| The New Navy. |
If true, no laughing matter. No, not at all.
A sailor is heard shouting: 'No, no, no,' while chuckling as the weapon continues to track it.
It eventually powers down and loses interest in the aircraft and another relieved crew member is heard saying: 'Jesus!'
The pair then laugh and the first sailor continues to say: 'No, oh man.'
The MK 15 Phalanx has a tracking antenna, which is automatically aimed toward what it perceives to be a threat along with its powerful cannon.
It sends the information to its computer system until a probable hit is determined, which is when the electrically driven motors move the gun into the proper position and keep tracking the object.