Hitfist OWS is a remotely operated turret, for armored vehicles, developed by the

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Oto Melara and derived from

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

. The turrets are designed to mount a main armament of an autocannon of 25 or 30 mm. The main armament may mount a co-axial machine gun. A variant allows the operator to aim and fire anti-tank missiles. The turret is normally operated by a gunner who remains inside the vehicle, using remote optics and remote control. However, in the event of a power failure, the gunner can use a hatch primarily designed for reloading ammunition to aim and fire the turrets weapons manually. In 2010 Oto Melara licensed

Bumar-Labedy Bumar-Labedy is an arms manufacturer based in Poland. It is a division of the Polish Armaments Group. In 2010 the firm won the contract to build Hitfist OWS remote-controlled turrets for Polish armored vehicles. In 2016 the firm was awarded the ...

, a manufacturer in

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, to manufacture the turret for Poland's armed forces. 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 ''E' ...

, 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) ar ...

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 helicopt ...

s. Oto Melara sells a similar appearing 2 man turret, called simply

, where the gunner and commander operate the turret, and its weapons, directly.

References

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, author = , date = 2010-03-09 , page = , location = , isbn = , language = Polish , trans-title = Bumar-Łabędy will produce new towers for Rosomaks , archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180206193734/http://www.newsweek.pl/biznes/wiadomosci-biznesowe/bumar-labedy-bedzie-produkowac-nowe-wieze-do-rosomakow,63986,1,1.html , archivedate = 2018-02-06 , accessdate = 2018-07-12 , url-status = live , quote = {{cite news , url = https://logistyka.wnp.pl/bumar-labedy-moze-byc-jedynym-producentem-wiez-hitfist-ows,118781_1_0_0.html , title = Bumar-Łabędy może być jedynym producentem wież Hitfist OWS , work = Logistyka , author = , date = 2010-03-09 , page = , location = , isbn = , language = , trans-title = , accessdate = 2018-07-12 , quote = W Łabędach produkowane są załogowe wieże Hitfist 30 mm do bojowej wersji kołowego transportera opancerzonego Rosomak. Firma dostarczyła już ponad 200 takich wież do Rosomaków, które służą m.in. podczas misji w Afganistanie {{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 = Oto Melara , author = , date = 2013-08-20 , page = , location = , isbn = , language = , trans-title = , archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170905220639/http://www.leonardocompany.com/documents/63265270/66949634/body_hitfist_25_30_mm_2013.pdf , archivedate = 2017-09-05 , accessdate = 2018-07-12 , url-status = dead , quote = {{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 = Oto Melara , author = , date = 2013-08-20 , page = , location = , isbn = , language = , trans-title = , archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160705071629/http://www.leonardocompany.com/documents/63265270/67165724/body_hitfist_30_mm_OWS_2013.pdf , archivedate = 2016-07-05 , accessdate = 2018-07-12 , url-status = dead , quote = Remote weapon stations