76mm / 62
Ammunition for the OTO MELARA Naval Guns
General
76mm/62 ammunition used with the
OTO-MELARA 76mm/62 compact naval
gun is designed to engage against:
-Aircrafts and missiles including seaskim-
mers.
-Sea and surface targets.
EAS produces the following types of
76mm/62 ammunition:
High Explosive (HE)
High Explosive – Pre-Formed
Fragmentation (HE–PFF)
-Target Practice (TP)
-Targer Practice –Tracer (TP–T)
Non-Frag Flash (NFF) - suitable for test-
ing the 76mm/62 proximity fuzes.
EAS’ 76mm/62 ammunition complies
fully with all NATO military specifications
and test methods.
Technical Description
The complete Round of the 76mm/62
ammunition consists of:
High Explosive (HE): Steel Projectile,
Brass Cartridge Case, Fuze (Proximity or
Point Detonating), High explosive charge
(Comp. A3), Propelling charge, Primer.
Practice (TP, TP-T): They are Inert loaded
rounds having Dummy fuze.
Non-Frag Flash: It has a Flash cartridge,
which emits Smoke when the fuze is
activated.
Technical Data
Total Length
820 mm HE, NFF (without fuze)
812 mm HE-PFF (without fuze)
908 mm TP, TP-T (with dummy fuze)
Total Weight
11,5 kg HE, HE-PFF, NFF (without fuze)
12,5 kg TP, TP-T (with dummy fuze)
Projectile Length
268 mm HE, NFF (without fuze)
260 mm HE-PFF (without fuze)
355 mm TP, TP-T (with dummy fuze)
Projectile Weight
5,4 kg HE, HE-PFF, NFF (without fuze)
6,3 kg TP, TP-T (with dummy fuze)
Ballistic Data
Muzzle Velocity (at 24m)
930 m/s
Horizontale Range (max)
16.300 m
Altitude (max)
6.000 m
Packaging
2 complete rounds per fiber container
2 fiber container per wooden box with:
Total Volume: 0,064 m3
Total Gross Weight: 44 Kg
Packaging secures safe land, sea and air transportation and
long term storage.
Other packaging configuration are available, to meet specific
customer needs.
Ammunition