[Video] CIWS - My Favorite Machine Gun

[allingeneral]

Alright, it's actually considered a Gatling Gun. At 3,000 rounds per minute (that's 50 rounds per second!) of 20mm depleted uranium, there aren't many guns that can compete.

[VAJay]

I remember when they where testing those out at the base. I like it a little hard to conceal though.

[SiGfever]

Sea Whiz, Phalanx. Cool stuff but I would hate to feed it.

[zephyp]

Actually the M61 Vulcan 20mm gatling gun is better and was invented for the Army of course. It's rate selectable 6000 rpm or 4000 rpm - in case you don't want to melt the barrels to quickly. I loved watching those things fire at the range. Maximum firepower.

[allingeneral]

BBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPP!!!

[zephyp]

BBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPP!!!

My favs were the track mounted M163s. Sounded like a super sized chain saw on steroids!!

[OakRidgeStars]

I bet that would scare the crap out of a boatload of Somali pirates

[zephyp]

I bet that would scare the crap out of a boatload of Somali pirates

Yeah, but why scare em when it would be just as easy to shred em? I'd hate to be on the gun cleaning crew though.

[gorknoids]

The one centerfire which I can claim to be a certified gunsmith on. The M61A1 and A2 are actually capable of 7,200 RPM, but there is no feed system capable of feeding it at that rate. Being 20mm, it's officially a cannon.
The old Tomcat slogan used to be "There is no kill like a guns kill". That changed not long after my shop did the first bomb loading of an F-14 after a protracted absence from the air-to-ground arena.
It then became "There is no kill like a guns kill, except for a Laser-Guided Bomb through a sunroof".

IYAOYAS!

[allingeneral]

IYAOYAS!

Hehe had to look that one up.

[gorknoids]

One of 2 Navy ratings which have registered associations.

[zephyp]

IYAOYAS!

Hehe had to look that one up.

Isnt that supposed to be IYAIYAS?