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Old 12-09-10, 12:03 AM   #7
TLAM Strike
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Originally Posted by Molon Labe View Post
Oh, it's nearly 100% against anything subsonic. That's what I meant when I said the outcome of the CIWS model ends up about right. It gets the slow ones every time, and misses the fast ones every time. I doubt the real CIWS is 100%-0% but it's definitely meant for the slower ones.
The CIWS (in the form of the C-RAM) has shot down incoming mortar (and rocket?) fire in Iraq. I *think* those rounds come in at supersonic speeds.
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