It has a secondary role against surface vessels and shore targets, both in symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare and also in law enforcement where accuracy is critical because collateral damage is unacceptable.
[1] The turret is fully self-contained and requires only an electrical supply and a target data feed from the ship's combat management system and the control console.
The high level of self-containment and compact size and low weight allows installation on a wide variety of ships down to as small as 200 tonnes.
[1] The cannons fire the full range of NATO standard 35×228 mm ammunition; HEI, HEI-T, SAPHEI, APCI-T, Prac and Prac-T; all manufactured by Rheinmetall Denel Munition's PMP division.
[2] In the anti-missile role it uses advanced hit efficiency and destruction (AHEAD) ammunition from RWM Schweiz AG.