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76mm/L62 Allargato | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | Italy |
Service history | |
In service | 1962–present |
Used by | Italian Navy |
Wars | Cold War |
Production history | |
Designer | Oto Melara |
Designed | 1958 |
Manufacturer | OTO Melara |
Produced | 1962 - 1967/69 |
No. built | 84 |
Variants | Otobreda 76 mm |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12 tonnes (26,000 lb) |
Barrel length | 62 caliber: 4,724.4 mm (186.00 in) |
Crew | 1 |
Shell | Complete round: 76×636mmR |
Caliber | 76.2 mm (3.00 in) |
Barrels | 1 |
Action | automatic |
Elevation | -15°/+85° speed: 40°/sec |
Traverse | 360° speed: 70°/sec |
Rate of fire | 55/60 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 900 m/s (3,000 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | HE round fired at 45°: 16,000 m (17,000 yd) |
Feed system | Magazine |
The 76mm/L62 Allargato is a single barrel, medium caliber, dual purpose automatic naval cannon designed and produced in the 1960s by the Italian defence firm of OTO-Melara as the cannon armament for all medium and large warships built for the Italian Navy in that decade. Currently, the gun remains in service with Italy's Cassiopea-class patrol vessels but has otherwise been largely replaced by the Otobreda 76 mm series of cannons.