Otobreda 127/54 Compact

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Otobreda 127mm/54C
Otobreda 127.54 Compact on ARV Mariscal Sucre (F-21) - 1987.jpg
Otobreda 127mm/54C on Venezuelan frigate Mariscal Sucre (F-21)
Type Naval gun
Place of originItaly
Service history
Used bySee users
Production history
Designer Oto Melara
Variants Otobreda 127/64
Specifications
Barrel  length270 in (6.9 m)
Crewremote controlled

Shell 127x835mmR
shell weight: 29 to 31 kg (64 to 68 lb)
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 VULCANO ammunition)
Feed system Magazine 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 United States customary units 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.

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OTO Melara 127/64

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

Operators

Operators of the Oto Melara 127 Naval Gun in blue World operators of Oto Melara 127 Lightweight.png
Operators of the Oto Melara 127 Naval Gun in blue

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

Current operators

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

See also

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References

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