OTOMATIC
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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
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 71 | 71 | 46 | 1179 | 2,099 | 25.63 | 45.63 |
| Realistic | 66 | 66 | 734 | 1,100 | 15.96 | 23.91 | |
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 | 35.2 | 48.8 | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ |
| Realistic | 23.8 | 28.0 | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ |
| Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||
| Stock | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. | ||
| 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
Ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack | |||||
| 10m | 100m | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 2000m | ||
| 76/62 SAPOM | SAPHEI | 60 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 30 |
| 76/62 APFSDS | APFSDS | 311 | 308 | 301 | 291 | 281 | 271 |
| 76/62 HE-MOM | HE-VT* | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | SAPHEI | 910 | 6.35 | 1.3 | 15 | 662.4 | +0° | 79° | 80° | 8°1 |
| 76/62 APFSDS | APFSDS | 1580 | 2.18 | N/A | N/A | N/A | +1.5° | 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 |
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. Neither radar can be folded at this time.
| SMA VPS-A05 - Target Detection Radar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 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
- Magazine capacity of 12 rounds. Every round must be individually loaded into the magazine, significantly increasing reload speed
- The gun doesn't elevate fully
- Rate of fire decreases when your loader is knocked out
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
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 |
