Hitfist
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Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret, for armored vehicles, developed by the Italian Oto Melara.[1] The turrets are designed to mount a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or 30/40mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II autocannon. 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.[1]
Oto Melara also sells a smaller remotely operated turret, named Hitrole, that mounts smaller weapons, like machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.
Oto Melara sells a similar appearing remotely operated turret, called Hitfist OWS.[2]
The 30mm variant of the Hitfist turret adds 2,670 kilograms (5,890 lb) to a vehicle's weight.[3]
Operators
[edit ]Italian Army – 467 turrets
- 200 equipped on the Dardo [4] The turret is equipped with the following armament
- 226 used on the VBM Freccia The turret is equipped with the following armament
- Oerlikon KBA 25mm gun
- MG 42/59 ×ばつ51mm NATO">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 ×ばつ51mm NATO">7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
- Spike LR Missile
- JANUS high performance, stabilised, day/night, all weather multi-sensor
Republic of Ireland Irish Army – 6 HITFIST–30
- 6 Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle equipped with 30mm HITFIST variant.[5]
Poland Polish Army – 359 HITFIST–30P [6] [7]
- 359 equipped on the KTO Rosomak (delivery 2019-2021)
- 30 mm Orbital ATK MK44 Bushmaster auto-cannon
- UKM-2000C 7.62mm coaxial machine gun
Potential Operators
[edit ]HITFIST 30P being tested against:
- ESCRIBANO Guardian 30 unmanned turret
- Rafael Samson Mk II
All the turrets offered are equipped with 2 Spike-LR missiles and a Mk44 30 mm.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Hitfist 25mm - 30mm: Light turret for infantry fighting vehicles" (PDF). Oto Melara. 2013年08月20日. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017年09月05日. Retrieved 2018年07月12日.
- ^ "Hitfist OWS 30mm (Overhead Weapons System): Remote Weapons System for infantry fighting vehicles" (PDF). Oto Melara. 2013年08月20日. Retrieved 2018年07月12日.
- ^ David R. Gillingham; Prashant R. Patel. "Method of Estimating the Principal Characteristics of an Infantry Fighting Vehicle from Basic Performance Requirements" (PDF). INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES . p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019年04月29日. Retrieved 2019年04月28日.
- ^ "Italian army to extend Dardo IFV service life | Defense News September 2022 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2022 | Archive News year". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2023年06月06日.
- ^ "Leonardo Offers HitFist Turret for Spain's DragÃ3n AFV". MilitaryLeak. 2020年11月08日. Retrieved 2023年06月16日.
- ^ "Poland". www.leonardo.com. Retrieved 2023年06月06日.
- ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2023年06月06日.
- ^ Valpolini, Paolo (2021年11月15日). "Leonardo in Spain: HITFIST 30 mm turret but not only". EDR Magazine. Retrieved 2023年06月06日.