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
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

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

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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

 India
 Argentina
 Canada
 Italy
 Japan
 South Korea
 Netherlands
 Nigeria
 Peru
 Venezuela

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

References

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