OTOMATIC

OTOMATIC

OTOMATIC

Italy

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.3	11.3	11.3

Class:

SPAA

Research:350 000

Purchase:950 000

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). This vehicle 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

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Structural steel (Radar equipment, Mudguards)
• Rubber-fabric screens

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
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

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armor weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
46.0	N/A	71 (AB)
		65 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	1,179	____
Realistic/Simulator	734	____
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	25.63	__.__
Realistic/Simulator	15.96	__.__

Armaments

Main armament

76 mm OTO Breda Cannone da 76/62
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
90			-5°/+60°	±180°	Two-plane
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	23.8	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Realistic	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
0.6	__.__	__.__	__.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
76/62 SAPOM	APHE	60	58	50	45	35	30
76/62 APFSDS	APFSDS	311	308	301	291	281	271
76/62 HE-MOM	HE-VT*	13	13	13	13	13	13

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
76/62 SAPOM	APHE	910	6.4	1.3	15	662.4	°	47°	60°	65°
76/62 APFSDS	APFSDS	1580	2.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	°	78°	80°	81°
76/62 HE-MOM	HE-VT*	910	6.3	0.2	0.1	969.12	+0°	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
90	XX (X+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	no

Usage in battles

This vehicle provides abundant play styles 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 APDSFS & 16 HE-VT, and 2 APHE shells) as additional firepower while intercepting aircraft.

The OTOMATIC is proficient in street combat; the fully-automatic gun allows you to ruin enemy troops in a brief amount of time.

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.
• 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

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
• HE-VT has a max range about 4.6 km, shells will self destruct when fired past this distance
• Massive profile, straightforward to spot and shoot
• This vehicle's reputation precedes it. Enemies will show no mercy
• APHE's penetration is abysmal, and 62mm consistently fails to penetrate the sides of Abrams or T-64s/T-72s/T-80s
• Magazine capacity of 12 rounds. Every round must be individually loaded into the magazine, significantly increasing reload speed
• The gun doesn't elevate fully

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

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

See also

Predecessor

• SIDAM 25

Similar vehicles in other nations

• M247
• M163
• Gepard
• ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"
• Falcon
• Chieftain Marksman
• Type 87

External links

• [Devblog] OTOMATIC SPAAG: Belated Perfection
• [Forum] Official Forum Thread for the OTOMATIC.

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