30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun vs OTO Melara 76 mm

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ANaval guns

ship-protection system made by MSI-Defence Systems consisting of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II cannon on an automated mount

BNaval guns

Naval gun

Credit

Hunini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gunlarger figure on 0 of 1

OTO Melara 76 mmlarger figure on 1 of 1

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

10 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

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7.5tEmpty

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

7,500 kg

Empty

Single source

Empty: 7.5 tonnes (17,000 lb )^[source]

5.1kmEffective; Effective firing range

40km

Configuration

30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun and OTO Melara 76 mm configuration
Specification	30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun	OTO Melara 76 mm
Crew	—	remote controlled^[source]
Type	Gun turret for autocannon with automated mount or manual control^[source]	Naval gun^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Italy^[source]
In service	2007–present^[source]	1964–present^[source]

Used by	See operators^[source]	See operators^[source]

Designer	MSI-Defence Systems / Alliant Techsystems^[source]	OTO Melara^[source]

Shell	30×173mm^[source]	76×636mmR shell weight 6.3 kilograms (14 lb ) propellant weight 2.35 kilograms (5.2 lb )^[source]

Role	ship-protection system made by MSI-Defence Systems consisting of a 30mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II cannon on an automated mount^[source]	—

Designed	—	Compact: 1963 Super Rapid: 1985 Strales: 2004^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Otobreda: 1963–2001 BHEL Haridwar : 1994–present (under licence) OTO Melara (subsidiary of Finmeccanica): 2001–2015 Leonardo-Finmeccanica : since 2016 Leonardo : since 2017^[source]