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."