“A close-in weapon system is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses”
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**Pantsir-M is a russian close in weapons system for naval use
The Pantsir (Russian: Панцирь, lit. ‘[body] armour’) missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems. Three types of vehicles make up one system: a missile launcher, a radar truck and a command post. Starting with the Pantsir-S1 (Russian: Панцирь-С1, NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound ) as the first version, it is produced by KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula, Russia, and is the successor to the Tunguska M1.
Pantsir-M [2] (Russian: Панцирь-М, lit. ‘Carapace-M’) is a Russian jamming-resistant naval close-in weapon system (CIWS) which entered service in 2018.[3] Pantsir-M will replace Kashtan-M systems in Russian Navy.[4][5][6][7]
According to Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov, Pantsir-M’s destructive power is three to four times higher than Kashtan-M’s.
can’t wait to see a pantsir on a plane
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does this mean mig 27 is a ciws now ?
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What’re you trying to prove? You do realize the CIWS role is AAA right
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How about we just stop
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Mate, just get lost already
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thats still a ciwis
That’s my point
if its a ciws then why not call it that ? they call c-ram
No, this is панцирь (shell)
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True, you got me there
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They can call it whatever they want.
They could call it Lenny if they wanted to.
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lennys gonna vaporize the whole airforce XD
because they felt like it… it’s not an universal term but an american designation, unlike ciws. cram is an american ciws, that’s all. Now what about we change topic, we’ve been debating this specific thing for half an hour and it’s getting real boring real quick
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Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar
Which is exactly what Ciws Counters, because C-RAM is a CIWS
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I think you misunderstood, that is literally a phalanx CIWIS strapped to a truck
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When F-22 to deal with Su-27 and mig-29
This game needs more tanks like the Challenger 2 Black Night. That APS is goated.
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And theoretically speaking also a form of CIWS
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