Editing Phalanx CIWS (section)

===Accidental shoot-down of US aircraft by Japanese ship===
On 4 June 1996, a Phalanx operated by the JMSDF accidentally shot down a US [[A-6 Intruder]] from the aircraft carrier {{USS|Independence|CV-62|6}} that was towing a radar target during gunnery exercises about {{cvt|1500|mi}} west of the main Hawaiian island of [[Oahu]]. The {{sclass|Asagiri|destroyer|1}} {{ship|JDS|Yūgiri|DD-153|6}} locked onto the Intruder instead of the target, or tracked up the tow cable after acquiring the towed target. The aircraft's two-man crew ejected safely.<ref>[[Cable News Network]]. [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9606/04/japan.vessel/ Japan apologizes for gunning down U.S. plane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208160400/http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9606/04/japan.vessel/ |date=2008-02-08 }}. June 4, 1996.</ref> A post-accident investigation concluded that ''Yūgiri''{{'}}s gunnery officer gave the order to fire before the A-6 was out of the CIWS engagement envelope.<ref>The Virginian-Pilot. [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp961024/10240334.htm Human Error Cited In Downing Of Navy Plane By Japanese] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015120203/http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp961024/10240334.htm |date=2007-10-15 }}. October 24, 1996.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.defense.gov/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=527|title=Transcript of the DoD investigation of the incident}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>