Bofors 40 Mk4 vs OTO Melara 76 mm: Specs Compared

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ANaval guns

Naval gun

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BNaval guns

Naval gun

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Bofors 40 Mk4larger figure on 1 of 3

OTO Melara 76 mmlarger figure on 2 of 3

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

Measured figures

17 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

2.3tEmpty

7.5tEmpty

Mass+226%

All recorded figures & sources

2,300 kg

Empty

Single source

Empty: 2,300 kilograms (5,100 lb )^[source]

7,500 kg

Empty

Single source

Configuration

Bofors 40 Mk4 and OTO Melara 76 mm configuration
Specification	Bofors 40 Mk4	OTO Melara 76 mm
Crew	remote controlled with gyro-stabilised local control back-up^[source]	remote controlled^[source]
Type	Naval gun^[source]	Naval gun^[source]
Place of origin	Sweden^[source]	Italy^[source]
In service	2012–present^[source]	1964–present

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

Designer	BAE Systems AB^[source]	OTO Melara^[source]

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

Produced	2009–present^[source]	Compact: 1964 Super Rapid: 1985 Strales: 2008^[source]

Shell	40 × 365 cartridge weight 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb ) shell weight 0.975 kilograms (2.15 lb )^[source]	76×636mmR shell weight 6.3 kilograms (14 lb ) propellant weight 2.35 kilograms (5.2 lb )^[source]