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The U.S. Navy uses the Mk44 Bushmaster II in the Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System (GWS). The GWS is produced by General Dynamics to give warships protection against small, high-speed surface craft. A Mk 46 turret consists of the 30 mm chain gun, a forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensor, a low light television camera, and a laser rangefinder .
Mod 2: Based on Mod 1 phase 2. More powerful Mk 103 Mod 1 warhead. Improved computer with snake search pattern capability. [4] Known to have been captured by China in 1978. [5] Mod 4: Version for use as Mark 60 CAPTOR mine payload. [6] [7] Mod 5: 1979 upgrade kit for Mod 2, also known as NEARTIP (near-term improvement program).
It is an integral part of the Aegis combat weapon system on Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and modified Ticonderoga-class cruisers. It combines the Mark 45 5"/54 or 5"/62 Caliber Gun Mount, Mark 46 Optical Sight System or Mark 20 Electro-Optical Sight System and the Mark 160 Mod 4–11 Gunfire Control System / Gun Computer System.
Manufactured in Japan initially using knock-down kits in 1981 (Mark 46 Mod 2), followed by licensed coproduction by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries approved in July 1982. [12] The Mark 46 is a medium-range ASW weapon possessing passive and active sonar, advanced computerized guidance which allows it to avoid false targets and acoustic ...
The DS30M Mark 2 system consists of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II [1] on a fully automated mount or via manual control [2] with an off-mount electro-optical director (EOD). [2] The gun and the EOD can be controlled from a remote operator console elsewhere on the ship. The weapon is a gyro-stabilized, electrically operated, self-contained, single ...
USS Mason fires her Mark 45 Mod 4. The Mark 34 Gun Weapon System (GWS) is a component of the Aegis Combat System that is responsible for controlling and providing fire control to the 5" Mark 45 gun. It is used on the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and several later Ticonderoga-class cruisers.
The Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system (MGS) is a shipboard weapon system designed to protect warships primarily from a variety of surface threats, especially small, fast surface craft. [1] It consists of an M242 Bushmaster chain gun mounted on a turret that can be either manually or remote controlled, depending on variant.
2 × 155 mm (6 in)/62 caliber Advanced Gun System (functionally inoperable; only a nominal ammunition supply exists) [9] [10] 2 × 30 mm (1.2 in) Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System [11] Aircraft carried: 1 × MH-60R helicopter; 3 × MQ-8 Fire Scout VT-UAVs [4] Aviation facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters