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Wild moment US Navy phalanx anti-aircraft gun trains its sights on passenger 737 as sailors laugh and tell the autonomous gun 'no no no'
The New Navy.
[MAIL] Footage shows the anti-aircraft system aiming its Gatling gun at the plane flying through the sky. It's unclear where exactly the incident took place.
If true, no laughing matter. No, not at all.
A sailor is heard shouting: 'No, no, no,' while chuckling as the weapon continues to track it.

It eventually powers down and loses interest in the aircraft and another relieved crew member is heard saying: 'Jesus!'

The pair then laugh and the first sailor continues to say: 'No, oh man.'

The MK 15 Phalanx has a tracking antenna, which is automatically aimed toward what it perceives to be a threat along with its powerful cannon.

It sends the information to its computer system until a probable hit is determined, which is when the electrically driven motors move the gun into the proper position and keep tracking the object.
Posted by: Besoeker 2023-09-27
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