9,902 kg 5,500 kg

Weight 3,300 kg (7,300 lb)
(21,600 lb) (20,093 lb) (13,700 lb) (21,830 lb) (12,100 lb)

30 mm 30 mm 40 mm
30 mm (1.2 in) 20 mm (0.79 in) 35 mm (1.4 in) 1 barreled
(1.2 in) 7 (1.2 in) 7 (1.6 in) 2
6 barreled 6 barreled M61 Oerlikon Millennium 35
Armament barreled barreled barreled
GSh-6-30 Vulcan Gatling mm Naval Revolver Gun
Gatling GAU-8 Bofors 40
Gatling Gun Gun System
Gun Gatling Gun mm

7,000 600/900
5,000 rounds 4,500 rounds 4,200 rounds 200/1000 rounds per
Rate of Fire rounds per rounds per
per minute per minute per minute minute
minute minute

(effective/
flat- 3,000 m 4,000 m 2,000 m 3,600 m 4,000 m
3,500 m (11,500 ft)
trajectory) (9,800 ft) (13,000 ft) (6,600 ft) (11,800 ft) (13,000 ft)
Range

Ammunition 2,560
2,000 rounds 1,550 rounds 1,190 rounds 736 rounds 252 rounds
storage rounds

1,100 m 900 m 1,100 m 1,109 m 1,000 m 1,050 m (3,440 ft) per

Muzzle
(3,600 ft) (3,000 ft) per (3,600 ft) per (3,638 ft) per (3,300 ft) second / 1,175 m (3,855 ft)
velocity
per second second second second per second per second

-25 to +85 -12 to +88 -25 to +85 -25 to +85 -13 to +85
Elevation -15 to +85 degrees
degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees

100
Speed in 50 degrees per 115 degrees per 100 degrees 60 degrees
degrees per 70 degrees per second
Elevation second second per second per second
second

360
Traverse 360 degrees 360 degrees 360 degrees 360 degrees 360 degrees
degrees

100
Speed in 70 degrees per 115 degrees per 100 degrees 90 degrees
degrees per 120 degrees per second
Traverse second second per second per second
second

In service 2007 1976 1980 1980 ? 2003

Land-based
CIWS are also used in a land-based anti-mortar and missile defense role to protect fixed and temporary bases
and other facilities.[11] On a smaller scale, active protection systems are used in some tanks (to destroy rocket
propelled grenades (RPGs), and several are in development. The Drozd system was deployed on Soviet Naval
Infantry tanks in the early 1980s, but later replaced by explosive reactive armour. Other systems that are
available or under development are the Russian (Arena), Israeli (Trophy), American (Quick Kill) and the South
African-Swedish (LEDS-150).

Laser systems

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Laser based CIWS systems are being researched. In August 2014 an operational prototype was deployed to the
Persian Gulf aboard USS Ponce.[12] The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Turkish:
Trkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Aratrma Kurumu, TBTAK) is the second organisation after the US to have
developed and tested a High Power Laser CIWS prototype System which is intended to be used on the TF-2000
class frigate and on Turkish airborne systems.[13][14][15]

See also
Active protection system
Armour-piercing discarding sabot

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