| Otobreda 76 mm | |
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| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin |  Italy |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1964 - present |
| Used by | See users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Oto Melara |
| Designed | Compact: 1963 Super Rapid: 1985 |
| Manufacturer | Oto Melara (1963–2001) OtoBreda (2001 onwards) |
| Produced | Compact: 1964 Super Rapid: 1988 |
| Variants | See variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 7500 kg (without ammunition) 12.34 kg (complete round) |
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| Shell | 76 mm × 900mm (complete round) |
| Caliber | 62 caliber 76 mm |
| Elevation | -15°/+85° speed:35°/s (acceleration: 72°/s²) |
| Traverse | 360° speed: 60°/s (acceleration: 72°/s²) |
| Rate of fire | Compact: 85 round/min Super Rapid: 120 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 925 m/s |
| Maximum range | Compact: 20,000 m (HE round at 45°) Super Rapid: 30,000 m (HE round at 45°) |
| Feed system | Magazine: Compact: 80 ready rounds on gun mount Super Rapid: 85 ready rounds on gun mount |
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.[1]
 OTO-Melara 76 mm gun onboard F221 Hessen, a Sachsen class frigate. |
 On the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen–class frigates, the Oto Melara is equipped with a stealth cupola to reduce radar cross section/ |
 The OTO-Melara 76mm mounting is seen in this photograph of the Japanese Asagiri class destroyer Asagiri, formerly DD 156, renumbered TV 3516, seen here on 28 July 2008 departing from Portsmouth Naval Base, UK. |
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Other specifications
- Cooling: sea water—fresh water for flushing
- Electrical Power supply
- 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
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- DW Class Frigate
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- Kaman class missile boat
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- Laksamana Class Corvette
- Kedah Class NGPV
Singapore : Republic of Singapore Navy
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- Saar 4 class fast missile vessel
- SLNS Nandimithra
- SLNS Suranimala
- Saar 4 class fast missile vessel
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- Pattani class offshore patrol vessel
- Ratanakosin class corvette
- Ratcharit missile boat
- Chuburi patrol boats
- Tapi class large patrol corvette
- Khamronsin corvette
Africa
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- Descubierta class corvette
- Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates
- Ramadan class fast attack missile boats
- Type-143 Tiger class fast attack missile boats
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- Descubierta class corvette
- Floreal class frigate
- OPV70 Class patrol vessel
Europe
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- Flyvefisken class patrol vessel
- Thetis class patrol frigates
- Ivar Huitfeldt class frigate (In service from 2012)
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- Santa Maria class frigate
- Descubierta class patrol vessel
- Buque de Accion Maritima (BAM) Class
North America
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- Iroquois class destroyer after TRUMP modifications (Canada)
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- Bear-class medium endurance cutter (USCG)
- Hamilton-class high endurance cutter (USCG)
- Oliver Hazard Perry–class frigate (USN)
- Pegasus-class hydrofoil (now de-commissioned) (USN)
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- Oaxaca class Offshore Patrol Vessel(Mexican Navy)
South America
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- Karel Doorman class frigate¨
- Type 22 Batch II Williams frigate
- Saar 4 class missile boat
- S 148 class missile boat
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- Quito class missile boat (Ecuador)
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- PR-72P class corvette (Peru)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Otobreda 76 mm |
- Oto Melara products: medium calibres
- 76/62 Oto Melara Compact Gun Mount at Thales Australia
- Italian 76 mm/62 (3") Compact, SR and USA 76 mm/62 (3") Mark 75 at NavWeaps
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