Sexy picture!

[Tanzy]

GAU-2B/A - Air Force

GAU-17/A - Navy

M134 - Army

Fires 7.62x51 mm rounds at 6000 rounds per minute.

18kg of pure sexiness.

[DeepBlue]

######??? she is capable of shooting you to bitsss

[Tanzy]

Of course at the wrong end it can shoot me to bits but I wanna be behind her! Caress her and feel the smooth, cold skin.

[tfrancis]

The Gun or the Girl...

[Tanzy]

The Gun or the Girl...

Of course the gun! Do you think I'm some kind of weirdo?

[triggerpuff]

The gun ????

That makes you a weirdo !! (well, not that the girl is fantastic)

[Achilles Tang]

Cool!!!!! *drool*

Wished I had that for the last paintball session.

[marcvelous]

THIS... is what I would call ######...

Description: Fast-reaction, rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun system.

Features: Phalanx provides ships of the U.S. Navy with a "last-chance" defense against anti-ship missiles and littoral warfare threats that have penetrated other fleet defenses. Phalanx automatically detects, tracks and engages anti-air warfare threats such as anti-ship missiles and aircraft, while the Block 1B's man-in-the-loop system counters the emerging littoral warfare threat. This new threat includes small,high-speed surface craft, small terrorist aircraft, helicopters and surface mines. Phalanx accomplishes these engagements via an advanced search and track radar system integrated with a stabilized, forward looking infra-red (FLIR) detector. This integrated FLIR provides Phalanx with an unique multi-spectral detect and track capability for littoral warfare threats and dramatically improves the existing anti-air warfare capability. Block 1B also incorporates new Optimized Gun Barrels which provide improved barrel life, improved round dispersion and increased engagement ranges.

Phalanx is the only deployed close-in weapon system capable of autonomously performing its own search, detect, evaluation, track, engage and kill assessment functions. Phalanx also can be integrated into existing Combat Systems to provide additonal sensor and fire-control capability.

Background: The Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) underwent operational tests and evaluation onboard USS Bigelow in 1977, and exceeded maintenance and reliability specifications. Phalanx production started in 1978 with orders for 23 USN and 14 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) systems.

Point of Contact:

Public Affairs Office

Naval Sea Systems Command (OOD)

Washington, DC 20360

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Anti-ship missile defense

Contractor:Raytheon Systems Company (formerly Hughes Missile Systems Company and purchased from General Dynamics Pomona Division in 1992)

Weight: 12,500 pounds (5,625 kg) - Later models: 13,600 pounds (6,120 kg)

Range: Classified

Gun Type: M-61A1 Gatling

Type of Fire: 3,000 rounds per minute - Later models: 4,500 rounds/min (starting 1988 production, Pneumatic Gun Drive)

Magazine Capacity: 989 rounds - Later models: 1,550 rounds

Caliber: 20mm

Ammunition: Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS), Depleted Uranium sub-caliber penetrator. Penetrator changed to Tungsten 1988. Block 1B will incorporate the new Enhanced Lethality Cartridge with a heavier penetrator.

Sensors: Self-contained search and track radar with integrated FLIR

Date Deployed:

1980 (aboard USS Coral Sea)

Block 1: 1988 (aboard USS Wisconsin)

Block 1B: 1999 (aboard USS Underwood)

[tfrancis]

I read in the war novels that the nickname is call R2D2 as it is shape like to the starwars Robot.

[chey42]

THIS... is what I would call ######...

Description: Fast-reaction, rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun system.

Features: Phalanx provides ships of the U.S. Navy with a "last-chance" defense against anti-ship missiles and littoral warfare threats that have penetrated other fleet defenses. Phalanx automatically detects, tracks and engages anti-air warfare threats such as anti-ship missiles and aircraft, while the Block 1B's man-in-the-loop system counters the emerging littoral warfare threat. This new threat includes small,high-speed surface craft, small terrorist aircraft, helicopters and surface mines. Phalanx accomplishes these engagements via an advanced search and track radar system integrated with a stabilized, forward looking infra-red (FLIR) detector. This integrated FLIR provides Phalanx with an unique multi-spectral detect and track capability for littoral warfare threats and dramatically improves the existing anti-air warfare capability. Block 1B also incorporates new Optimized Gun Barrels which provide improved barrel life, improved round dispersion and increased engagement ranges.

Phalanx is the only deployed close-in weapon system capable of autonomously performing its own search, detect, evaluation, track, engage and kill assessment functions. Phalanx also can be integrated into existing Combat Systems to provide additonal sensor and fire-control capability.

Background: The Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) underwent operational tests and evaluation onboard USS Bigelow in 1977, and exceeded maintenance and reliability specifications. Phalanx production started in 1978 with orders for 23 USN and 14 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) systems.

Point of Contact:

Public Affairs Office

Naval Sea Systems Command (OOD)

Washington, DC 20360

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Anti-ship missile defense

Contractor:Raytheon Systems Company (formerly Hughes Missile Systems Company and purchased from General Dynamics Pomona Division in 1992)

Weight: 12,500 pounds (5,625 kg) - Later models: 13,600 pounds (6,120 kg)

Range: Classified

Gun Type: M-61A1 Gatling

Type of Fire: 3,000 rounds per minute - Later models: 4,500 rounds/min (starting 1988 production, Pneumatic Gun Drive)

Magazine Capacity: 989 rounds - Later models: 1,550 rounds

Caliber: 20mm

Ammunition: Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS), Depleted Uranium sub-caliber penetrator. Penetrator changed to Tungsten 1988. Block 1B will incorporate the new Enhanced Lethality Cartridge with a heavier penetrator.

Sensors: Self-contained search and track radar with integrated FLIR

Date Deployed:

1980 (aboard USS Coral Sea)

Block 1: 1988 (aboard USS Wisconsin)

Block 1B: 1999 (aboard USS Underwood)

in short its call GOALKEEPER ... mostly found on board naval ships ...

[wedgee]

Sigh wat u dont know always fascinates u...wait till u guys try out the manual counting of the ammo rounds and the servicing of these monsters...

[Tanzy]

But you can't hand operate the M61A1. It's for missiles and planes. I prefer the M134 minigun cause you can shred humans with that. I always prefer the personal touch.

[Achilles Tang]

Tanzy... you're not the size of the cowboy in Predator who carried the mini-gun.

A 2 sec blast and you'll be moving 5 ft backwards!

[Tanzy]

That's why it's mounted on a helicopter. Flying around and shooting down is double the fun!

[KingFish]

You need the balls to handle that gun in the heat of battle ... RPG!!!!!

Rapid (??????) Genitalia ...

[Tanzy]

You need the balls to handle that gun in the heat of battle ... RPG!!!!!

Rapid (??????) Genitalia ...

Balls? How big?

She doesn't have them, you know?