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AAir defence
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile
At a glance
ATILGAN PMSSlarger figure on 1 of 2
Phalanx CIWSlarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | ATILGAN PMSS | Phalanx CIWS |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile[source] | Close-in weapon system[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2001–present[source] | 1980–present[source] |
| Used by | Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces[source] | See operators |
Width
Single source3.686 m (12.1 ft)[source]
(Basic), 3 (STC)
Single source2 (Basic), 3 (STC)[source]
Maximum; on land
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source67.6 km/h (36.5 kn; 42.0 mph) on land 5.8 km/h (3.1 kn; 3.6 mph) swimming[source]
Detroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 205 kW (275 hp)[source]
L76 gun (Block 0 & 1)
Single source59.8 in (1,520 mm) L76 gun (Block 0 & 1):[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source3,600 ft/s (1,100 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | ROKETSAN and ASELSAN[source] | General Dynamics[source] |
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| Produced | 2001–present[source] | 1978[source] |
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| No. built | 100+[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Cold War Persian Gulf War Yemeni Civil War Red Sea crisis[source] |
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| Designer | — | General Dynamics[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1969[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 5 × Block 1B £8.56M each to UK 9 × Block 1B US$13.66M each for SK 13 × Mk 15 Block 1B Baseline 2 for TW, total cost: US$416M with 260,000 × Mk 244 Mod 0 armor-piercing bullet. 8 sets are for upgrading the current Block 0 to MK15 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2.[source] |
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| Variants | — |
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| Shell | — | 20×102 mm tungsten armor-piercing discarding sabot (CIWS) or high-explosive incendiary tracer (C-RAM)[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)[source] |
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| Elevation | — | Block 0: −10°/+80° Block 1: −20°/+80° Block 1B: −25°/+85°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 150° from either side of centerline[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 4,500 rounds/minute (75 rounds/second)[source] |
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| Gun | — | 1× 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon[source] |
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| Maximum burst size | — | 1000 rounds[source] |
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| Ammunition capacity | — | 1,550 rounds[source] |
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| Radar | — | Ku band[source] |
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| Cost | — | $12 Million[source] |
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| Target Mach | — | 2.[source] |
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