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> shells fired by the Phalanx cost around $30 each That's pretty crazy to think of ... I guess the only justification for that is that the assets that are prot
by fho 5y ago
> shells fired by the Phalanx cost around $30 each
That's pretty crazy to think of ... I guess the only justification for that is that the assets that are protected by such a system are worth more than that.
> You could imagine firing fewer rounds per salvo
If I learned anything from games, it's that you want AoE damage for swarming enemies ;-)
- bigiain 5y agoPhalanx was designed to protect battleships and aircraft carriers from cruise missiles. Emptying 6 or 8 4500 round Phalanx turrets at the half dozen cruise missile locked onto your aircraft carrier seems like a pretty sensible way to spend a million bucks.
- yissp 5y agoit costs $27,000 to fire this weapon... for 12 seconds.
- maxgashkov 5y agoStill less expensive than NAT gateway though /s