Point Defense Weapon systems.

2 posts · Sep 29 1997 to Sep 29 1997

From: Phillip E. Pournelle <pepourne@n...>

Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:26:29

Subject: Point Defense Weapon systems.

> Also there is the Phalanx used on ships. Didn't do much for the Stark

It would have helped if it was on... However, the early version of the Phalanx
had some problems that have been solved since.

From: Stuart Ford <smford@e...>

Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 12:19:27 -0700

Subject: Re: Point Defense Weapon systems.

FYI, in the report on the Stark incident, the CIWS system was on standby at
the time of the attack.

Stuart Ford

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