Russian 30mm Gatling vs Pirates.
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Glider
Captain
Well, you cannot accuse them of just messing about
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Gotta love the Russian's "hands-on" approach to dealing with those pirate douchebags...straight-forward and to the point.
Doubt the U.S. would be allowed to do that, because:
A) The shells may harm the environment
B) The burning ship may harm the environment
C) The pirate's property damage would need compensation
D) The pirates may suffer from stress and trauma of the ordeal
E) Risk of implications regarding religious or racial persecution
And most importantly:
F) Someone might get hurt
Doubt the U.S. would be allowed to do that, because:
A) The shells may harm the environment
B) The burning ship may harm the environment
C) The pirate's property damage would need compensation
D) The pirates may suffer from stress and trauma of the ordeal
E) Risk of implications regarding religious or racial persecution
And most importantly:
F) Someone might get hurt
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
NICE!
(and A-fricken-Men to Dave's comment!)
(and A-fricken-Men to Dave's comment!)
Matt308
Glock Perfection
You have to admit that appeared to be fun, but an utter waste of ammunition. Either the operator was a complete fool who cannot hit the broadside of a barn, or that Russian gatling gun is an utter POS.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
I saw that too, Matt...I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and figure they were jerking around and free aiming that weapon...
Matt308
Glock Perfection
That would certainly up the "fun" factor. But the sailor talking in the background seemed to be in professional mode. Heck one 100mm shell vs 300-500rds of 30mm seems like a waste to me.
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CharlesBronson
Senior Master Sergeant
It does not seem to have a concentrated cone of fire, but it was designed to create a curtain of armor piercing and explosive ammo to defeat incoming misiles. This is the gun in particular:
Russia / USSR 30 mm/54 (1.2") AK-630
Russia / USSR 30 mm/54 (1.2") AK-630
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I was wondering the same thing.. Isnt it like using a SAM to take out a tank? Is it built for surface to surface too? It seemed to me that the gunner was just Eyeballing it... Radar couldnt have been involved. Are we sure that the Phalanx would perform better?
beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
Even though they are radar guided, the Phalanx is designed to put a mass amount of ammo in the path of the missle till it is not tracking it any more. Just about like any multi-barrled gun, the longer it shoots, the more inaccurate it gets, plus the cone of fire widens the further out, which requires more ammo to finally hit the target.
True? Curious...
Not much time when a sea skimmer is closing.
That is the antithesis of a decrepit , wallowing freighter.
beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
No, its not much time at all, again why the phalanx is a last ditch weapon incase the missle is not taken out by other missle's.
I dont know if it has ever been done, but I would imagine the phalanx would make a great weapon like the 30mm in the video, shooting at vessels that ventured too close to the ship, but I doubt it would happen, but again, you never know.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgpQBZF2sZQ
Here is a good video of a phalanx in action, and it shows the target getting destroyed. Just look how many rounds pass till finally one strikes home and destroys the target.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
But it's attempting to destroy about a 100 square inches travelling at 600mph!!! Not 400 square yards at an effing standstill for God's sake!!! 
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