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'''Myriad CIWS''' was a twin 7 [[gun barrel|barrel]]led, 25 mm [[Gatling gun]] [[CIWS]] developed by a consortium including [[Oto Melara]].  The system's primary purpose, had it ever gone into production, would have been defense against [[anti-ship missile]]s, and other [[precision guided weapon]]s. 
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==Specifications==
* '''Gun''': 25 mm/80 (1 in) KBD [[Gatling gun]].
* '''Weight''': 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) total.
* '''Traverse''': 360 degrees.
* '''[[Muzzle velocity]]''': HE-I: 3,182 ft/s (970 m/s), APDS-T: 3,525 ft/s (1070 m/s), AMPDS: 3,484 ft/s (1060 m/s), FAPDS: 3,525 ft/s (1070 m/s).
* '''[[Rate of fire]]''': 83 round/second (5000 round/minute) per gun, combined rate of fire, 10,000 round/minute.
* '''[[Ammunition]]''':  Fixed (HE-I, APDS-T, AMPDS, FAPDS) 2,000 rounds in magazine, per gun.
* '''Weapons range''': Effective range with AMDS (160 g) shell, 1,100 yards (1,000 m)

==References==
* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNIT_25mm-80_Myriad.htm Naval Weapons of the World]

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[[Category:Multi-barrel machine guns]]
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[[Category:Marina Militare]]
[[Category:25 mm artillery]]


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