Difference between revisions of "OTOMATIC"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| − | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened to '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''') is a | + | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened to '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''') is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]. |
The OTOMATIC is a radar-equipped SPAAG that is capable of shooting proximity fused frag rounds and can destroy planes even in a single, well-aimed shot. Shooting down aircraft should be the primary use of this vehicle at least until APFSDS rounds are unlocked, so staying in a cap zone is recommended, as the unit doesn't carry a lot of ammo (90 shells for a cannon with a 0.5s reload). When APFSDS are available, the OTOMATIC may defend capture points against enemy tanks as well, while still dealing with aircraft, or it can switch to a more mobile, MBT-like playstyle, mostly thanks to the excellent penetration of the sabot rounds and the two-axis stabiliser. | The OTOMATIC is a radar-equipped SPAAG that is capable of shooting proximity fused frag rounds and can destroy planes even in a single, well-aimed shot. Shooting down aircraft should be the primary use of this vehicle at least until APFSDS rounds are unlocked, so staying in a cap zone is recommended, as the unit doesn't carry a lot of ammo (90 shells for a cannon with a 0.5s reload). When APFSDS are available, the OTOMATIC may defend capture points against enemy tanks as well, while still dealing with aircraft, or it can switch to a more mobile, MBT-like playstyle, mostly thanks to the excellent penetration of the sabot rounds and the two-axis stabiliser. | ||
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=== Survivability and armour === | === Survivability and armour === | ||
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=== Main armament === | === Main armament === | ||
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| − | + | | rowspan="2" | 90 || rowspan="2" | -5°/+60° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 61.6 || 85.3 || 103.6 || 114.6 || 121.9 || rowspan="2" | 0.50 || rowspan="2" | 0.50 || rowspan="2" | 0.50 || rowspan="2" | 0.50 | |
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics | ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics | ||
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| − | ! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br | + | ! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg) |
| − | ! rowspan="2" | | + | ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m) |
| − | + | ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm) | |
| − | ! rowspan="2" | | + | ! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g) |
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| − | | 76/62 SAPOM || SAPHEI || 910 || 6.35 || 1. | + | | 76/62 SAPOM || SAPHEI || 910 || 6.35 || 1.2 || 14 || 662.4 || 79° || 80° || 81° |
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| + | | 76/62 APFSDS || APFSDS || 1,580 || 2.18 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81° | ||
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| + | | 76/62 HE-MOM || HE-VT* || 910 || 6.3 || 0 || 0.1 || 1,070 || 79° || 80° || 81° | ||
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| + | <!-- '''Last updated:''' --> | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Full<br>ammo |
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! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>target speed|The minimum speed a target must be moving, relative to the radar, in order to be tracked by the radar}} | ! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>target speed|The minimum speed a target must be moving, relative to the radar, in order to be tracked by the radar}} | ||
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| − | | 16,000 m || 75 m || ±90° || -15°/+87° || 15 m/s (54 km/h) | + | | 16,000 m || 75 m || ±90° || -15°/+87° || 15 m/s (54 km/h) |
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | This vehicle provides abundant playstyles depending on how players are comfortable using it. You can take a full ammo load of 90 rounds and hide in a re-spawn point or building as a conventional SPAA. It can do this job very well, and you can also reduce the ammunition load to join your team on the front lines. The suggested ammo distribution is 12 | + | This vehicle provides abundant playstyles depending on how players are comfortable using it. You can take a full ammo load of 90 rounds and hide in a re-spawn point or building as a conventional SPAA. It can do this job very well, and you can also reduce the ammunition load to join your team on the front lines. The suggested ammo distribution is 12 APFSDS & 16 HE-VT, and 2 APHE shells as additional firepower while intercepting aircraft. |
The OTOMATIC has the ability to defend itself from ground and aerial vehicles extremely well due to its armament. Its 76 mm HE-VT rounds that will shred any aircraft with ease. The 76/62 APFSDS round that it can use to defend itself with 311 mm of penetration at 10 m, combined with a high rate of fire, allows it to take care of most hostiles with ease. With those 2 abilities the vehicle can play aggressive or passive. You can stay back in cover protecting your team from aircraft while having the ability to protect yourself and not relying on teammates. The other approach is playing aggressive. Pushing up with your team assisting in destroying enemy vehicles along with any aviation that they might bring into battle. But be advised, the OTOMATIC does have a very large silhouette making you an easy target. | The OTOMATIC has the ability to defend itself from ground and aerial vehicles extremely well due to its armament. Its 76 mm HE-VT rounds that will shred any aircraft with ease. The 76/62 APFSDS round that it can use to defend itself with 311 mm of penetration at 10 m, combined with a high rate of fire, allows it to take care of most hostiles with ease. With those 2 abilities the vehicle can play aggressive or passive. You can stay back in cover protecting your team from aircraft while having the ability to protect yourself and not relying on teammates. The other approach is playing aggressive. Pushing up with your team assisting in destroying enemy vehicles along with any aviation that they might bring into battle. But be advised, the OTOMATIC does have a very large silhouette making you an easy target. | ||
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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| − | Development of the OTOMATIC SPAAG began during the mid 1980s as a private venture of the OTO Melara company. 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 first prototype of the OTOMATIC was ready for testing in the late 1980s. 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. For the Italian army, the project was initially accepted, but later abandoned due to budget cuts. | + | Development of the OTOMATIC SPAAG began during the mid 1980s as a private venture of the OTO Melara company. 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 first prototype of the OTOMATIC was ready for testing in the late 1980s. 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. For the Italian army, the project was initially accepted, but later abandoned due to budget cuts. |
| − | ''- From [ | + | ''- From [[wt:en/news/5943-development-otomatic-spaag-belated-perfection-en|Devblog]]'' |
== Media == | == Media == | ||
| − | <!--Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.--> | + | <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' --> |
{{Youtube-gallery|J9nUjFDdk-E|'''The Shooting Range #131''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:32 discusses the OTOMATIC.}} | {{Youtube-gallery|J9nUjFDdk-E|'''The Shooting Range #131''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:32 discusses the OTOMATIC.}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;'' | * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;'' | ||
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'''Predecessor''' | '''Predecessor''' | ||
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* [[M163]] | * [[M163]] | ||
* [[Gepard]] | * [[Gepard]] | ||
| − | * [[ZSU-23-4|ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"]] | + | * [[ZSU-23-4|ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"]] |
* [[Falcon]] | * [[Falcon]] | ||
* [[Chieftain Marksman]] | * [[Chieftain Marksman]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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| − | * [ | + | * [[wt:en/news/5943-development-otomatic-spaag-belated-perfection-en|[Devblog] OTOMATIC SPAAG: Belated Perfection]] |
* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/435771-otomatic-spaag-belated-perfection/ [Forum<nowiki>]</nowiki> Official Forum Thread for the {{PAGENAME}}.] | * [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/435771-otomatic-spaag-belated-perfection/ [Forum<nowiki>]</nowiki> Official Forum Thread for the {{PAGENAME}}.] | ||
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Revision as of 11:27, 5 February 2021
OTOMATIC
Contents
Description
The OTO Main Anti-aircraft Tank for Intercept and Combat (shortened to OTOMATIC) is a rank VII Italian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".
The OTOMATIC is a radar-equipped SPAAG that is capable of shooting proximity fused frag rounds and can destroy planes even in a single, well-aimed shot. Shooting down aircraft should be the primary use of this vehicle at least until APFSDS rounds are unlocked, so staying in a cap zone is recommended, as the unit doesn't carry a lot of ammo (90 shells for a cannon with a 0.5s reload). When APFSDS are available, the OTOMATIC may defend capture points against enemy tanks as well, while still dealing with aircraft, or it can switch to a more mobile, MBT-like playstyle, mostly thanks to the excellent penetration of the sabot rounds and the two-axis stabiliser.
General info
Survivability and armour
Smoke grenades
Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle
Armourfront / side / back
Hull50 / 30 / 25
Turret25 / 25 / 25
Crew4 people
Visibility-207 %
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour
- Structural steel (Radar equipment, Mudguards)
- Rubber-fabric screens
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
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| Hull | 70 mm (59°), 35 mm (81°) Front glacis 50 mm (52°) Lower glacis 25 mm (81°), 50 mm (30-46°) Ammo stowage hatch |
25-35 mm Top 30 mm Bottom |
25 mm (1-40°) | 30 mm (89°) Front 15 mm (89°) Rear 5 mm Engine grille |
| Turret | 25 mm (25-45°) Turret front 25 mm (17-83°) Gun mantlet |
25 mm (0-11°) | 25 mm (1-10°) | 15 mm |
Mobility
Reverse gearbox
Forward and backward movement is possible at the same maximum speed
Speedforward / back
AB71 / 71 km/h
RB and SB66 / 66 km/h
Number of gears8 forward
8 back
Weight46.0 t
Engine power
AB2 099 hp
RB and SB1 100 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB45.6 hp/t
RB and SB23.9 hp/t
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
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| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 71 | 71 | 46 | 1,179 | 2,099 | 25.63 | 45.63 |
| Realistic | 66 | 66 | 734 | 1,100 | 15.96 | 23.91 | |
Modifications and economy
Repair costBasic → Reference
AB4 911 → 7 307 
RB5 749 → 8 554
SB6 951 → 10 343
Total cost of modifications272 100 
457 000
Talisman cost3 000 
Crew training270 000
Experts950 000
Aces2 200
Research Aces1 210 000
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
160 / 210 / 210 %
244 / 244 / 244 %
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Armaments
Laser rangefinder
Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder
Night vision device
Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.
Thermal imager
Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night
Main armament
Two-plane stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving
Autoloader
Automatically feeds projectiles into the breech. The speed does not depend on the skills of the loader
Ammunition90 rounds
First-order29 rounds
Reload0.5 s
Vertical guidance-5° / 60°
| 76 mm OTO Breda Cannone da 76/62 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
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| Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 90 | -5°/+60° | ±180° | Two-plane | 61.6 | 85.3 | 103.6 | 114.6 | 121.9 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Realistic | 41.6 | 49.0 | 59.5 | 65.8 | 70.0 | ||||||||
Ammunition
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| 76/62 SAPOM | SAPHEI | 60 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 43 |
| 76/62 APFSDS | APFSDS | 311 | 308 | 301 | 291 | 281 | 271 |
| 76/62 HE-MOM | HE-VT* | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
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| 76/62 SAPOM | SAPHEI | 910 | 6.35 | 1.2 | 14 | 662.4 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| 76/62 APFSDS | APFSDS | 1,580 | 2.18 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 78° | 80° | 81° |
| 76/62 HE-MOM | HE-VT* | 910 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 1,070 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
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| 90 | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ |
Radars
The OTOMATIC is equipped with a SMA VPS-A05 search radar and a SMA VPG-A06 tracking radar; both radars are located on the top of the turret, with the SMA VPS-A05 being mounted on an arm at the rear, and the SMA VPG-A06 being mounted further forwards on the left hand side of the turret roof. The radar system is capable of tracking a target while scanning, but can only track targets within a 180° arc from the front of the turret. Both radar can be folded.
| SMA VPS-A05 - Target Detection Radar | ||||
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| Maximum Detection Range |
Minimum Detection Range |
Max Azimuth Scan Angle |
Max Elevation Scan Angle |
Minimum relative speed |
| 20,000 m | 500 m | 360° | ??? | 10 m/s (36 km/h) |
| SMA VPG-A06 - Target Tracking Radar | ||||
| Maximum Tracking Range |
Minimum Tracking Range |
Azimuth Tracking Angle |
Elevation Tracking Angle |
Minimum target speed |
| 16,000 m | 75 m | ±90° | -15°/+87° | 15 m/s (54 km/h) |
Usage in battles
This vehicle provides abundant playstyles depending on how players are comfortable using it. You can take a full ammo load of 90 rounds and hide in a re-spawn point or building as a conventional SPAA. It can do this job very well, and you can also reduce the ammunition load to join your team on the front lines. The suggested ammo distribution is 12 APFSDS & 16 HE-VT, and 2 APHE shells as additional firepower while intercepting aircraft.
The OTOMATIC has the ability to defend itself from ground and aerial vehicles extremely well due to its armament. Its 76 mm HE-VT rounds that will shred any aircraft with ease. The 76/62 APFSDS round that it can use to defend itself with 311 mm of penetration at 10 m, combined with a high rate of fire, allows it to take care of most hostiles with ease. With those 2 abilities the vehicle can play aggressive or passive. You can stay back in cover protecting your team from aircraft while having the ability to protect yourself and not relying on teammates. The other approach is playing aggressive. Pushing up with your team assisting in destroying enemy vehicles along with any aviation that they might bring into battle. But be advised, the OTOMATIC does have a very large silhouette making you an easy target.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Radar guidance system
- Equipped by default with HE-VT fuse shells capable of annihilating aircraft within 1-3 indirect hits. Direct hits usually destroy the aircraft in one blow
- Excellent scoped zoom for an SPAA (8.0x to 16.1x)
- Immense fire rate for the gun calibre; 120 RPM for a 76 mm gun
- Two axis stabiliser
- APFSDS can penetrate up to 311 mm, enough to destroy any top-rank MBT with a well-placed shot
- Equipped with APHE shells, capable of dealing with many light tanks and the XM-1
- Capable of taking out long-range helicopters with ammunition which does not explode until approximately 4.6 km away, allowing for shots well past the radar tracking range
- Doesn't hull break
- The OF-40 chassis provides reasonable protection and mobility (especially compared to the M163 and ZSU-23-4)
- Fantastic turret rotation and elevation speed
- Generation 1 thermals for the gunner - makes spotting enemy aircraft, helicopters and tanks a much easier task
- Fear factor - Enemy pilots who know there is an OTOMATIC around will fall back in a far more cautious playstyle and are less likely to attack friendly ground vehicles in the open
- Large cannon breech - can soak up shrapnel, thereby protecting the turret crew
Cons:
- Turret has immensely thin armour, can be penetrated by other SPAA as well as secondary cannons from the MBT-70 or AMX-40
- Several turret-mounted ammo racks that are almost impossible not to hit
- APFSDS rounds are a tier IV modification
- APFSDS capacity limited to 12 rounds
- APFSDS has limited accuracy at range
- Massive profile, straightforward to spot and shoot
- This vehicle's reputation precedes it, enemies will prioritise its destruction
- APHE's penetration is abysmal, and 62mm consistently fails to penetrate the sides of Abrams or T-64s/T-72s/T-80s
- First-stage ammo stowage capacity of 29 rounds
- There must be at least one shell in the first-stage stowage to fire the gun
- Each round must be loaded into the first-stage stowage individually. This massively increases reload times if the stowage is empty
- The gun can only elevate 60 degrees. This is below average for an SPAA vehicle of this tier.
- Rate of fire decreases when your loader is knocked out
- A hit to the turret, even if it doesn't kill the crew, will always result in a destroyed breech due to the sheer space the breech takes up in the turret
History
Development of the OTOMATIC SPAAG began during the mid 1980s as a private venture of the OTO Melara company. 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 first prototype of the OTOMATIC was ready for testing in the late 1980s. 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. For the Italian army, the project was initially accepted, but later abandoned due to budget cuts.
- From Devblog
Media
The Shooting Range #131 - Metal Beasts section at 00:32 discusses the OTOMATIC.
See also
Predecessor
Similar vehicles in other nations
External links
| Italy anti-aircraft vehicles | |
|---|---|
| R3 Capraia | R3 T20 FA-HS |
| SIDAM 25 | SIDAM 25 · SIDAM 25 (Mistral) |
| Wheeled | AS 42 · CM52 |
| Tracked | M42 Contraereo · Leopard 40/70 · OTOMATIC |
| Hungary | ◔ZSU-57-2 · ◔ZSU-23-4 |
