Warships will be warships….
ATLANTIC OCEAN (October 18, 2020) – A Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) fires from United States Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
RAM is a small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile used for close-in defense against incoming missiles and hostile aircraft. It has an operational range of 6 miles (10 km).
The photos below allow for a closer look following the very brief video of the missile firing at the top of this post....
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>>Make sure you turn on the volume in the 15-second video....just to hear, if nothing else, what a missile firing sounds like....
>>Video: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class J. E. Veal, USN
>>RAM-firing photos: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class J. E. Veal, USN; Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominick A. Cremeans, USN; & Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Larry D. Lockett Jr, USN
