Four Mark 15 Vulcan
Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems fire 3,000 rounds per minute each of
20 mm armor-piercing ammunition as defense against missile attacks.
16 RGM-84 Harpoon
anti-ship missiles are housed in four quad-tube launchers - warheads were 510-lb. HE
(High Explosive) and range extended to 85.5 miles.
32 BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles in eight box launchers contained four missiles
each. The warheads ranged from 1,000-lb. or 980-lb. conventional explosive to 293-lb.
nuclear, and ranges were 470, 675 and 1,500 miles, respectively.
Illustrations, research and design by SHELDON SNEED
Design, research, and montage by JEF DAUBER
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Four Mark 15 Vulcan
Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems fire 3,000 rounds per minute each of
20 mm armor-piercing ammunition as defense against missile attacks.
16 RGM-84 Harpoon
anti-ship missiles are housed in four quad-tube launchers - warheads were 510-lb. HE
(High Explosive) and range extended to 85.5 miles.
32 BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles in eight box launchers contained four missiles
each. The warheads ranged from 1,000-lb. or 980-lb. conventional explosive to 293-lb.
nuclear, and ranges were 470, 675 and 1,500 miles, respectively.