The ability of the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) to engage
targets too close for its 76mm Oto Melara main gun to fire on was greatly
boosted with the recent installation of two Mark 38 Model 2
"Bushmaster" 25mm auto-cannons.
This was disclosed by PN public affairs office chief Cmdr
Lued Lincuna in a message to the PNA.
He added BRP Ramon Alcaraz's "Bushmaster" cannons
gave the Filipino secondary armament capability as the ship can now engage
hostile small craft that gets too close to the ship.
The two 25mm auto-cannons are located at the left and right
side of the Filipino frigate.
The weapons were fitted last November 2014.
The PN earlier announced that installation of the
"Bushmaster" on the two Gregorio Del Pilar-class frigates will
greatly increase the surface warfare capability of the said vessels.
Surface warfare refers to the capability to detect, engage,
and if necessary sink naval ships or unidentified vessels that may intrude in
the country's vast territorial waters.
The weapon, commissioned by the US Navy following the
terrorist attack on the USS Cole in 2000, was designed to counter high-speed
maneuvering surface targets and will be installed in almost all US
The remotely controlled chain gun system can fire as many as
180 25m rounds per minute at targets as far as two kilometers.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=824021
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