Found most of the changes on CVN-79 & CVN-80 and beyond

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I was able to locate a couple of RFK/Enterprise Island pictures which show pretty much all of the various changes and relocations due to the change of radar to the SPY-6(3).
I also found several pictures that show where the 3 hull mounted Mk-95 Illuminators for the Sea Sparrow missile are located.
On of the Port Stern - on the back face of the Port Hanger Deck extension facing the Stern.
On the Starboard Stern facing Starboard - mounted on the forward part of the Starboard hanger deck extension
On the Port Amidship - right in front of the CIWS gun mount
The fourth is mounted on the Starboard side of the Island, on the roof of the bridge(?)
Not sure if the 25mm Chain gun are still mounted in the Stern of the ship.

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Very hard to find any pictures that show the ship since the new year

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SPY see my other post.
As for the 25 mm chain gun - no solid information, but I’d strongly assume they go for the 30mm/12,7mm double “Mk 38 mod 4 MSI” gun system with separate EO sensors, that would be state of the art.

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Jan

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I found another picture showing the Starboard rear quarter
On the box-like hanger expansion there is the Mk95 Illuminator mount sticking out of the Starboard side but further aft there is another small extension just about where CVN-78 has the chain gun mounted