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Among these were the PC games Phlinx to go and Zengems, released in 2005 and 2007. Both were well received. Both were well received. In 2008–2009, Barwood served as the lead designer and writer on Mata Hari , [ 28 ] a World War I spy action adventure game developed by German studio Cranberry Production .
The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) was developed as the last line of automated weapons defense (terminal defense or point defense) against all incoming threats, including antiship missiles (AShMs or ASMs), aircraft including high-g and maneuvering sea-skimmers, and small boats.
The word sphinx comes from the Greek Σφίγξ, associated by folk etymology with the verb σφίγγειν (sphíngēn), meaning "to squeeze", "to tighten up". [5] [6] [7] This name may be derived from the fact that lions kill their prey by strangulation, biting the throat of prey and holding them down until they die.