Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM)
Eerie. It Sounds Like The Tripod Sound From “War Of The Worlds.”
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ReplyDeletebadass
I don't know the specs of this system but it sounds almost exactly like a 30mm GAU-8.
DeleteHow much did that 3 second burst cost us?
ReplyDeleteWho gives a shit? It stopped a drone or missile from possibly hitting our embassy in Baghdad.
DeleteAbout half a day for child care in Minneapolis.
DeletewHY IS THE us EMBASSY IN iRAQ GETTING BOMBED?
DeleteBecause the Iranians are bat-shit crazy and they are trying to spread their crazy out all over the area.
DeleteActually, they are trying to take out American bases and sites anywhere they can in the area. They are pissing off many or their Arab neighbors.
God Bless Richard Gatling!
ReplyDeleteTom762
Yes Sir.
DeleteThat system is usually 20mm rotary cannon (Gatling). If it were operating at 6000 rounds per minute, that is 100 rounds per second. One tracer every fifth round, so that stream of red you see is one fifth of the airborne projectiles. Assuming a three second engagement, that is three hundred projectiles. Suppose each one is special gee whiz super secret squirrel tech at $1000 each, we used $300,000 to prevent the incoming ordnance killing someone.
ReplyDeleteThe system usually fires a more sedate 4500RPM, or 750 per second. Tracers aren't really expensive, and armor piercing is also relatively cheap. The ammo is likely linked with AP, so let's say $300 per round, average. $67,500, but likely less.
Thanks Red. Great information.
DeleteAnd I'm sure you could add in the cost of the systems used to track and fire the system and the men who do that job and the services that back them up.
And I STILL believe it was worth every one of those dollars.
What is the difference between the 20mm fired by this system and those fired by the Phalanx system?
The 20 mm APDS rounds consist of a 15mm penetrator encased in a plastic sabot and a lightweight metal pusher. Rounds fired by the Phalanx cost around $30 each and the gun typically fires 100 or more when engaging a target.
Same-same. Essentially, it is a modernized and palletized Phalanx, not CIWS. Upgraded radar to be able to track incoming mortar, or larger. Similar fire alignment to CIWS, so it likely can radar the 20mm to correct fire.
DeleteCombined with sniper fire solution calculator programs, it could virtually fire, analyze, correct, and fire again while the cannon is spooling up and bringing to bear. Once in the envelope, it would then engage ammo, and Bob's your uncle!