Development of the OTOMATIC SPAAG began during the mid 1980s as a private venture of the OTO Melara company. What game are you playing that has a 76mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) Id imagine itd be up to the game. The basic concept behind the OTOMATIC was to take the successful 76mm Super Rapido utility cannon used on naval vessels and fit it to a suitable mobile platform in order to create a long-range SPAA vehicle that would outmatch similar designs such as the German Gepard or British Marksman system. Although a challenging feat, Italian engineers eventually succeeded in this endeavour, creating a vehicle that wasn’t only up to the latest technological standards but also perfectly suited, and even exceeded, various NATO requirements of the time. The OTO Main Anti-aircraft Tank Next project underway, first Cromwell assembled wargames worldwar2. The first prototype of the OTOMATIC was ready for testing in the late 1980s. Illustration of the Danish Otomatic SPAAG system.
Intended to be compatible with a large number of NATO vehicles of the time, the OTOMATIC, similarly to the British Marksman system, was tested on several hulls and it was planned to be capable of fitting any NATO tank, including the Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams. However, as the Cold War ended and general interest for SPAAG vehicles began declining in favour of more modern missile systems, the OTOMATIC project never received any interest from potential users.
Similar chasis is also used by Palmaria 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. Vehicle is powered by with the MTU MB 837 Ka-500 diesel engine, developing 750 horsepower. It combined the chassis of a Leopard 1 or OF-40 tank with a new turret mounting the Otobreda 76 mm gun along with associated search and targeting radars and their fire control systems. The Otomatic SPAAG uses chassis of the OF-40 main battle tank, but with different engine. 76-mm Super Rapid Gun System on OF-40 tank chassis (greenwood. Impression from (so far) limited testing: For the Italian army, the project was initially accepted, but later abandoned due to budget cuts. The Otomatic was an Italian prototype self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) built by OTO-Melara. Designed and built by OTO Melara, it was armed with a single 76 mm naval gun. The radar lead indicator appears to be working fine, granting reliable hits on targets flying in a predictable path.
Locking distance (in good conditions) reaches approximately between 5 and 6 km.
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