Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret for armored vehicles developed by the
Italian Oto Melara company.
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The turrets are designed to mount a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or 30/40mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II ]autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a automatic firearm, fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary ammunition, incendiary shell (projectile), shells, ...
. The main armament may mount a co-axial machine gun. A variant allows the operator to aim and fire anti-tank missiles.
The turret, and its weapons, can be operated by a single individual.[
Oto Melara also sells a smaller remotely operated turret, named ]Hitrole
The Hitrole is a remote weapons station manufactured by Italian arms company Oto Melara (merged into Leonardo S.p.A., previously Finmeccanica since 2016).
The "role" portion of the name is short for "''R''emotely ''O''perated, ''L''ight '' ...
, that mounts smaller weapons, like machine guns and automatic grenade launcher
An automatic grenade launcher (AGL) or grenade machine gun is a grenade launcher that is capable of fully automatic fire, and is typically loaded with either an Belt (firearm), ammunition belt or Magazine (firearm), magazine.
These weapons are oft ...
s.
Oto Melara sells a similar appearing remotely operated turret, called Hitfist OWS
Hitfist OWS is a remotely operated turret, for armored vehicles, developed by the Italian Oto Melara and derived from Hitfist.
The turrets are designed to mount a main armament of an autocannon of 25 or 30 mm caliber. The main armament may m ...
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The 30mm variant of the Hitfist turret adds to a vehicle's weight.][
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Operators
– 467 turrets
* 200 equipped on the Dardo The turret is equipped with the following armament
** Oerlikon KBA 25mm gun
** MG 42/59 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
** TOW ATGM
* 226 used on the VBM Freccia The turret is equipped with the following armament
** Oerlikon KBA 25mm gun
** MG 42/59 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
** 226 in service
* 41 ordered to be used on the VBM Freccia EVO iFV (up to 180) The turret will be equipped with the following armament:
** Oerlikon KBA 25mm gun
** MG 42/59 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
** Spike LR Missile
*
JANUS
high performance, stabilised, day/night, all weather multi-sensor
Irish Army
The Irish Army () is the land component of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Defence Forces of Republic of Ireland, Ireland.The Defence Forces are made up of the Permanent Defence Forces – the standing branches – and the Reserve Defence Forces. ...
– 6 HITFIST–30
* 6 Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle equipped with 30mm HITFIST variant.
Polish Army
The Land Forces () are the Army, land forces of the Polish Armed Forces. They currently contain some 110,000 active personnel and form many components of the European Union and NATO deployments around the world. Poland's recorded military histor ...
– 359 HITFIST–30P
Potential Operators
References
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{{cite web
, url = https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a586994.pdf#page=35
, title = Method of Estimating the Principal Characteristics of an Infantry Fighting Vehicle from Basic Performance Requirements
, work = ]INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES
The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is an American non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) – the Systems and Analyses Center (SAC), Science and Technology Policy Institute, t ...
, author=David R. Gillingham , author2=Prashant R. Patel
, access-date = 2019-04-28
, page = 35
, archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190429022538/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a586994.pdf
, archive-date = 2019-04-29
, url-status = live
[{{cite web
, url = http://www.leonardocompany.com/documents/63265270/66949634/body_hitfist_25_30_mm_2013.pdf
, title = Hitfist 25mm - 30mm: Light turret for infantry fighting vehicles
, publisher = Oto Melara
, date = 2013-08-20
, access-date = 2018-07-12
, archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170905220639/http://www.leonardocompany.com/documents/63265270/66949634/body_hitfist_25_30_mm_2013.pdf
, archive-date = 2017-09-05
]
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{{cite web
, url = http://www.leonardocompany.com/documents/63265270/67165724/body_hitfist_30_mm_OWS_2013.pdf
, title = Hitfist OWS 30mm (Overhead Weapons System): Remote Weapons System for infantry fighting vehicles
, publisher = Oto Melara
, date = 2013-08-20
, access-date = 2018-07-12
]
External links
* https://electronics.leonardo.com/en/products/hitfist-ows
* https://electronics.leonardo.com/en/products/hitfist
Weapon turrets