'Gwangjuham' as the Top Gun of the Sea

Navy Selects This Year's Best Artillery Combat Ship

The Navy frigate Gwangju (FFG, 2,500-ton class) has claimed the title of this year's "Top Gun of the Sea."

On the 28th, the Navy announced that the 3rd Fleet Command's frigate Gwangju was selected as this year's top artillery combat ship. The top artillery combat ship is chosen based on evaluations of various capabilities, including anti-ship and anti-aircraft firing, teamwork among artillery and combat system operators, and simulated launches of guided missiles, torpedoes, and torpedo acoustic countermeasure (TACM) systems.

Each fleet conducts internal evaluations to select outstanding ships from their units, and these ships compete in a shooting competition hosted by the Navy Operations Command to vie for the Top Gun title. The Gangwon was selected as the Top Gun of the Sea by achieving the highest score in the shooting competition hosted by the Navy Operations Command.

Commander Kim Hyun-seung of the Gwangju said, "The honor of being the top artillery combat ship is the result of all crew members uniting and demonstrating the highest level of combat performance," adding, "Under the spirit of certain victory, if the enemy provokes, we will respond immediately and powerfully on the spot until the end."

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