Oto Melara. The Iveco – Oto Melara Consortium CIO in short is formed between Iveco Defence Vehicles a CNH Industrial company and Leonardo and for over 30 years it has been the reference point for the Italian MoD in terms of ground vehicles Its origins can be traced back to the early ‘80s when Italy on the verge of launching a programme to fully renew its combat vehicles park felt the need for.
OTO Melara was a subsidiary of the Italian company Finmeccanica today Leonardo active in the defence sector with factories in Brescia and La Spezia The Mod 56 pack howitzer in service throughout the world and the 76mm naval gun adopted by 53 navies and installed on over 1000 naval vessels are among OTO Melara's bestknown weapons since World War II Founded 1905Defunct 31 December 2015 (merged into )Industry Defence SystemsType.
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OverviewHistoryMain productsOTO Melara Type Public company Headquarters La Spezia Italy Area served Worldwide Net income Total assets Total equity Website wwwotomelarait Pre World War I It was founded in 1905 as a joint venture of Vickers and Terni During World War I Vickers Terni produced many weapons with calibre 40 mm and upwards In 1929 the company was renamed Odero Terni Orlando with the abbreviation OTO During World War II mostly heavy guns for battleships were produced Post World War II In 1953 the company took the name OTO Melara Before Italy joined NATO Oto Melara produced civil products like tractors and looms but quickly returned to the prod Vehicles manufactured include Ariete Main Battle Tank OF40 Main Battle Tank Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer Dardo Infantry Fighting Vehicle VBM Freccia 8×8 Wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle Puma 6×6 and Puma 4×4 Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier Palmaria selfpropelled artillery Otomatic antiaircraft tank (SPAAG) Weapons manufactured includes OTO Melara Mod 56 105/L14 Pack Howitzer HITFACT threeman turret armed with a 120mm/45 calibre or 105mm/52 calibre gun HITFIST twoman turret armed wi.
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The OTO Melara 76 mm gun is a naval gun built and designed by the Italian defence company Oto Melara It is based on the Oto Melara 76/62C and evolved toward 76/62 SR and 76/62 Strales The system is compact enough to be installed on relatively small warships Its high rate of fire and the availability of several types of ammunition make it In service 1964–presentType Place of origin ItalyUsed by See.
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OverviewHistoryUsersOTO Melara Model 56/14 Pack Howitzer Type Pack Howitzer Place of origin Italy Service history Used by See Users Production history Designer OTOMelara Specifications Weight 1272 kg (2800 lb) Barrel length 147 m (4 ft 99 in) Crew 4 Calibre 105 mm (413 in) Breech vertical sliding block Recoil hydropneumatic Carriage split trail Elevation 7° to +65° Traverse 56° Muzzle velocity 4160 m/s (1360 ft/s) Maximum range 11100 m (12100 yd) The OTO Melara 105 mm Mod 56 began life in the 1950s to meet the requirement for a modern lightweight howitzer that could be used by the Italian Armys Alpini brigades mountain artillery regiments The fact that it remained in service with those same units a full half century after the howitzer's introduction is testament to the gun's quality The Mod 56 has a number of unique characteristics for a weapon of its caliber including the ability for its crew to manhandle the gun (due to its light w Operators of the Mod 56 (current in blue – former in red) Current Users Argentina Bangladesh Botswana Brazil Chile Djibouti Ecuador El Salvador Ghana Greece Malaysia Mexico Nigeria Pakistan 50 ordered from Italy in 1975 and delivered between 1975 and 1978 Peru Philippines Saudi Arabia Spain Sudan Thailand Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe Former Users Australia Austria Canada France Germany India Iraq Italy New Zealand Portugal United Kingdom.