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Epic card · History
Phalanx CIWS, an Epic card
The Phalanx CIWS is an automated gun-based "Close-In Weapon System" to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 520,000
Ranked #1,725 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Phalanx CIWS quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Phalanx CIWS card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division, later a part of ______.
Answer
Raytheon. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division, later a part of Raytheon. From the Phalanx CIWS article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Cockroach Janta Party. Cockroach Janta Party 2,900,000 · Brad Cooper 770,000 · Phalanx CIWS 520,000 · Cappadocia 400,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division, later a part of Raytheon.
- Consisting of a radar-guided 20 mm Vulcan cannon mounted on a swiveling base, the Phalanx has been used by the United States Navy and the naval forces of 15 other countries.
- The U.S. Navy deploys it on every class of surface combat ship, except the Zumwalt-class destroyer and San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Phalanx CIWS article was read about 520,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Phalanx CIWS
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Phalanx CIWS (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chuck Homler d/b/a FocusOnWildlife, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
