Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret, for armored vehicles, developed by the

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Oto Melara 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, ado ...

. 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 fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bull ...

. 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 gun A machine gun is a fully automatic, rifled autoloading firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges. Other automatic firearms such as automatic shotguns and automatic rifles (including assault rifles and battle rifles) a ...

s 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 ammunition belt or magazine. These weapons are often mounted on vehicles or helicopte ...

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. The main armament may mount a ...

. The 30mm variant of the Hitfist turret adds to a vehicle's weight.

References

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, authors = David R. Gillingham, Prashant R. Patel , accessdate = 2019-04-28 , page = 35 , archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190429022538/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a586994.pdf , archivedate = 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 =

, date = 2013-08-20 , accessdate = 2018-07-12 , url-status = dead , 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 {{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 =

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External links

https://electronics.leonardo.com/en/products/hitfist-ows https://electronics.leonardo.com/en/products/hitfist Weapon turrets