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Old 23rd Aug 2007, 15:24
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RichardIC
 
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As has already been pointed out, the priority should be stopping missiles as far off as possible.

The 57mm Mk 110, as recently selected by the USN, is a CIWS with a range of nine miles. And it's made by BAE S. And it can be fitted on hulls down to 150 tons.

Goalkeeper may have a longer range than Phalanx, but it still stops incoming far too close for comfort. Certainly close enough to leave mother within the debris field of something travelling at Mach 2.
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