Myriad CIWS was a twin 7 barrelledled, 25mm rotary cannon-style CIWS developed by a consortium including OTO Melara. The system's primary purpose, had it ever gone into production, would have been defense against anti-ship missiles, and other precision guided weapons.

Specifications

• Gun: 25mm/80 (1in) Oerlikon KBD Gatling gun.

• Weight: 17,000lb (7,700kg) total.

• Traverse: 360 degrees.

• Muzzle velocity: HE-I: 3,182ft/s (970m/s), APDS-T: 3,525ft/s (1070m/s), AMPDS: 3,484ft/s (1060m/s), FAPDS: 3,525ft/s (1070m/s).

• Rate of fire: 83 round/second (5000 round/minute) per gun, combined rate of fire, 10,000 round/minute.

• Ammunition: Fixed (HE-I, APDS-T, AMPDS, FAPDS) 2,000 rounds in magazine, per gun.

• Weapons range: Effective range with AMDS (160 g) shell, 1,100 yards (1,000 m)

See also

• Goalkeeper CIWS

References

• Naval Weapons of the World