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Otobreda 76 mm
TypeNaval gun
Place of origin Italy
Service history
In service1964 - present
Used bySee users
Production history
DesignerOto Melara
DesignedCompact: 1963
Super Rapid: 1985
ManufacturerOto Melara (1963–2001)
OtoBreda (2001 onwards)
ProducedCompact: 1964
Super Rapid: 1988
VariantsSee variants
Specifications
Mass7,500 kg (without ammunition)
Barrel length62 calibers

Shell76 mm × 900mm (complete round)
12.34 kg
Caliber76 mm
Elevation-15°/+85°
speed:35°/s (acceleration: 72°/s²)
Traverse360°
speed: 60°/s (acceleration: 72°/s²)
Rate of fireCompact: 85 round/min
Super Rapid: 120 round/min
Muzzle velocity925 m/s
Maximum firing rangeCompact: 20,000 m (HE round at 45°)
Super Rapid: 30,000 m (HE round at 45°)
Feed systemMagazine:
Compact: 80 ready rounds on gun mount
Super Rapid: 85 ready rounds on gun mount

The Italian Otobreda 76/62mm Compact a dual-purpose anti-surface and anti-aircraft naval cannon with a low weight and a high rate of fire. Since its introduction in the late 1960s the OTO-Melara Compact[1] has dominated the 57mm to 76mm medium caliber naval cannon market and has been fitted to hydrofoil missile boats as small 62 tons to large guided missile destroyers of 3500 to 4500 tons.[2]

History

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The Compact was a development of the earlier 1950s OTO-Melara [3]Allargato dual-purpose naval cannon of the same caliber.[4]

Description

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The gun 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 (a vessel somewhere between a corvette and a patrol boat), 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.[5]

Other specifications

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  • 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

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Platforms using the Oto melara 76 mm include:

Asia

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 Bangladesh

 Indonesia

 India

 Iran

 Israel

 Japan

 South Korea

 Malaysia

 Myanmar

 Philippines

 Singapore : Republic of Singapore Navy

 Sri Lanka

 Thailand

 Republic of China (Taiwan)

Africa

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 Egypt

 Morocco

 South Africa

Europe

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 Belgium

 Denmark

 France

 Germany

 Greece

 Ireland

 Italy

 Netherlands

 Norway

 Portugal

 Romania

 Spain

 Turkey

North America

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 Canada

 United States

The Mk 75 in use aboard USCGC Gallatin, 2005.

 Mexico

Oceania

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 Australia

South America

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 Argentina

 Chile

 Ecuador

 Peru

 Colombia

Images

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References and Notes

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  1. ^ In Italian Compact is translated as Compatto and many articles in English use that name
  2. ^ "The Case of the Missing Naval Gun" Aviation & Marine International - October 1978 page 45
  3. ^ OTO-Melara merged with Breda to become OtoBreda in 2001
  4. ^ Denis Archer, Jane's Pocket Book of Naval Armament, Macmillan Publish Company, printed 1976
  5. ^ http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=17626

SRGM installed on Indian Naval Ship (P-17), Shivalik Class of Ship.

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