For that reason Phalanx is not required on ships armed with the 76mm cannon ... Housed in a 33-ton turret, the remotely controlled gun can fire at the rate of 32 RPM from a 56 round magazine. U.S.
Two Navy destroyers came under attack by missiles and drones launched by Houthi rebels while they were sailing through a strait located between Yemen and Djibouti on Monday, according to the Pentagon.
Gun turrets are nothing new, of course. The Navy has used the Phalanx CIWS for years to defend ships from missile threats, and remotely operated turrets are common on many combat vehicles. Israel has ...