The crew of the flagship of the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth publishes comics chirp in the message about the successful defeat of an inflatable training target called “Killer Tomato”.
“The attack of the killer tomato is complete! The video subscription on the official Twitter account of the aircraft carrier says that a successful operation is a great effort of everyone.
The footage shows how a huge inflatable target is thrown into the sea, then an automatic 20mm Phalanx CIWS cannon is aimed at it, and the defeat is then recorded on the monitor screen.
The carrier is armed with three 20 mm Phalanx CIWS cannons and four 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns. In addition, there can be 40 aircraft and helicopters on board.
Previously reportedQueen Elizabeth’s sailors feared Russian Su-24 frontline bombers flying over the deck of an aircraft carrier.
A documentary was released in the UK showing the crew’s reaction to the Russian bombers flying over them.
The footage was taken during the first combat voyage of a British aircraft carrier, which entered service in 2017, en route to the Suez Canal in 2021.