76/62 Compact

76/62 Compact and Super Rapid
76 mm / 62 Super Rapid on Fridtjof Nansen 76 mm / 62 Compact on Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Caliber:	76 mm
Weight:	7500 kg (without ammunition)
Magazine :	80 (ready-to-use ammunition)
Bullet weight:	12.34 kg / projectile weight: 6.3 kg
Elevation range:	Minimum −15 ° maximum + 83 °
Range:	effective: 8000 maximum 18400 m
Turning speed:	60 ° / s
Increase speed:	35 ° / s
Cooling:	Lake water
Rate of fire:	Compact version: 85, Compact with conversion kit: 100, Super rapid version: 120 rounds / min
power supply	Main system: 440 V, three phase, 60 Hz servo system: 115 V, single phase, 400 Hz

Front view of the Compact

Side view of the Compact

The 76/62 Compact is a fully automatic marine gun from the Italian manufacturer Oto Melara for use on warships . The name is based on the 76 mm gun barrel with a caliber length of 62.

description

In contrast to comparable ship guns, the 76/62 Compact is specially designed as a fully automatic and, above all, light weapon system. Due to its low weight and small size, the gun is mainly used on smaller ships and boats.

The system can be used against both air and ground targets (ship and coastal fire). The cadence is 85 rounds per minute, the range is 18 kilometers. Up to 80 rounds are stored in the gun magazines.

user

The following ships use the weapon system (list is not complete):

Asia

 Indonesia

• Bung Tomo class

 Japan

• Asagiri class
• Hatsuyuki class
• Hayabusa class

 Taiwan

• Cheng Kung class

 Malaysia

• Kedah class

 South Korea

• Pohang class

Africa

 South Africa

• Valor class

Europe

 France

• FREMM frigates
• Horizon class

 Germany

• Brandenburg class
• Bremen class
• Saxony class
• Braunschweig class
• Cheetah class
• Tiger class
• Albatros class

 Italy

• Andrea Doria class (cruiser)
• Vittorio Veneto (C550)
• Audace class
• Cassiopea class
• Minerva class
• De la Penne class
• Cavour (550)

 Norway

• Skjold class SR
• Fridtjof Nansen class SR

 Denmark

• Willemoes class Compact
• Niels-Juel class compact
• Thetis class SR
• Flyvefisken class SR
• Iver Huitfeldt class SR

 Spain

• Descubierta class Compact
• Santa María Compact class
• Meteoro class compact

America

 Argentina

• Espora class

 United States

• Oliver Hazard Perry Class Compact

Web links

Commons : 76/62 Compact  - Collection of Images

• Description of the manufacturer (English). Archived from the original on March 18, 2010 ; accessed on January 10, 2016 . 
• 60 seconds Bundeswehr: OTO Melara 76 mm gun ( YouTube video, February 19, 2020)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cartridges 76 mm x 636 for all Types of OTO Melara Guns 76 mm L / 62. (PDF) (No longer available online.) DIEHL BGT Defense, August 2009, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; accessed on December 8, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.