Last line of defense against air attacks, R2D2 was first tested in 1973 and introduced into service in 1980. Since then, all types of ships has been retroffited to carry at least one of them
Specifications |
20 | caliber (mm) | |||||
4500 | Rate of fire (round/min) | |||||
1.50 | range (km) | |||||
Used by |
0 | ![]() | 3 |
1961 | ![]() | 2 |
1964 | ![]() | 2 |
1965 | ![]() | 1 |
1965 | ![]() | 2 |
1965 | ![]() | 3 |
1968 | ![]() | 3 |
1968 | ![]() | 1 |
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1973 | ![]() | 2 |
1975 | ![]() | 4 |
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1980 | ![]() | 1 |
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1989 | ![]() | 3 |
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2012 | ![]() | 2 |
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2013 | ![]() | 1 |
2014 | ![]() | 2 |
2017 | ![]() | 1 |
2017 | ![]() | 2 |
2018 | ![]() | 2 |
2019 | ![]() | 1 |
2020 | ![]() | 2 |
2022 | ![]() | 2 |
Refits |
1980-apr | ![]() | Aircraft Carrier America (1965) class | 3x CIWS fitted during refit |
1989 | ![]() | Landing Ship/Platform Dock Fearless class | refit at HMD Devonport, including replacement of guns and her 4x quadruple Seacat launchers for new 20mm and Phalanx CIWS. Completed 1991. |
1990 | ![]() | Guided-Missile Destroyer Type 42 (Batch 3) | included addition of a pair of Phalanx CIWS, completed 1991 |
1999 | ![]() | Support Ship Fort II class (1992) | fitted with Phalanx CIWS |
1999-feb-01 | ![]() | Support Ship Fort II class (1992) | refit at Babcocks, until Jun 1999, fitted with Phalanx CIWS |
2017-mar | ![]() | Landing Ship/Platform Dock Albion class | Received 2 sets of Phalanx to replace Goalkeeper. Rejoined the Fleet after refit on 21 Jul. |
2018 | ![]() | Support Ship Wave class | Completed refit in Dec 2018, with Phalanx now fitted to the previously provided mount stations, fore and aft. |
In Service |