76 mm Oto Melara Cannon and CIWS Live Fire on the USS Halyburton FFG 40

76mm cannon and CIWS live fire on the USS Halyburton FFG 40.

[@paulburns4721]

I was a Mk92 FC on FFG-40, Halyburton, back in 1992-93. I loved this 76mm gun. It was fun to shoot, and even better to watch from about 15-20 ft away while another FC was firing it. Still have 5 76mm empty casings from back then. RIP Perry-class frigates.

[@Soyouwant]

I hope they turn it into a museum

[@shanemartin2491]

Hey Paul, sorry for raising this from the dead - but was it a reliable system? Were there any pet hates or recurring issues with it?

[@paulburns4721]

@@shanemartin2491 Hey Shane. No problem at all. It was very reliable from what I remember. I did get training on how to man the gun if, for some reason, our gunners mate became incapacitated. I vaguely remember something about a "star gear", I think it was, that might need attention if something stuck, jammed, or whatever it was. Sorry my memory hasn't held that info from so long ago, lol. Other than that, the man in the turret was there to keep the magazine loaded, and to switch ammo type when necessary (incendiary, armor piercing, air burst, fragmenting, etc...) Hope this helps answer your question. I wish there was more about it on the internet.

[@andreialima7296]

Approximately 90% of new warships in the free world are equipped with Italian artillery.

[@fox_fpv]

Italian weapons are the finest.

[@jameshartford8786]

It's fast powerful and fairly accurate

[@AshishVerma-dz9ug]

All ships of Indian navy equipped with Italian guns

[@brianr.6376]

Oto melara and breda is great but i prefer german rheinmetal

[@Tommyg-rq6lj]

I live pretty near where they produce these

[@dhimasardiansyah8741]

OTO Melara is Ferari among Naval dual purpose guns

[@GordyInMA]

Unbelievable Fire Power!!

[@mwnciboo]

Tiny round i'd sooner take 5 x 76mm rounds than 1 x 127mm - The effectiveness of rounds does not scale linearly with diameter as volume of explosive goes up massively...76mm vs 114mm in the RN and 127mm in US and others. Nevermind the navalised 155mm.

[@PyroShark_]

"That was 150 rounds?!" "Yeah" lol

[@ziongite]

No wonder Japan chose Oto Melara for the guns on their ships, these have a large calibre and rate of fire, they can punch through a hull easily.

[@monsterfatalis7182]

OTOMATIC

[@setesh1294]

OTOMAGIC PROTECTS

[@yoesoef4902]

OTOMAGIC

[@GenPellizzaroCSMGDF]

OTO MELARA 76/62 Super Rapido, The OTOMATIC was a ground Self-Propelled Anti-Air Gun

[@corporalkang-in-chan7926]

The US also ordered the Italian artillery to serve in the navy. Even though the United States is known to produce almost everything

[@boezz8]

What's the reason for this? Do the Italians make good canons ?

[@RipperYou]

@@boezz8 Clearly they do

[@nipitponk]

Well, no. Majority of the US naval ships employ their own weapon system, for instance, the 5"/54 and 5"/64 calibre Mark 45 lightweight naval gun which was originally made by United Defence, an American company. This gun, the OTO Melara 76mm gun, officially known as the OTO Melara 76mm/62 calibre naval gun, pertained to the US Navy's well-known Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate and Pegasus-class hydrofoil attack crafts, was exclusively chosen to be applied due to its suitable calibre and size of the gun because the 5"/54 and the 5"/62 would be too hefty to accommodate frigate size of naval ships and the 57mm guns, the Mk 110 would be too small in both size and firepower. Developing a different gun of the existing or comparable calibre would consume both money and times even though it's not necessary because the Italian already created one and they're teamed up with the US.

[@mistyshirks38]

They did all that back in the day as joint military the only thing the us doesn't buy from other countries is any aircraft or air power or tank and artillery ammunition

[@drapas7467]

Death Yaqui that right, free world is sharing

[@Soyouwant]

It's safe to go on deck and the water coming out of the barrel is what cools it. If it gets to hot the round could fire on it's own. There is always someone next to the gun when firing for safety purposes and to make sure the gun is working properly.

[@_Matsimus_]

WesleyEmberlin the water is not to cool the round or prevent it from exploding in the barrel. It's to cool the barrel and increase its overall service life and accuracy. To make a round explode inside the barrel would mean the barrel would need to be glowing red hot.

[@drianmortiz9375]

The U.S built, Oliver Hazzard Perry class Frigates or OHP, is one of the most powerful and most impressive, modern navy combat vessel that has ever made. Most especially her vast array of naval weaponry. Such as the 76mm Oto Melara rapid firing deck gun and the Raytheon 20mm Phalanx CIWS point defense gun.

[@oron61]

*was. They weren't meant to be powerful like the Spruance or Ticonderoga, but they did that they were asked. They did have quite an array for their size. SM-1 SAMs, (only 36-40, bad at killing sea skimmers) Harpoon missiles (0-4) Mk 46 Torpedos (short ranged) Mk 50 torpedos (hella expensive but worth it against deep and fast targets) 3" gun, Phalanx defense cannon, two-bay hangar for seahawks. They sure were tough little bastards, that's for sure.

[@KoishiVibin]

@@oron61 they were meant to take a hit or two and die fighting in event of combat, was my impression. they'd absolutely get clapped by serious attack but every hit they took was one the ticos and sprucans werent soaking up

[@timherendeen3302]

When you hear batteries release, I want to hear a loud bang in 5 seconds

[@blendpinexus1416]

oh the sound. man i wish some game devs would just make something with that 76mm equipped JUST for fun

[@Soyouwant]

I absolutely agree with you! It is even better in person.

[@tammywehner3269]

they must be loading to the last station revolving mag, for I hear 10 cycles before the first firing...

[@mastercylinder5225]

Ha, you certainly know the system more than most that watch this!

[@Soyouwant]

Exactly! Its awesome.

[@AirRyan45]

On Canadian ships the hazardous radar isn't always on.

[@willboler830]

Does that not require double hearing protection?

[@jonquerettess]

Jerry Miculek spirit in a 75 mm cannon Wow

[@lunabranwen]

What ship is this ? Would have been nice to mention in the description

[@DMW-iq2ie]

Looks to be an Oliver-Hazard Perry class frigate, as for which specific ship in the class I don’t know.

[@Soyouwant]

This is the USS Halyburton FFG 40

[@lunabranwen]

@@Soyouwant Thanks 👍

[@doggonemess1]

At 2:18 - is that noise that sounds like a Transformer (cartoon robot) the sound of the shell flying away, or is something electromechanical?

[@Soyouwant]

It’s the shell flying out hitting another shell that is already on the ground.

[@Green_Magolor_Gijinka]

That'll show those damn seagulls!

[@idontknow6859]

Can someone tell me why is there water coming out from the barell is it for lubricating it?

[@lucas0s_]

Water cooling system

[@empire-classfirenationbatt2691]

Mmm listen to those shells whizz at high velocity

[@cowerdnerddespacito9518]

The Otos are water cooled? That’s neat

[@rollsroycetrent1000]

Yup

[@venpirethevampire]

Uhh is this an Oliver Hazard Perry-Class?

[@Soyouwant]

Sure is! The USS Halyburton FFG 40

[@Apoc_Bone_Daddy]

What would a 76mm cannon with advanced modern ammunition do to a modern MBT with advanced armor and defensive measures?

[@Tk3997]

Johnathan Knives It could penetrate the rear quarter at any practical range and hulls sides easily, the rear side turret would probably be penetrable at normal ranges, but the very front portion several feet of which is part of the turrets forward armor array would be impenetrable. The front would be immune, a 76mm weapon is only a bit more then half the caliber of current tank guns and even some of these struggle with the heaviest tank armor.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

+Tk3997 For the most part, these guns only carry HE, so it would be largely ineffective against tanks. Even if they fire AP, they are not sub-caliber round and have smaller gun in general. These rounds also go slightly half the speed of older APDSFS. The rear of a M1A2 Abrams is probably what? 400-500 at least? That is also the penetration of a 1980s APDSFS round. The AP round with even inferior performance on the 76mm gun will not be very reliable at penetrating modern tanks, maybe on older vehicles like the M60. But it best rely on indirect fire on modern tanks, hitting the roof, destroyer electronics and tracks etc. Something that they are used for.

[@Maktumekal_Ilzrei]

+Neurofied Yamato To be fair, wouldn't range come into effect as well when considering the armor profile of modern tanks? Afterall, a ten or twenty pound AP shell striking the atop armor (Like would happen from long range fire) might possibly be able to penetrate the armor? Not sure the Abram's top armor thickness, or the weight of the shell exactly.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

I mean if they were fired at the front profile that it wouldn't do much. I did say that it may do something with a roof shot IF they fired AP rounds. But reality is that it fires ammunition with very limited penetrating power. It uses HE rounds as standard with some other rounds for anti-missile. HE round of that caliber is a bit too small to do much against external components unless it lands very near it. It does have SAPOM round which is a semi-armor piercing round. I don't know how effective that would be. However I know it won't do much against even rear armor as it's not nearly as high-velocity, subcaliber round or nearly the caliber size as typical tank guns. Let alone being a SAP round which means it is worse off than dedicated AP rounds. Against roof armor, probably.

[@sandrobindelli5607]

OM-76mm is designed to attack any target up to 40km away on water and 15km inland from the shoreline (so basically 30km roughly)...it uses both AP and Proximity Burst rounds with 2400 fragments each (of which 600 are berillium spheres).. It can easily shred a few tanks from a distance they can't even see the ship...

[@delosangelesvencecleosecti371]

Whats with the water leaking at the gun barrel?

[@Soyouwant]

Cooling the barrel

[@jwagner1993]

Why they don't try that 76mm in a MBT ??

[@parabelluminvicta8380]

yes Drako 2 or just the otomatic

[@ayatotakema1194]

Ahhh finally a modern wepon with a compact watercooled barrel

[@bluemarshall6180]

2:30 Poor R2.......

[@gunofpatriot00]

made in italy

[@mastercylinder5225]

Maybe not, FMC in Fridley MN made 77 of those guns from '78 to '87. This was out of a total of about 120 guns. I would know, I was there. I taught this system for 25 years. If you were in the trade at the time, you would have heard my name.

[@renzovergara3436]

@@mastercylinder5225 what are the main ammunitions for the OTO Melara 76mm?

[@mastercylinder5225]

@@renzovergara3436 the projectile can be equipped with multiple fuzes. VT which is really an "object seeker" going off when it is no longer getting closer, also an IR fuze seeks heat, goes off when no longer getting closer, also a point detonate. But also, the above 2 fuzes are also point detonate. This is meant to be an anti aircraft/missile.

[@BeReal918]

I need those mounted on my roof!

[@alikhwan3804]

Bangladesh Navy uses this CIWS 😍

[@agostinorapisarda5081]

questo è 76 Compatto si vede chiaramente il momento dello sgancio prima del fuoco.

[@geoffworsnop5726]

How far does its bullets can travel ?

[@ramonandrada3127]

50-140 km

[@岡本誠-v1n]

マイク持った人が音に合わせて頭ふるのは可愛い😌

[@Ka_miO]

understandable have a good day

[@mr.x2512]

The supremacy of Made in Italy.

[@binky8501]

is that water coming from the barrel before it fires

[@patricklamshear1806]

Yes it is to keep the barrel from overheating.

[@miketm8200]

Sea water!

[@Soyouwant]

Nope. It's really not all that loud. The 25mm is louder than the 76mm and CWIS

[@jordanbinda5264]

It's a fucken cannon dude. That shit is loud, why the fuck do you think there wearing those headphones

[@Pearnyman]

+Jordan Binda they're just sound powered headphones, no real hearing protection but yes I agree them guys would be deaf and it is so damn loud!

[@KallegrandStudios]

What's up with all the water getting ejected from the barrel before firing?

[@Soyouwant]

Cooling

[@stephansiegel1279]

physics dude

[@rif190]

Modern cannon.

[@Ace-rp7vr]

Image this on an L3/35 in WW2 it would be the best tank ever

[@tacitozetticci9308]

That sounds like a tight fit lol Tanks that mount this gun actually exist btw: the Centauro 76/62 "Draco" and the OTOMATIC (this one never saw production though). They both use a compact version of the OTO Melara 76/62 as a turret.

[@juzniewiem]

Just got one of those casings

[@rachdarastrix5251]

I never could understand why they don't just shoot blanks. After all, I don't see any ships to shoot out hear. But still a fun activity.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

I forgot about that. I still wish they would add targets though.

[@strichtarn3228]

@@JohnDoe-zw6to These aren't gas-operated guns. Their actions are externally powered.

[@meggaiwa]

Whats that stuff (water?) at 1:48 at the barrel?

[@Blurstrike]

It's to cool the gun.

[@miketm8200]

Sea water

[@eagleostrichegg]

i neeed one of these.. my last one got stolennn

[@lancesurgeon7614]

They need to take that thing for a short arm inspection. It's dribbling. 8^)

[@tammywehner3269]

salt water cooling to keep the barrel from melting/ hot gun situation...

[@lazerbeamspewpew4728]

Ya mean the 17”76” mm freedom cannon

[@banksnet-qi5bu]

Either of these would be great for tail gaters on the freeway in California ha

[@Dexter101x]

I wish all nations used a good technology of "making peace" rather than go to war each time everyone had a disagreement, there are much better projects that money can be used for

[@spudskie3907]

+plezx29 Go ahead and dream of your world where everyone holds hands and sings "kumbaya". That world does not exist.

[@Dexter101x]

Spudskie Did I say that they should all hold hands and sing that song? It's a world that should exist, not a world of war and constant fear, false flags etc...

[@KG84C]

Hey, H-202 SPT headset a lot more comfy than H-200 series, just sayin...

[@KreigsMarine2]

When I was stationed on a frigate the gunner's mates would cycle the round up to the chamber for us, the firecontrolman. And that took way too long after the order of "batteries released " to get the rounds off. FC's and GM'S must be clowns

[@粘承龍-p4e]

Amazing

[@massimovalentini6496]

Così, a vista, non mi pare di aver rilevato commenti da parte di utenti italiani. Cavoli, considerato che si tratta di armi italiane. Cos'è, troppo imp gratis a guardare le tette di Belen?

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

Massimo Valentini Probabilmente scrivono in inglese. Sotto un video inglese si scrive in inglese.

[@autcaesarautnihil4951]

Cato Sicarius ...e chi lo ha mai detto che sotto un video in inglese si deve scrivere in inglese?...... ....a te hanno colonizzato anche le meningi.

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

Aut Caesar Aut Nihil Perché è probabile che se vuoi far leggere il tuo commento da un inglese lui saprà leggerlo solo un inglese? E anche se sapesse un'altra lingua molto probabilmente non sarebbe l'italiano.

[@roberteastwood3123]

Massimo Valentini preferisco un bel paio di tette invece di un cannone

[@Giacomo005]

Massimo Valentini io abito a 30 m in linea d’aria dalla fabbrica dove costruiscono questi missili.

[@StevenV2]

80 rnds rof 10-80rpm water cooled

[@freekuwait1000]

No one supposed to be out there whenever there is a live fire.

[@isopod365]

what if they're deaf?

[@CR900-MUSIC]

Phalanx aa gun

[@ericschoch7026]

Its CIWS - Close-In Weapon System.... not CWIS

[@anilsinghchauhan8748]

Eric Schoch it's MR gun not ciws

[@Retrosleepz]

Lol

[@iceberg789]

canons view is totally obstructed.

[@crazymen4622]

Schöner Sound 👏 Wäre doch ideal für Piraten Boote abzuwehren 😀❗👍

[@TheTemplarnight]

why do most navys use these 76mm guns? why not anything bigger i understand we have missiles and what not but why such a small gun on a warship?

[@Jaxymann]

They're useful against ships at close ranges - as well as subsonic missiles

[@TheTemplarnight]

5Oblivion okay, so its useful for smaller ships, but still why not a bigger gun for anything more powerful?

[@Jaxymann]

TheTemplarnight The maximum range of a large naval gun (like the Mk.7 of Iowa-class battleships) is only about 25 miles. While that may sound like a lot, bear in mind that the range of a Harpoon anti-ship missile is 150 miles - Tomahawk cruise missiles have ranges of over 800 miles. Naval guns are very effective at ranges up to 20 miles, but at ranges further than this, missiles can do the job more efficiently. But if warships have to engage targets within visual range, then they'd probably use the guns.

[@TheTemplarnight]

5Oblivion okay i understand that, but i don't mean those gigantic 300mm+ guns, i mean something like a high tec 100-140mm and for shooting down things flak type shells would probably be somewhat effective.

[@Jaxymann]

TheTemplarnight That's pretty much what the Mk. 45 is - a 130mm gun with explosive shells. It's what the US Navy uses on Ticonderoga cruisers and Burke destroyers as well as being use in other navies.

[@kclee2222]

Does 76mm make big cloud and noisy like that?

[@patthonsirilim5739]

never really understand why naval ship nowaday have such a small gun a fucking 60 ton tank has more fire power gun wise then a bloody warship i understand the missile thing but cant naval ship retain one big auto cannon with on barrel its alot cheaper to shoot a gun then fire a million dollar missile at a hut then cost about 50 dollars i mean lets look at the finance of this modern ship munition cost more then 10 years salary worth of the guy firing it at a group of guys that for there whole life will not be able to afford the missile firing at them hiding in some shit hole that cost less then 50 dollar to build

[@Soyouwant]

+Patthon Sirilim it's a 30+ year old warship that's no longer commissioned

[@patthonsirilim5739]

WesleyEmberlin yea the new lcs class ship have a 57mm auto cannon soon we would mounting a m16 on a turrent and called it a main armament

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

Patthon Sirilim Because big ships are useless and this gun can penetrate an M1A1 Abrams from the front. Not an M1A2, for that there is the 127 mm Otobreda.

[@HAL-mg4wy]

*Spiderman 2 pizza theme intensifies*

[@mobiletaskforce_id777]

Play it 2x speed

[@ltyr-mr2if]

Check out the deaf guy on the left.

[@pip12111]

Perry class Frigate

[@leoc3319]

R2D2 so hard! 3:00

[@merlemorrison482]

mounted on a USN FFG class......

[@eagleostrichegg]

i was a part of their crew. they left me. i felll int his ocean and they left me.

[@RafaelUAS]

I keep thinking imagine putting this firepower in a tank

[@isopod365]

Sadly, they did.

[@thaster973]

We did it, OTOMATIC

[@theplum2706]

Google "otomatic"

[@mirrorslash028]

@@isopod365 "sadly" lmao

[@lucas0s_]

@@isopod365 why sadly? The otomatic is a banger

[@bestamerica]

' CIWS need to add twin guns... twin guns are better than single gun

[@KoishiVibin]

no missile

[@bestamerica]

@@KoishiVibin hi K... ' why this ship dont have missiles... must put missiles on this ship

[@KoishiVibin]

@@bestamerica gun based terminal defense bad missile based terminal defense ok but oliver hazard perry can only guide one missile at a time

[@bestamerica]

@@KoishiVibin hi K... ' okay thank explain

[@KoishiVibin]

@@bestamerica problem of gun is that it can only attack target when target move predictably maneuvering missile will make intercept very hard even on top of questionable accuracy from gatling gun (phalanx has failed to stop subsonic drone in time during exercises)

[@jeromeguillamun2804]

r.i.p eardrums

[@ichabodon]

Water cooled barrel

[@eagleostrichegg]

i think i know these guys

[@shivakoranga4187]

2:45 like panish

[@danieleloreti6050]

È poi dicono che non siamo buoni a fare niente

[@extremathule982]

...e tu ci credi?😒

[@brambillafumagalli9535]

Lo dicono per denigrare ma sanno bene che non è vero......

[@sunrisejackdaw1779]

Construction of firearms is good, but what are you putting it onto?

[@706d]

How can you dislike this video?

[@borjarezola6302]

It is quite easy: shitty camera handling, poor editing and no care at all. Result is tearful

[@guitarsarelikestupid7200]

Is the guy videoing wearing ear condoms or not?

[@alfonsobonifacio4267]

Italy

[@nikosloudaros9784]

76.62.ammo.x636.dummy.

[@ЕвгенийСаников-г5д]

Такой же сюрприз для вк с гуглом плей чтобы всякий бред не гнали,(⁠｡⁠☬⁠０⁠☬⁠｡⁠)💫💯👎

[@turtlemotoR]

imaginary target

[@남자분정]

반동이 상상이상

[@howardinothegreat136]

4;20

[@raleeuw]

No anti flasch geare no helmets ,pff bad ass sealors 🤔 no way in the dutch Navy

[@peterstoneberg7120]

weak weapons

[@lucas0s_]

LOL WEAK!?

[@extremathule982]

OTOcannon OTO.