User talk:Jackehammond/sandboxes-76/62mm ALLARGATO

Development of the OTO Melara 76/62 naval gun series began in 1958. The highly successful 76/62 Compact (over 700 have been produced) appeared in 1967 along with a family of ammunition widely manufactured outside of Italy.

-From Jane's Ammunition Handbook, 1994, p. 164. Cheers, W. B. Wilson (talk) 09:23, 18 April 2010 (UTC) Unquestionably the most successful of the 3"/76mm calibre automatic guns is the OtoBreda 76mm L62, which fires a 76 X 636R cartridge. Originating in the early 1960s, this became immensely popular when a compact version weighing only 7,500kg was introduced in 1969. The rate of fire, initially 60 rpm, was increased to 85 rpm in the Compact and has since been boosted to 120 rpm. For anti-missile purposes a lightweight (5.25kg instead of 6.3kg), high-velocity (1,250 m/s instead of 950 m/s) AMARTOF proximity-fuzed shell is being developed, able to reach a target 3km away in less than three seconds.

-From Anthony G. Williams' Rapid Fire, p. 139, Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury: 2000. Cheers, W. B. Wilson (talk) 17:36, 18 April 2010 (UTC)