Otomatic

Otomatic SPAAG
Otomatic SPAAG
TypeSelf-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Place of originItaly
Specifications
Mass46.0 tonnes (101,400 lb)
LengthHull: 7.27 metres (23 ft 10 in)
Width3.71 m (12 ft 2 in)
Height3.07m (10ft 1in)[1]
Crew4

Main
armament
OTO Melara 76 mm derived autocannon with 70 rounds
Secondary
armament
8x Smoke grenade launchers
EngineMTU MB 837 Ka-500 diesel engine
750 hp (560 kW)
Power/weight16.3 hp / 1 tonne
SuspensionTorsion bar suspension
Operational
range
500 kilometres (310 mi)
Maximum speed 65 km/h (40 mph)

The OTO main anti-aircraft tank for intercept and combat (dubbed Otomatic, a play on automatic) was an Italian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) prototype. Designed and built by OTO Melara, it was armed with a single 76 mm naval gun.

  1. ^ Hogg, Ian (2000). Twentieth-Century Artillery. New York: Barnes & Noble. p. 262. ISBN 0-7607-1994-2.