Wednesday, March 17, 2010

76/62 Compact

Also Known As
76/62 C

Origin
Italy

Contractor/s
Oto Melara

Applications
Abukuma
Asagiri
Badar
Bangabandhu
Brahmaputra
Davide
Descubierta
Diponegoro
Endurance
F123 Brandenburg
Fearless
FFG 7 Oliver Hazard Perry
FPB 44
FPB 57
FPB 62
Gepard
Hatsuyuki
Iroquois
Kang Ding
Karel Doorman
Kilic
Kortenaer
Laksamana
MEKO 140
Meteoro
Minerva
Murasame
Pohang
Province
Samar
San Giorgio
TNC 45
Ulsan
Victory
Yubari

Description: The OTO Melara 76/62 Compact is a lightweight, rapid-fire, automatic naval dual-purpose gun system capable of engaging both ships and aircraft. The unmanned, stabilized naval mount features a 76mm 62-caliber gun and can be installed on a wide range of ships ranging from corvettes to destroyers. The 76mm gun is feed by an 80-round revolving magazine which can be reloaded by two-man. It can fire any existing 76/62 ammunition, including DART guided ammunition, in single shot mode or multiple shots with a maximum rate of fire of 100 rounds per minute. Optionally, the 76/62 C weapon station can be provided with a dual feeding system, new control console and stealth shield.

Specifications
Guns: Caliber 76 mm62-caliber

Other: Magazine Capacity 80, Max Rate of Fire 100 rounds per minute

Operators

see operators map

Argentina

Australia

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Canada

Chile

Egypt

Germany

Ghana

Greece

India

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

Kuwait

Malaysia

Netherlands

Poland

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Spain

Taiwan

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United States of America

Internet Resources
76/62 C

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Sunday, March 07, 2010

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