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 * Kreisher, Otto. "Small Caliber Guns." //Naval Forces// 31.1 (2010): 6. Web. 15 Aug. 2012. <[|http://ehis.ebscohost.com.proxy045.nclive.org/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=101&sid=d29f8f57-ef17-46a1-8682-4067db50301d%40sessionmgr113&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=mth&AN=48607984]>.
 * 1) The Mk38 Mod2 produced by BAE allows the operator to track targets automatically at 10,000m while waiting for a command to fire.
 * 2) Rheinmetal Defence has had considerable success with its Modular Light Gun (MLG) system, which adapted for naval use the 27mm rapid-fire cannon developed for aircraft use in the late 1960s.
 * 3) Raytheon's Mk15 PHALANX Close-in weapon System (CIWS) has been adapted to improve its effectiveness against attacks by smaller surface craft.
 * 4) The compact CIWS unit utilizes a dual search and track radar, automated remote fire control systems, and a six-barrel 20mm cannon capable of 4,500 rounds per minute.
 * 5) The U.S. Navy also is about to start fielding the Shipboard Protection System (SPS), which is a US$2.6M set of sensors and command consoles that can greatly improve a ship's situational awareness.
 * 6) The MILLENIUM, developed by //Oerlikion Contraves//, is relatively lightweight and stealthy low radar signature cupola makes it suitable for a variety of platforms.
 * 7) What makes the 5-in gun, or the similar size 127mm, effective against the smaller, fast-moving threats is improved munitions and fusing.
 * 8) Another widely used medium-calibre gun that is considered highly effective against maneuvering surface targets is the Mkl 10 57mm //Bofors.//
 * 9) There are two aluminum spacers in the cartridges to help reduce the weight of the cartridge and to help balance it.
 * 10) //Raytheon's//  Mk15 PHALANX Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) has been adapted to improve its effectiveness against attacks by smaller surface craft.
 * 11) The U.S. Navy's array of guns, the 5-in, 57mm, 30mm, and 20mm can all be used to defend against small boats.
 * 12) The U.S. Navy stated they would want to use the 5-in to deal with long range threats.
 * 13) NAVSEA said the Mk110 was selected by the USCG specifically to counter the small boat threat using the MK295 round.
 * 14) The Block IB upgrade includes a surface mode configuration by adding a forward looking infrared sensor and longer and stronger gun barrels to improve shot dispersion.
 * 15) The CIWS has been in service for thirty years and is installed on nearly every U.S. Surface combatant and on the ships of 22 allied navies.