C-RAM – Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar / Test Fire

Soldiers conduct weapons testing with a C-RAM – Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar weapon system as part of live fire exercise that takes place on Fort Sill, Oklahoma in preparation for unit deployment.

The Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar weapon system(also called C-RAM) is used as a response to indirect fire attacks on a base. It is a set of systems used to detect and/or destroy incoming rockets, artillery, and mortar rounds in the air before they hit their ground targets.

The 20mm Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System is a land-based variant of the U.S. Navy’s Phalanx CIWS weapon system, a radar-controlled rapid-fire gun for close-in protection of vessels.

Both use a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera to allow their operators to visually identify incoming fire.

Credits: U.S. Army videos by Staff Sgt. Ian Vega-Cerezo and Sgt. Christian Morton

Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama

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Derivative works: Military Archive

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