![]() The Otomatic was never put into production because the already widespread presence of anti-aircraft missiles reduced the need for a long-range AA gun on the modern battlefield. The barrel was strengthened in order to hold greater pressures, so it can fire not only HE, but also APFSDS ammunition. The gun could also be useful against lighter armored vehicles or older generation tanks. OTO Melara offered it as a long-range SPAAG that could outperform systems like the Gepard and similar versions with the British Marksman turret that mounted much smaller, but rapid-fire, 35 mm guns. The whole turret was built of steel (roughly with the same thickness of the one used in early Leopard 1s) and weighed 15 tonnes. It also included an optical fire-control system with periscopes for search and aiming, with a laser range-finder. The design combined the chassis of an OF-40, with a new turret mounting the Otobreda 76 mm gun along with associated search and targeting radars and their fire control systems: an S search radar SMA VPS-A05, with around 15 km range against aircraft and 8 km against helicopters in hovering and a fire control unit SMA VPG-A06 (Ka band). Designed and built by OTO Melara, it was armed with a single 76 mm naval gun. The basic Ballistic Protection of the system is a base level II according to STANAG 4569 and can be upgraded up to level V according to customer requirements.The OTO Main Anti-aircraft Tank for Intercept and Combat (shortened as Otomatic, a play on Automatic and OTO) was an Italian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) prototype. The Gunner has the role of engaging the target and control firing. The Commander, has the main roles of detection, identification and designation of the target. The DRACO can be completely controlled by two Operators (the Commander and the Gunner) from a remote position, inside the hull for mobile installation or inside a protected command shelter for fixed installation. DART is maneuvered by means of a beam able to assure high hit probability even against high maneuvering targets.
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