Hitfist

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Hitfist turret on an Armoured fighting vehicle.

Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret for armored vehicles developed by the Italian Oto Melara company. [1] The turrets are designed to mount a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or 30/40mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II autocannon. The main armament may mount a co-axial machine gun. A variant allows the operator to aim and fire anti-tank missiles.

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The turret, and its weapons, can be operated by a single individual. [1]

Oto Melara also sells a smaller remotely operated turret, named Hitrole, that mounts smaller weapons, like machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.

Oto Melara sells a similar appearing remotely operated turret, called Hitfist OWS. [2]

The 30mm variant of the Hitfist turret adds 2,670 kilograms (5,890 lb) to a vehicle's weight. [3]

Operators

Flag of Italy.svg  Italian Army – 483 turrets
200 equipped on the Dardo. [4] The turret is equipped with the following armament:
226 used on the VBM Freccia. The turret is equipped with the following armament:
41 ordered to be used on the VBM Freccia EVO iFV (up to 180). The turret will be equipped with the following armament:
16 ordered to be used with the KF-41 Lynx as part of the A2CS programme in a first order, with more planned in the future: [5]
  • Leonardo X-Gun 30×173mm [6]
Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Army – 6 HITFIST–30
6 Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle equipped with 30mm HITFIST variant. [7]
Flag of Poland.svg Polish Army – 359 HITFIST–30P [8] [9]
359 equipped on the KTO Rosomak (delivery 2019-2021)

References

  1. 1 2 "Hitfist 25mm - 30mm: Light turret for infantry fighting vehicles" (PDF). Oto Melara. 2013-08-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Hitfist OWS 30mm (Overhead Weapons System): Remote Weapons System for infantry fighting vehicles" (PDF). Oto Melara. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  3. ↑ David R. Gillingham; Prashant R. Patel. "Method of Estimating the Principal Characteristics of an Infantry Fighting Vehicle from Basic Performance Requirements" (PDF). INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES . p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Italian army to extend Dardo IFV service life | Defense News September 2022 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2022 | Archive News year". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles joint venture delivers first Lynx vehicles for Italian Army A2CS programme". 2026-01-27. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Italien: Leonardo und Rheinmetall erhalten Lynx-Auftrag" (in German). 2025-11-05. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Leonardo Offers HitFist Turret for Spain's Dragón AFV". MilitaryLeak. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  8. ↑ "Poland". www.leonardo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  9. ↑ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
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