Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar, abbreviated C-RAM or counter-RAM, is a set of systems used to detect and/or destroy incoming rockets, artillery, and mortars before they hit their targets, or provide early warning.

The Centurion C-RAM, also called the Land Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS), is an American Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) air defense artillery system. The system was developed in 2004, during and after the Iraq War identified a weakness in ground-based anti-projectile artillery.

The M61A1 20mm Gatling gun is capable of acquiring its target and firing at a rate of 4,500 rounds per minute. The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system integrates the sensors, weapons, and warning systems for C-RAM Intercept.

2021年1月11日 · C-RAM, standing for “counter rocket, artillery, and mortar,” is an Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) weapons system developed in order to protect ground forces and forward operating...

C-RAM是“反火箭炮、火炮和迫击炮”的英文缩写，顾名思义是用来对付敌方火箭炮、火炮和迫击炮（统称为RAM）等间瞄火力威胁的武器系统。 现在，这一任务历史性地落到了防空炮兵的身上。 “高射炮打蚊子”历来被认为是一件大材小用，力不从心的荒唐事。 然而，现在美军及其盟友却迫切需要用高射炮来打“蚊子”了。 当然，此“蚊子”非彼“蚊子”，是那些在战场上空高速飞行的各种炮弹。 与传统的空中目标飞机相比，称其为“蚊子”毫不为过，因为要发现一枚迎面来袭的60毫米 迫击 …

2025年1月8日 · The C-RAM Phalanx combines a proven 20 mm M61A1 Gatling gun, firing M-246 or M-940 self-destruct rounds at a selectable rate of 3,000 or 4,500 shots per minute, with an advanced search and track Ku-band radar featuring closed-loop spotting technology to provide autonomous target detection and engagement.

2020年3月18日 · Centurion C-RAM is a multi-barreled Gatling gun system the army borrowed (sort of) from the navy, which uses them for last-ditch ship defense against sea-skimming missiles. C-RAM has different ammunition than the naval version, and different sensors appropriate to land-based requirements.

C-RAM systems are designed to defend critical resources, deployed forces and key installations against the threat posed by indirect fires of rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds. They act autonomously with a short time and a high level of system automation.

Rocket, artillery, and mortar attacks were significant cause of hostile deaths in Iraq, and the CRAM directive came in response to an operational needs statement from the Multinational Corps-Iraq...

2024年5月20日 · Once a threat is detected, its rapid-response Gatling gun, armed with a 20mm cannon, engages and neutralizes it in mid-air. This high rate of fire, combined with precise targeting, ensures the system can effectively intercept and destroy multiple incoming projectiles simultaneously, safeguarding the Gaza floating pier.