Otobreda 127/64

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127/64 Lightweight Naval Gun Mount[1]
Nave Bergamini 3.JPG
FREMM Bergamini F590 with 127/64
TypeNaval gun
Place of originItaly
Production history
DesignerOto Melara
Designed2005[2]
ManufacturerOto Melara
Produced2012[2]
Specifications
MassEmpty: 17 t (37,000 lb)
Barrel length320 in (8.1 m)[1]
Shell127 mm (5.0 in)
Shell weight29 to 31 kg (64 to 68 lb)[1]
Caliber127 mm
Rate of fire32 rpm[1]
Muzzle velocity808 m/s (2,650 ft/s)[1]
Effective firing range30 km (19 mi) VULCANO: 70–120 km (43–75 mi)
Maximum firing range120 km (75 mi)[1]
External image
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image icon Publicity shot of the Oto Melara 127/64
The "Baden-Württemberg", an F125-class frigate of the German Navy; equipped with the Otobreda 127/64

The Oto Melara 127/64 Lightweight (LW) naval gun mount is a rapid-fire gun mount suitable for installation on large and medium size ships. It also has a version for coastal defense, intended for surface fire and naval gunfire support as main role and anti-aircraft fire as secondary role. The compactness of the gun feeding system makes possible the installation on narrow section crafts.

The gun can fire all standard 127 mm (5 inch) ammunition including Vulcano[3] long range guided ammunition.

Modular automatic feeding magazines allow the firing of up to four different and immediately selectable types of ammunition; the magazines (four drums, each with one shell ready to fire and 13 other ammunitions on store) can be reloaded while the mount is in operation.

An ammunition manipulator system is available to transport projectiles and propelling charges from the main ammunition store to the feeding magazines, which are automatically reloaded. Ammunition flow is reversible. Rounds can be automatically unloaded from the gun. Digital and analog interfaces are available for any Combat Management System, also according to COBRA protocol.

The 127/64 LW naval gun mounts includes a Vulcano module, which acts twofold:

  • Programmer for ammunition's fuse and guidance system.
  • Mission Planning and Execution for Naval Fire Support Action (firing solutions, selection of ammunition, definition of trajectories and firing sequences, ballistic computations accounting for ammunition type, etc.), as a standalone or in interaction with ship's Network Centric System.

Operators[]

Current operators[]

 Algeria
 Germany
 Italy
 Egypt
  • 2 x FREMM multipurpose class frigate[7] (2 in option)

Future operators[]

 Spain
 Netherlands
 Canada

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNIT_5-64_LW.htm
  2. ^ a b http://www.epicos.com/WARoot/News/Procurement_and_Modernisation_Programmes_and_activities.pdf
  3. ^ Vulcano
  4. ^ Defense News
  5. ^ "Defence Update about 127/64 F125 fregates (engl.)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  6. ^ Oto Melara-website press release on use of the 127/64 on the German F125 (engl.) Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. ^ "Las nuevas fragatas españolas llevarán el cañón 127/64 Vulcano de Leonardo - Noticias Infodefensa España". 13 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Leonardo to Supply New 127mm Main Guns for Netherlands Navy's LCF Frigates". 21 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Ottawa awards design contract for $60-billion warship fleet to Lockheed Martin". CTV News. 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019. 8 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Canada Selects Leonardo Naval Gun Systems for the CSC Combat Ships". Naval News. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

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