MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS)
| Specifications | |
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| Primary Function | Anti-ship missile defense |
| Contractor | Hughes Missile Systems Company (formerly General Dynamics' Pomona Division, sold to Hughes 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. |
| Sensors | Self-contained search and track radar |
| Search Radar | Ku-band; digital MTI |
| Track Radar | Ku-band; pulse Doppler monopulse |
| E/O Sensor | FLIR Imaging System with Automatic ACQ Tracker |
| Fire Control | Director with closed-loop spotting |
| Gun Drive | Pneumatic |
| Mount Drive | Electric |
| Date Deployed |
1980 (aboard USS Coral Sea) Later models 1988 (aboard USS Wisconsin) |
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