MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System
colloquially referred to as "CIWS" (Sea-whiz)
and also known by several re-acronyms such as
"Captain, It Won't Shoot."
"Chief, It Won't Shoot."
"Captain, It Works
Sometimes"
and
"Casrep It? We're Screwed."
due to it's tendency to break
unexpectedly and be "down" whenever
the Captain wants to PAC fire it.
SN Timmy: "Did you hear about the meteor that hit the boat?"
SN Johnson: "Yeah, I heard it
obliterated CIWS"
SN Timmy: "
Not that it matters, it's been a CASREP since
last year anyway."