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Otobreda 127mm/54C
Otobreda 127mm/54C
	Otobreda 127mm/54C
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
Used by	See users
Production history
Designer	Oto Melara
Specifications
Crew	remote controlled
Caliber	127 mm (5.0 in)
Elevation	-15°/+83°
Traverse	360°; speed: 40°/s
Rate of fire	40 rounds/min
Effective firing range	±30 km (100 km with guided VOLCANO ammunition)
Feed system	Magazine capacity:; 66 ready rounds

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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, such as the German Navy's F125-class frigate and Italian Navy's FREMM.

OTO Melara 127/64

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

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

Argentina

MEKO 360 frigates Argentine Navy

Canada

The Otobreda 127/54 was also used on the Canadian Iroquois class destroyers prior to their TRUMP refits in the early 1990s, when they were replaced with the Otobreda 76 mm naval gun.

Italy

Audace-class destroyer (Italian Navy, decommissioned)
Durand de la Penne-class destroyer (Italian Navy)
Maestrale-class frigate (Italian Navy)

Japan

Kongō-class destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
Takanami-class destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)

South Korea

Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer (Republic of Korea Navy)

Netherlands

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate (Royal Netherlands Navy)

Nigeria

MEKO 360 frigates Nigerian Navy

Peru
Venezuela

Lupo-class frigate (Italian Navy, Peruvian Navy, Venezuelan Navy)

References

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

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[1] ttp://www.epicos.com/WARoot/News/Procurement_and_Modernisation_Programmes_and_activities.pdf

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+* [[MEKO 360]] frigates [[Argentine Navy]]
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+* The Otobreda 127/54 was also used on the [[Canadian Forces Maritime Command|Canadian]] [[Iroquois class destroyer]]s prior to their TRUMP refits in the early 1990s, when they were replaced with the [[Otobreda 76 mm]] naval gun.
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 * {{sclass|Audace|destroyer}} ([[Marina Militare|Italian Navy]], decommissioned)
 * {{sclass|Durand de la Penne|destroyer}} (Italian Navy)
 * {{sclass|Maestrale|frigate}} (Italian Navy)
-;{{NED}}
-* {{sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate}} ([[Royal Netherlands Navy]])
-;{{KOR}}
-* {{sclass|Gwanggaeto the Great|destroyer}} ([[Republic of Korea Navy]])
 ;{{JAP}}
 * {{sclass|Kongō|destroyer}} ([[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]])
 * {{sclass|Takanami|destroyer}} (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
+;{{KOR}}
+* {{sclass|Gwanggaeto the Great|destroyer}} ([[Republic of Korea Navy]])
+;{{NED}}
+* {{sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate}} ([[Royal Netherlands Navy]])
+;{{NGR}}
+* [[MEKO 360]] frigates [[Nigerian Navy]]
 ;{{PER}}
 ;{{VEN}}
 * {{sclass|Lupo|frigate}} (Italian Navy, [[Peruvian Navy]], [[Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela|Venezuelan Navy]])
-;{{ARG}}
-;{{NGR}}
-* [[MEKO 360]] frigates ([[Argentine Navy]], [[Nigerian Navy]])
-;{{CAN}}
-* The Otobreda 127/54 was also used on the [[Canadian Forces Maritime Command|Canadian]] [[Iroquois class destroyer]]s prior to their TRUMP refits in the early 1990s, when they were replaced with the [[Otobreda 76 mm]] naval gun.
 ==See also==