One on the port side and one on the starboard side . Or maybe one forward and one aft , depending on the class of ship . = $24 million . Figure in the price of ordnance and training of the gunners , and the price climbs . My CG had them mounted port and starboard.
As a naval warfare system operator, this whole text makes me laugh cause that's not how we report. And there's no privates on board. But really funny though hahaha
Here's an interesting fact: when they installed the CIWS on the Iowa class Battleships, they initially had issues with the concussion force of the 16 inch guns knocking out the Phalanx.
@@andreakaruniawan335 I believe that CWIS is the only main “AA” gun on American ships. Enemy planes and helicopters probably would be vaporized by the nearby carrier wing before they could even get close enough to the CWIS range. Im sure there’s some boats that have trainable guns like WW2 style AA, but I think those would be reserved for small nearby targets like pirates.
"She weighs one hundred fifty kilograms and fires two hundred dollar, custom-tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute, costing four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon for twelve seconds" -Heavy
I was a CIWS tech back in the early 2010’s and the video is pretty accurate. Made my day to watch it. Didn’t mention that the darn things have more maintenance than some vehicles do. A lot of memories came back to me being stuck inside of one, covered in grease and oil, repairing and maintaining the equipment. I would love to see a video on ship classes, especially of LHDs. Wonderful video, keep up the good work!
@@cgmason7568 pretty sure he is an FC CWIS tech, also not gonna lie CWIS is pretty loud as it's right under the bridge on the DDGs but not as loud as the 5inch gun
more like the united states grabbed the biggest stick it could find and then proceeded to not only carry it but speak as loudly as possible, with a megaphone through a PA system
My favorite story about the ciws is when they were doing weapons testing with a block 1b and had a glider target being pulled by a rope, it successfully engaged the glider, but continued to track and fire on the guiding rope and followed it's length back to the plane forcing the pilot to eject when it blew out his engines. So yeah these babies have some amazing tracking capabilities!
"Spock, is that you?" "Yes, Captain." "Where are you, Spock?" "It appears that i have turned into a M61 Vulcan Rotary Gun onboard the USS Cole, but i do not know where my presence is."
pathethic, this whole "virgin" and enjoyer, like guys can we stop with this stupid meme already? its nothing but cringe, not to mention .... YOU FELL FOR IT FOOL! THUNDER CROSS SPLIT ATTACK!
Had those installed on the base I was at in Iraq, land base ones were called CRAM’s, and they decided to test fire them at night, while most of the base was asleep, without telling anyone. Underwear, and beds, were soiled. Never knew I could scream that high of a pitch.
Had three on my ship. I was a safety Observer for calibration firing a few times. From 10ft away Double hearing protection had little effect as the sound was penetrating my skull and it felt like I was being punched in the chest 75x per second. Still wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Make one with an automatic 12 gauge using an old car's air ride suspension. Have a reinforced concrete structure instead of steel. Use a couple cell phones for guidance and tracking. $1200 USD price point.
While we're on the topic of sci-fi, the writers of The Expanse used the CIWS as inspiration for the Perimeter Defence Cannons used on the UN and Martian Navy vessels. Great series which doesn't get nearly as much recognition as it deserves.
@@rsookchand919 It was originally a series of novels by James S.A. Corey and adapted for TV, streaming on Amazon Prime (but you can find it elsewhere 🏴☠️) I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, but I got into the novels and then the Amazon series because it's "realistic" in the sense that humans haven't explored the out reaches of the known universe, they have only colonised the moon, Mars and other moons etc within our solar system, which are mined for minerals and ores to keep Earth alive. The ships are basically akin to conventional navy frigates, destroyers and cruisers which still fire guided missles/torpedoes and auto-cannons across vast distances instead of having large-scale dogfights between small fighters and bombers like you see in Star Wars etc. What I like best of all is how it accurately portrays the strain of prolonged space travel or being born off-planet upon the human anatomy. For example, the Martian Marine Corps are all physically superior to their cousins on Earth due to them being raised in the harsher gravity of the terraformed Martian surface, but when they arrive on Earth they struggle with it's weaker gravity, the concentration of oxygen and the tidal horizons etc, as they have never experienced oceans on Mars. Conversely, those born on "The Belt" which is a series of minor planets and moons used for mining are tall, thin and physically weaker due to the very weak gravity and low oxygen concentration of their settlements. Its not woke, no hidden agendas, nobody is placed on a pedestal. Its a mixed race and mixed gender cast but they are all believable characters with their own flaws, weaknesses, skills, personalities and interesting back stories. Search YT for some of the UN and Martian/Belter battles and you'll see what I mean about the realism 👍 Edit: There are no aliens as such, or sophisticated androids, which also makes it rar more realistic.
How much a missile costs about a million and more important how much a ship costs A frigate fully loaded goes fo about 500 m to 800 m. I'm not sure you need to fire for 12 seconds to get the missile down.
One of my favorite weapon systems of all time, followed very closely by the GAU8 Avenger which is mounted on the A10 "Warthog" or the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS system.
The Army is currently using the same weapon system but refers to it as C-RAM(Counter rockets, artillery, and mortars) absolutely beautiful but terrifying to stand on when fires. They are used for base defense on deployments. Would totally go again in a heartbeat
Impressed by the detail in animation, especially the block variants showing the midbarrel mount addition for the last most current iteration. Side note the land variant exists to protect FOBs and has been used in action in various conflicts until present.
@@haarukko It's been superceded by the Pantsir, a much superior system Older Kashtan systems have been refitted with modern electronics and radar Go play with your dinky Phalanx 😂
It is a character named “Elizabeth” from “Gintama” which is Japanese anime. I remember Japanese Self Defense Force painted on one of their SIWS to attract local residents to recruit more SDF officers. I am very happy that this channel introduces some of the minor information about Japanese Self Defense Force!!
@@benn454 Same effect as the A-10 Warthog. The Warthog shoots a lesser amount of rounds as the Phalanx. Saw one at Yakima Bombing Range in Washington state. It s over for whomever is on the receiving end.😎💥🔥
My dad worked on this system when he worked for general dynamics. An amazing weapon capable of taking out targets and defending a ship at the same time. I want one for my house lol.
My Father was part of the team who developed the software, and programming for this Weapon System. I wish I could remember what he told me but many of the VHS tapes he had on it were truly fascinating.
"So, the Vulcan is basically a deadly motorized Gatling gun?"
"Yes, but there is also the neck pinch."
Haaaaa, i see what you did there.
I understood that reference 🖖🏻
Aha another man of culture. Well played well played
Richard Gatling would be proud of it.
"No, No you need to do it at the base of the neck, right here"
*pinch*
"Thanks"
R2D2: Hey girl wanna come over for some beep brrrtt and chill?
A10 Warthog: Sure on my way
9 months later:
And this kids is why we use “safety”
Exactly
@@loyala.9322 protection? Or do you mean safety because it's a gun joke?
@@GR-rx7zq Both.
@@loyala.9322 alright
"Freedom isn't always free, sometimes it costs 12 million dollars"
Underrated comment.
Freedom is now just dom now
One on the port side and one on the starboard side . Or maybe one forward and one aft , depending on the class of ship . = $24 million . Figure in the price of ordnance and training of the gunners , and the price climbs . My CG had them mounted port and starboard.
@@victorwaddell6530 does the CIWS sound like BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT When it fires?
@@soup6381 is very good joke
The design teams thought process: “I have yet to meet man who can outsmart bullet”
"Hahahaha....cry some more!
Heh...cry some more."
engineer gaming
*Red Heavy Joy Sounds intensifies*
My all time favorite quote
*TF2 end theme plays*
“Sir there are tourists riding a banana boat in our visuals”
“Shoot them”
“But Sir….”
“Private, we did not spend *12 million dollars* to not shoot”
sailors: who let privates onto our ships???
@@angelshot9264 lolz.
Maybe the People's Liberation Army Navy?
@@angelshot9264 someone forgot to hide the crayons
As a naval warfare system operator, this whole text makes me laugh cause that's not how we report. And there's no privates on board. But really funny though hahaha
@@angelshot9264 The marines probably
The animations is just getting good, the CIWS looks sick. So detailed
Agreed
The duck at the end tho
Too good. Looks like a full animation series budget.
at this point they will start to drawing anime and use it for the videos
Simple History has gotten so good at animating.
"Private"
"Yes sir"
"You see that boat over there"
"Yes"
"That's the problem"
Yes sir. Target locked on and acquire sir.
The enemy crew: “Jesus Christ it’s R2D2”
Seaman - the Navy doesn't use Army/Air-Force or Marine-Corps ranks ;)
Thought he'll explain the shooting pattern. It'll target the object and make a shrinking square until target is gone
"Turn it into Swiss cheese"
Knowing that R2D2 once eradicated an entire Star Destroyer’s crew to save C3PO, the title is quite accurate
Clone wars r2 d2 is elite
I remember that comic, I love the part that rd2d fools the two teams of stormtroopers and make them fight each other
I read the title as RDR2 (Red Dead Redemption 2) 🤣
@@CoolNinja925 same
That makes him sound comically overpowered.
"It costs $400,000 to fire this weapon, for 12 seconds."
I played to COD campaign too much. I thought this is one of the War Quotes or others
@@AxellMorren its TF2
@@bravo6959 I know. Just confused, because Ive been practicing a lot in Mile High Club Veteran
I fear no man..
@@delpedrob6994 But that thing... It scares me.
Here's an interesting fact: when they installed the CIWS on the Iowa class Battleships, they initially had issues with the concussion force of the 16 inch guns knocking out the Phalanx.
So the question is, does they Still install the AA like CIWS?
They didn’t bolt it well.
@@andreakaruniawan335 I believe that CWIS is the only main “AA” gun on American ships. Enemy planes and helicopters probably would be vaporized by the nearby carrier wing before they could even get close enough to the CWIS range. Im sure there’s some boats that have trainable guns like WW2 style AA, but I think those would be reserved for small nearby targets like pirates.
@@chr0min0id AA guns were replaced by SAMs after the Terrier series (which would become the Standard series) was introduced.
"She weighs one hundred fifty kilograms and fires two hundred dollar, custom-tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute, costing four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon for twelve seconds" -Heavy
Brother?
“Some people think they can outsmart me, maybe, maybe”
@@superstarplayer4139 “ I’ve yet to meet one that can outsmart *_bullet._* “
*yells in Russian*
Now that they've covered this American peashooter, I'd like to see them cover the Soviet Kashtan "CIWS"
Imagine R2 packing this much firepower during the assault on the Death Star. The Empire would be gone in a few minutes
~r2d2 noise's~ brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
@@gamingismynation1562 hehe rd-d2 gun go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Empire goes bye bye
Might finally have a kill count to rival Chopper’s
You mean seconds?
I was a CIWS tech back in the early 2010’s and the video is pretty accurate. Made my day to watch it. Didn’t mention that the darn things have more maintenance than some vehicles do. A lot of memories came back to me being stuck inside of one, covered in grease and oil, repairing and maintaining the equipment. I would love to see a video on ship classes, especially of LHDs. Wonderful video, keep up the good work!
FT?
@@cgmason7568 pretty sure he is an FC CWIS tech, also not gonna lie CWIS is pretty loud as it's right under the bridge on the DDGs but not as loud as the 5inch gun
@@cgmason7568 FC (Fire Controlman)
@@tachyonhummingbird1107 thank you, I appreciate it.
@@robertchurch5646 would be my second guess lol
8:33. *''Elizabeth, what are doing up there?''*
Elizabeth!!
ah yes, people of culture
Possibility, Elizabeth spying on the Shinsegumi.
Or this just it’s part-time employment.
Elizabeth raises sign wich reads: "brrrrrr" and opens fire
Hi
The fact that CIWS is a part of 'Star Wars' program of Reagan and its R2D2 shape makes all sense.
When someone took the term “melt your enemies” too literally.
Good soldiers follow orders
More like make your enemies into Swiss cheese
@@yellowplate4539 Molten swiss cheese that is
Mowing completed
*Something has molecular integrity*
*Phalanx CIWS:* _"And I took that personally..."_
Ace Combat 7 veterans: "Ugh, THIS annoying little thing."
_cries in no hit run_
*Laughs in F-22 loaded with XSDB*
Laughs in A-10
@@LtViper oof, don’t even get me started on the Aegis Ashore in Farbanti
Laughs in mad lad Sopwith Camel.
Basically this is when R2D2 decides he's had enough.
In other words, our pal TK-207 is screwed
@@flux_switch25 no TK 421 would be screwed 😂
When Chopper decides screw it and starts the killing spree
@@LSTNSCRFN lmao
He just becomes an Autobot.
"Talk softly and carry a big stick"
The US never talks softly, they just carry a big stick
Don’t have to speak softly if you always carry the biggest stick. With a stick of dynamite taped to the end.
@@daltonkellebrew2236 with a stick of dynamite? NO! A GIGANTIC STICK WITH A NUKE!
Compared to the rhetoric of some other nations yeah i'd say they at least speak softly, don't always ACT it where they ought to though
(Navy is gay joke and referencing "carry a big stick)
more like the united states grabbed the biggest stick it could find and then proceeded to not only carry it but speak as loudly as possible, with a megaphone through a PA system
Other ship defense systems: Toothbrushes
This: electric toothbrush
Cool
Do you want a guy infected with pestilence.
@@comert89 no plz no
@@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757 why?
@@comert89 I just don't want Doctor Bright near me anymore, what do you think, why am i chad?
The true “say hello to my little friend”
WORD, when u accidentally fired a rocket on the ship, "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND"
I thought it was T250, a 37mm 6 barrel gatling gun.
When the pilot gets hit by this he’s no longer in a plane, but “Skywalking”
Nice starwars reference!
🎵🎧🪕🎼💿🎹🎷 Im Luke Skywalker on these haters..
Daywalker tell me Whare that’s from
Good one
Noice
My favorite story about the ciws is when they were doing weapons testing with a block 1b and had a glider target being pulled by a rope, it successfully engaged the glider, but continued to track and fire on the guiding rope and followed it's length back to the plane forcing the pilot to eject when it blew out his engines. So yeah these babies have some amazing tracking capabilities!
"Spock, is that you?"
"Yes, Captain."
"Where are you, Spock?"
"It appears that i have turned into a M61 Vulcan Rotary Gun onboard the USS Cole, but i do not know where my presence is."
Why did you pick the Cole?
@Raider PrimusWhen has it needed too?
@Daniel Wong Jesus man relax he was just asking a question
Missile:* approches*
Ciw: *quickly turns around* useless useless uselesss!
Is that a Jojo's reference?
@@vvvppp6021 it is
*_Cue The World sadly muttering Muda whilst turning away_*
The virgin "useless" fan, vs the Chad "MUDA" enjoyer.
pathethic, this whole "virgin" and enjoyer, like guys can we stop with this stupid meme already? its nothing but cringe, not to mention ....
YOU FELL FOR IT FOOL! THUNDER CROSS SPLIT ATTACK!
Imagine if it actually had R2D2's screech as its sound
*"Sir! Multiple bogey's inbound!"*
*_muffled_** REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
It probably does when the turret swivels
The sound these things make when firing was once described to me as sounding like “a very angry lawnmower”
Shoulda stayed off its lawn.
Yep
@@benn454 or it will detonate or destroy you
Most apt that I’ve heard.
Or the A-10 on crack
World: How many guns do Americans need?
Americans: All of the guns.
Just wait till you come across the Kashtan CIWS
We need even more than that
@@Nuclear_Potato-rt8pl facts
The apach and angel of death: *allow us to introduce ourselves*
“Sir we are approaching an enemy AA gun”
“OH GOD ITS AN R2D2”
Everyone's gangsta until R2D2 Gets a machinegun.
Not just a machine gun, but a 20mm Gatling gun
@@shanedoesyoutube8001 close enough
@@shanedoesyoutube8001 30mm*
@@yapflipthegrunt4687 that's for the goalkeeper, not phalanx
Like how R2Cleve2 got a glock in Family Guy
US Navy: "you see that little boat right there, i don't wonna see it anymore"
Lmao funny. Aye aye captain
I love Simple history because it is what is says on the tin, making history simple
slurp slurp
@@zimmerman1031 Y e s
I like it because the way people nod thier heads back and forth
"We need something to help us protect from anti ship missiles, any ideas?"
*haha big boolet go brrrrr*
"Depleted uranium rounds fired so fucking fast via radar" .....and? That's it. Radar aims, bullets shoot, missile die.
" i have a suggestion.....why don't we make a trigger happy version of R2D2?"
Usa: how many bullets would you like
Phalanx: *YES*
Gunboat: Haha we have missiles
Spicy R2D2: Hahaha spinny straws go brrrrrttttt
Surface mode FTFW.
Thing: exists
Ciws: I'm gonna stop you right there.
Imagine if someone made a scaled down version to take down flies and mosquitoes lol.
You might be onto something
*The U.S. Department of Defense wants to know your location.*
I never knew I needed something so badly in my life. As a Floridian, shut up and take my money 😂
That guy would be a billionare
Shut up and take all of my life savings
No one:
R2d2's deadly cousin: *begone from this town or never be found*
Could you do a history of “war dogs” starting from the Roman Empire with the use of their Molossian all the way to modern dogs with the US Army
would love that
Best doggos.
“Deadly R2D2.” Now I’m just imagining R2D2 screaming whenever this thing fires.
Me too!😎🤘
R2D2 is pretty deadly whenever someone like Imperials capture his buddy C3PO
You really gotta send that what you said to military newspaper stars and stripes
The artwork at the end makes the CIWS look like Elizabeth from Gintama
I thinking the same, is that it?
That's really Elizabeth
We called it R2D2 with a hard-on. Fun fact, its said that the fire control system particularly targets the heads of occupants in small craft.
8:32 Katsura must have stolen another ship.
The fact that they put a Gintama ref is so great.
Lmao I had to make sure I wasnt the only one who noticed
"Hey little man, How's it going?"
"INCOMING INCOMING INCOMING, BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTTT"
"ye"
Had those installed on the base I was at in Iraq, land base ones were called CRAM’s, and they decided to test fire them at night, while most of the base was asleep, without telling anyone. Underwear, and beds, were soiled. Never knew I could scream that high of a pitch.
They’re also very, very loud.
Had one on my destroyer. It's three decks above where all the weapons/combat guys sleep and it shakes every rack in the damn place when it goes off.
@@decayingsun5798 Lovely, lol
Had three on my ship. I was a safety Observer for calibration firing a few times. From 10ft away Double hearing protection had little effect as the sound was penetrating my skull and it felt like I was being punched in the chest 75x per second. Still wouldn't have missed it for the world.
"Someday dad I'll be just like you and have a golden robot for a friend."
Lol
He probably won't need one
@@The-Floor. Yeah maybe he'll befriend the Bob' semple tank
@@kingkermit7323 yeh
@Nuke_Gaming oh hello
8:32 "Hey, Gintama! I understood that reference."
The ending got me.
Elizabeth-chan, da heck are you doing here?
I just saw a few of these in the recent movie "The Tomorrow War", what an absolute freakin beast.
legit.
At about 10% of its actual rpm tho
Can’t wait til the army has robots so we can call them chad c3po
We had something similar around our bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, look up C-RAM.
I think he was thinking of something similar to humanoid robot.
@@AlexSDU yeah like those sci fi movies
More like b1 battle droid
@@MaggotExplosion6469 or Droidekas. They see it rolling...
Make one with an automatic 12 gauge using an old car's air ride suspension. Have a reinforced concrete structure instead of steel. Use a couple cell phones for guidance and tracking. $1200 USD price point.
Got plans on Instructables?
@@joshuabessire9169 Just for Kevlar reinforced concrete submarines. #DeeperCheaper
A collaboration of the Federation, the Rebel alliance, and the US military.
To be honest, given how most Imperial fighters have no shields/weak armor and how they fight, a CIWS would be pretty good at countering them.
@@artificerdrachen6908 Seeing to be a Star Wars addict and a history addict.I agree
"Private"
"Yes Sir"
"You see that plane over there?"
"Why Sir"
*"I don't want to"*
They call it the navy's R2D2. Imagine if an astromech was armed like this on the back of an X-Wing or Y-Wing
*RIP TIE fighters*
While we're on the topic of sci-fi, the writers of The Expanse used the CIWS as inspiration for the Perimeter Defence Cannons used on the UN and Martian Navy vessels.
Great series which doesn't get nearly as much recognition as it deserves.
@@residentelect that sounds lit af is it a recent book?
@@rsookchand919
It was originally a series of novels by James S.A. Corey and adapted for TV, streaming on Amazon Prime (but you can find it elsewhere 🏴☠️)
I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, but I got into the novels and then the Amazon series because it's "realistic" in the sense that humans haven't explored the out reaches of the known universe, they have only colonised the moon, Mars and other moons etc within our solar system, which are mined for minerals and ores to keep Earth alive.
The ships are basically akin to conventional navy frigates, destroyers and cruisers which still fire guided missles/torpedoes and auto-cannons across vast distances instead of having large-scale dogfights between small fighters and bombers like you see in Star Wars etc.
What I like best of all is how it accurately portrays the strain of prolonged space travel or being born off-planet upon the human anatomy. For example, the Martian Marine Corps are all physically superior to their cousins on Earth due to them being raised in the harsher gravity of the terraformed Martian surface, but when they arrive on Earth they struggle with it's weaker gravity, the concentration of oxygen and the tidal horizons etc, as they have never experienced oceans on Mars.
Conversely, those born on "The Belt" which is a series of minor planets and moons used for mining are tall, thin and physically weaker due to the very weak gravity and low oxygen concentration of their settlements.
Its not woke, no hidden agendas, nobody is placed on a pedestal. Its a mixed race and mixed gender cast but they are all believable characters with their own flaws, weaknesses, skills, personalities and interesting back stories.
Search YT for some of the UN and Martian/Belter battles and you'll see what I mean about the realism 👍
Edit: There are no aliens as such, or sophisticated androids, which also makes it rar more realistic.
@@residentelect sounds interesting. Will def check it out
"It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon... for twelve seconds." - US Navy
Cheaper than a new ship.
Some people may outsmart me... maybe....maybe
...but I have yet to meet man who can outsmart bullet
How much a missile costs about a million and more important how much a ship costs A frigate fully loaded goes fo about 500 m to 800 m. I'm not sure you need to fire for 12 seconds to get the missile down.
@@kreb7 that thing is not that accurate
@@AndenMowe-hh5qk It's a TF2 reference.
American military innovation since the end of WW2: Haha gun goes BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
R2 had enough of watching his friends suffer
“NOW IS COWARD KEELING TIME!”
-The phalanx probably
Do I smell soiled AC7 Veteran diaper?
What sick man sends BABIES to fight me?
@@Sigelisvigel *Mann
YATATATATATATATATA!
8:40 Wow, didn't expect to see Elizabeth in this channel XD
I know I can't be the only one that noticed the animation quality has improved in this video
“Go get em R2D2”
*Fucking murders all*
Umm... Goo- Good job R2. Please dont hurt us.
**INTENSE BEEP BOOP**
8:33 R2D2 ja nai! Elizabeth da!
I thought nobody noticed.
Nice going there Zura.
@@GeronKizan Zura ja nai! Katsura da!
Been enjoying your educational contents for 3 years now. As a Navy Reservist, keep up with more contents on modern Navy arsenals!
It's even cooler when you realize it also leads its targets.
And chooses which ones to shoot dependent on which target hits where.
@@recreationalflorist Even more awesome.
It has to, i don't understand why that would be considered cool.
@Opecuted I doubt that.
@Opecuted not used until the 70's
So basically the Navy made an R2 - Delete You. Cool beans.
Great guys but I'm gonna need it back. It's carrying some death star plans I need.
My dad was on the Coral Sea, CV-43 "The Ageless Warrior" "Older and Bolder".
I was on the old girl from 86-88, when was your dad on?
@@dcamp671 81-85 I think
Engineer from tf2: buildin' a sentry
US navy: hold my beer
If Engineer worked in the navy, he would be saying "Buildin' a machine that can turn you into swiss cheese in a second!"
More like hold my whisky
CIWS also stands for “Captain it won’t shoot” because it does break a lot.
Will this help me defend my dignity against euro-fighter jets while driving the audi i8?
lmao
It's a weapon of war, not a miracle worker.
Will it help me defend my bicycle from bicycle thiefs?
Secret ape Society intensifies
Also helps with Su-35 annihilation.
I approve.
Long live the Apes!
One of my favorite weapon systems of all time, followed very closely by the GAU8 Avenger which is mounted on the A10 "Warthog" or the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS system.
Everybody gangsta until the Star Wars R2D2 starts spinning up
I’ve seen pictures of ciws painted or dressed up as minions, imagine being the crew of a hostile attack boat and being ended by a minion.
Love the gintama reference, looks brilliant.
Not the R2-D2 we deserved but the R2-D2 we needed
8:32 wait wait WAIT, did simple history just do a Gintama Reference?
2:31 "22mm cannon"
My brain: "hey something ain't right here"
The Army is currently using the same weapon system but refers to it as C-RAM(Counter rockets, artillery, and mortars) absolutely beautiful but terrifying to stand on when fires. They are used for base defense on deployments. Would totally go again in a heartbeat
Impressed by the detail in animation, especially the block variants showing the midbarrel mount addition for the last most current iteration. Side note the land variant exists to protect FOBs and has been used in action in various conflicts until present.
Ah, the 20mm Phalanx Vulcan CIWS.... the Little Half Brother of the 30mm Goalkeeper Vulcan CIWS
the 30mm isn’t a vulcan, it’s an avenger. GAU-8 beeg gun go brrr
@@notalexzander2
Government: Hey
Engineer: yeah?
Government: I want that plane *gestures to A10* to be a turret.
Now that they've covered this American peashooter, I'd like to see them cover the Soviet Kashtan "CIWS"
@@walterbrunswick No point covering an inferior design
@@haarukko It's been superceded by the Pantsir, a much superior system
Older Kashtan systems have been refitted with modern electronics and radar
Go play with your dinky Phalanx 😂
"Frosty the CIWS, was a very spiteful soul"
If it flies it dies. I'd give this a 9 out of 10 for accuracy.
I liked how you put Elizabeth there at the end of the video. A Justaway would have worked too.
US Navy: "R2D2".
JMSDF: "Elizabeth".
The JMSDF actually has the Phalanx CIWS on some of their ships.
That Gintama reference at the end was really special :)
Also seen mounted on the head of the Rick Dias from Zeta Gundam.
And also Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon 8:32
Don't forget heavy arms from Gundam Wing lol
Ah yes another old fellow fans anime…………..
*If R2D2 and A‐10 had a child*
I hope this comment becomes the most liked comment on UA-cam
Guy 1: You know that gun on the A-10?
Guy 2: Yea what about it.
Guy 1: Lets put it on a boat but make it bigger.
@Raider Primus You know why? The one on the A-10 is air cooled so it has a lower chance to fail.
The animation quality of Simple History videos are comparable to a fine wine. It gets even better over time.
The duck at the end of the video: "I don't see a God up here... Except me!"
It is a character named “Elizabeth” from “Gintama” which is Japanese anime.
I remember Japanese Self Defense Force painted on one of their SIWS to attract local residents to recruit more SDF officers. I am very happy that this channel introduces some of the minor information about Japanese Self Defense Force!!
A-10 warthog: I go brrrrrrrrr
R2-d2: hold my beer
Russians CRAM: Pathetic
@@kneglikishere3304 Sure? What about the Kastam M and the new Pansirt M
Are you sure about that?
Laser weapons systems: I AM SPEED
Damn, the last few seconds were great, Gintama reference!
Saw these things shoot in person and funny enough sound like farts when they go off. Also pretty cool.
I just wanted to say that you're disgusting and I hate you. Now I can't unhear it.
They shoot too fast for the human ear to pick out individual shots.
@@benn454 Same effect as the A-10 Warthog. The Warthog shoots a lesser amount of rounds as the Phalanx. Saw one at Yakima Bombing Range in Washington state. It s over for whomever is on the receiving end.😎💥🔥
Yo Elizabeth at the END had me dying!!!
My dad worked on this system when he worked for general dynamics. An amazing weapon capable of taking out targets and defending a ship at the same time. I want one for my house lol.
When you're up close to one of these, it's like nothing else
Basically the spiderman experience when you get shot by it
The ground shakes when your near one going off
Your chest raddles if you accidentally end up under the trailer for the the lpws
Just a quick correction. The "Eilat" was sunk on October 27th 1967 which is about 4.5 months after the six day war ended.
My Father was part of the team who developed the software, and programming for this Weapon System. I wish I could remember what he told me but many of the VHS tapes he had on it were truly fascinating.