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The Mk 38 Mod 2 mounting, also known as the Typhoon Weapon System, [9] features remote control capability, meaning that the operator can safely control the system from within the ship's Combat information center. Two different ammunition types can be loaded into the system, and the operator can select which one to use from their console.
Typhoon Weapon System has been selected by the US Navy, designated Mk 38 Mod 2, and provided by the US-located branch of the UK-headquartered company BAE Systems teamed with Rafael. [11] Following upgrades which expanded the ships it could be mounted on, improved its optics, and added a co-axial 7.62mm machine gun, it received the designation ...
A Mk 38 MOD 2 25 mm autocannon gun system aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor forward ejecting the spent casings. BAE and Boeing teamed together after a March 2011 contract to add a directed energy weapon to the Mk 38 Mod 2 gun mount, known as the Mk 38 Mod 2 tactical laser system .
The Mark 38 Gun Fire Control System (GFCS) controlled the large main battery guns of Iowa-class battleships. The radar systems used by the Mark 38 GFCS were far more advanced than the primitive radar sets used by the Japanese in World War II. The major components were the director, plotting room, and interconnecting data transmission equipment.
A Mk 21 5"/38 caliber open pedestal mount in 1942. Two Mk 22 5"/38 caliber mounts aboard the destroyer USS Porter, 1942. USMC crewed Mk 28 Mod 2 5"/38 caliber mount aboard USS New Jersey, 1984. Left rear view of a Mark 37 5"/38 caliber mount. NOTE: No Fuze Setter. Forward Mk 38 5"/38 caliber mount aboard the destroyer USS Hamner.
The class will undergo sensor upgrades, with the US government providing SAAB AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe AMB 3D air/surface search radars, [1] FLIR Systems SEAFLIR 230 electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) system, and BAE Systems Mark 38 Mod.2 25mm gun systems under FMS & FMF programs. A separate upgrade program funded by the Philippine Navy will see ...
Mk 8: Twin-arm launcher for the RIM-2 Terrier missile. Used on USS Gyatt. Mk 9 Twin-arm launcher for the RIM-2 Terrier missile. Used on Providence-class cruisers. Differed from Mk 10 in that all missiles were stored above main deck. Mk 10 Twin-arm launcher for the RIM-2 Terrier or RIM-67 Standard missile. Employed below main deck magazines.
The Philippines reportedly ordered at least four new Mk.38 Mod 3 25mm naval guns, and are expected to be installed on all Gregorio del Pilar class ships. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] It was also reported that the Philippine Navy will be getting sophisticated radar system capable of detecting and tracking surface threats, a Harpoon anti-ship missile ...