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

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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 fuzed frag rounds, and can destroy planes even in a single, well-aimed shot; therefore, it should be used as such, at least until APFSDS rounds are unlocked, so staying in a cap zone is recommended, as the unit doesn't not 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 good penetration of the sabot rounds and the two-axis stabilizer.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Structural steel (Radar equipment, Mud guards)
• 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 the battles

This vehicle provides abundant play style depending on how players are comfortable using it. You can take full ammo 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 ammunition load to join your first-line team suggest ammo distribution 12 APDSFS & 16 HE-VT &2 APHE shell) as supplementary firepower while intercepting aircraft. Finally, when centre on point, launch an offensive because you need APDSFS Supplement.

OTOMATIC is proficient in street combat, the full-automatic gun allows you to ruin enemy troops in a very short time.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Radar assistance and VT fuze shells mean that the gun can shoot down aircraft with ease even in RB
• Superior quality scope with a very nice visual field
• 120 RPM fire rate on a 76 mm gun
• Two axis stabilizer
• APFSDS can penetrate up to 311 mm
• The HE-MOM proximity fuze shell is available when stock
• Can destroy ATGM helicopters at range impossible for other SPAA and most ATGM carriers, especially the ones sitting in hover mode at about 3km range
• No hull break means you can be more survivability compare to other SPAA
• The OF-40 chassis provide high-quality passing capacity enable you to follow First-line team

Cons:

• Thin armour
• Shells stored in the turret and hull, easy to get the ammunition racks hit
• APFSDS rounds are a tier 4 modification
• APFSDS were limited to 12 rounds
• APFSDS is not so accurate at long distance
• HE-VT's still has a max range about 4.6 km, shells will self destruct when fired this far
• Massive and easy to spot

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