The
Otobreda 76 mm gun is a widely used naval artillery piece built by the Italian company
Otobreda. A vehicle-mounted version known as the
Otomatic was built for the
SPAAG role, although this was not put into production.
It is capable of very high rates of fire, making it suitable for short-range anti-missile point defence. Its calibre also gives it abilities for anti-aircraft, anti-surface and ground shelling. Specialised ammunition is available for armour piercing, incendiary and directed fragmentation. A new stealth cupola has been designed in recent years.
The system is compact enough to be installed on relatively small warships, like
corvettes,
avisos, or
patrol boats. It has been widely exported and is in use with 53 navies.
It has recently been favoured over the
French 100 mm naval gun for the new
Horizon CNGF frigates.
On
27 September 2006 Iran announced it has started mass production of a marine artillery gun, named the
Fajr-27, which is a
reverse-engineered Oto Melara 76 mm gun.
Other specifications
- Cooling: sea water—fresh water for flushing
- *440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz, main circuit;
- *115 V, 1-phase, 400 Hz, servo and synchro network
Users
Platforms using the Oto melara 76 mm include:
Asia
:
Republic of Singapore NavyAfrica
Europe
* Buque de Accion Maritima (BAM) Class
North America
The Mk 75 in use aboard USCGC Gallatin, 2005.
South America
