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The '''Otobreda 127mm/54 Compact''' (''127/54C'') gun is a [[dual purpose gun|dual purpose]] [[naval artillery]] piece built by the [[Italy|Italian]] company [[Oto Melara]]. It uses the 127mm round which is also used in the [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|5 inch/ 54 gun]], albeit that this gun calibre is measured in [[imperial measurements]] rather than [[metric system|metric]]. The gun uses an automatic loading system where 66 127mm rounds of various kinds can be stored ready-to-fire in three loader drums (each holding 22 rounds). The barrel is [[water-cooled]]. Currently the gun is still in use by navies around the world but it is slowly being replaced by the [[Otobreda 127/64]] for new vessels, of which the [[German Navy]] [[F125-class frigate]] and Italian Navy [[FREMM]]
The '''Otobreda 127mm/54 Compact''' (''127/54C'') gun is a [[dual purpose gun|dual purpose]] [[naval artillery]] piece built by the [[Italy|Italian]] company [[Oto Melara]]. It uses the 127mm round which is also used in the [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|5 inch/ 54 gun]], albeit that this gun calibre is measured in [[imperial measurements]] rather than [[metric system|metric]]. The gun uses an automatic loading system where 66 127mm rounds of various kinds can be stored ready-to-fire in three loader drums (each holding 22 rounds). The barrel is [[water-cooled]]. Currently the gun is still in use by navies around the world but it is slowly being replaced by the [[Otobreda 127/64]] for new vessels, of which the [[German Navy]] [[F125-class frigate]] and Italian Navy [[FREMM]]

Revision as of 05:21, 4 April 2014

Otobreda 127mm/54C
Otobreda 127mm/54C
TypeNaval gun
Place of originItaly
Service history
Used bySee users
Production history
DesignerOto Melara
Specifications
Crewremote controlled
Caliber127 mm (5.0 in)
Elevation-15°/+83°
Traverse360°
speed: 40°/s
Rate of fire40 rounds/min
Effective firing range±30 km (100 km with guided VOLCANO ammunition)
Feed systemMagazine capacity:
66 ready rounds


The Otobreda 127mm/54 Compact (127/54C) gun is a dual purpose naval artillery piece built by the Italian company Oto Melara. It uses the 127mm round which is also used in the 5 inch/ 54 gun, albeit that this gun calibre is measured in imperial measurements rather than metric. The gun uses an automatic loading system where 66 127mm rounds of various kinds can be stored ready-to-fire in three loader drums (each holding 22 rounds). The barrel is water-cooled. Currently the gun is still in use by navies around the world but it is slowly being replaced by the Otobreda 127/64 for new vessels, of which the German Navy F125-class frigate and Italian Navy FREMM

127/64 Lightweight

A replacement of the 127/54 compact, Oto Melara started the design in 1992, and completed in 2003[1] The new lightweight gun, weighing 17 tons without magazine or ammunition handling has a rate of fire of 35rpm, and can fire the long range guided Vulcano ammunition.

Operators

Operators of the Oto Melara 127 Naval Gun

The Otobreda 127/54 Compact is used in the following countries and ship classes:

 Italy
 Netherlands
 South Korea
 Japan
 Peru
 Venezuela
 Argentina
 Nigeria
 Canada

The Otobreda 127/64 Lightweight is used in the following countries and ship classes:

 Italy
 Germany

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.epicos.com/WARoot/News/Procurement_and_Modernisation_Programmes_and_activities.pdf
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