Otobreda 127/64
| 127/64 Lightweight Naval Gun Mount[1] | |
|---|---|
 FREMM Bergamini F590 with 127/64 | |
| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Oto Melara |
| Designed | 2005[2] |
| Manufacturer | Oto Melara |
| Produced | 2012[2] |
| Variants | Otobreda 127/54 Compact |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Empty: 17 t (37,000 lb) |
| Barrel length | 320 in (810 cm)[1] |
| Shell | 127 mm (5.0 in) |
| Shell weight | 29 to 31 kg (64 to 68 lb)[1] |
| Caliber | 127 mm |
| Rate of fire | 32 rpm[1] |
| Muzzle velocity | 808 m/s (2,650 ft/s)[1] |
| Effective firing range | 30,000 m (33,000 yd) VULCANO: 70,000–120,000 m (77,000–131,000 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 120 km (75 mi)[1] |
| External image | |
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| Hi-res image of Oto Melara 127/64 | |
 Publicity shot of the Oto Melara 127/64 |
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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
- 4x Template:Sclass-[5][6] and 1 used for training
- 4x MKS 180 class frigate (4 planned)
- 4 x FREMM multipurpose frigate (2 in option)
- 7 x Thaon di Revel class Polyvalent Offshore Patrol Vesse
Future operators
- 4 x De Zeven Provinciën class frigate [8]Ordered April 2020, will replace current 127mm canons 2023 - 2025
- 2 x FREMM multipurpose class frigate[9] (2 in option)
See also
Notes
- ^ a b http://www.epicos.com/WARoot/News/Procurement_and_Modernisation_Programmes_and_activities.pdf
- ^ Vulcano
- ^ http://www.defensenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014304010016
- ^ "Defence Update about 127/64 F125 fregates (engl.)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ Oto Melara-website press release on use of the 127/64 on the German F125 (engl.) Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.infodefensa.com/es/2019/12/13/noticia-fragatas-llevaran-canon-12764-vulcano-leonardo.html
- ^ https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/04/leonardo-to-supply-new-127mm-main-guns-for-netherlands-navys-lcf-frigates/
- ^ www.navyrecognition.com https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/june/8587-italy-approves-the-sale-of-two-fincantieri-fremm-frigates-for-egyptian-navy.html. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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