Keywords: US Navy 060629-N-0780F-004 Crewmembers aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) man a MK-38 25-mm Machine Gun as they arrive for a routine port visit. Nashville^rsquo,s is the tenth ship in the Austin-class of Amphibious Transport Docks.jpg en Souda Bay Crete Greece June 29 2006 - Crew members aboard USS Nashville LPD 13 man a MK-38 25-mm Machine Gun as they arrive for a routine port visit Nashville s is the tenth ship in the Austin-class of Amphibious Transport Docks She departed her homeport of Norfolk Virginia for a regularly scheduled six-month deployment as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group The 25mm Machine Gun System MGS Mk-38 is a 25mm automatic gun system that provides ships with a defensive and offensive gunfire capability while engaging a variety of surface targets It is designed to provide close range defense against patrol boats swimmers floating mines and various targets ashore including; enemy personnel lightly armored vehicles and terrorist threats U S Navy photo by Paul Farley RELEASED 2006-06-29 060629-N-0780F-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 36304 U S Navy photo by Paul Farley PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Nashville LPD-13 Mk 38 25mm chain gun |