Phalanx was designed to protect battleships and aircraft carriers from cruise missiles. Emptying 6 or 8 4500 round Phalanx turrets at the half dozen cruise mis

Phalanx 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.