127/64 Lightweight

The gun can fire all standard 127 mm (5 inch) ammunition including Vulcano long range guided ammunition. Modular automatic feeding magazines allow the firing of up to four different and immediately selectable types of ammunition; the magazines (four drums, each with one shell ready to fire and 13 other ammunitions on store) can be reloaded while the mount is in operation. An ammunition manipulator system is available to transport projectiles and propelling charges from the main ammunition store to the feeding magazines, which are automatically reloaded. Ammunition flow is reversible. Rounds can be automatically unloaded from the gun. Digital and analog interfaces are available for connecting to a vessel's combat management system, including a CORBA based network interface. The 127/64 LW naval gun mounts includes a Vulcano module, which acts twofold: • Programmer for ammunition's fuse and guidance system. • Mission Planning and Execution for Naval Fire Support Action (firing solutions, selection of ammunition, definition of trajectories and firing sequences, ballistic computations accounting for ammunition type, etc.), as a standalone or in interaction with ship's Network Centric System.

• Name — OTO 127/64 LW - VULCANO System • Origin — Italy • Type — Naval gun • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Designer — Oto Melara • Design Date — 2005 • Manufacturer — Oto Melara (now Leonardo S.p.A.) • Production Date — 2012 • Weight — Empty: 33 t • Part Length — 320 in • Cartridge — 127x835mmR shell weight: 29 to • Caliber — 127 mm • Rate — 32 rpm • Velocity — 808 m/s • Range — *30 km • VULCANO: 70-120 km • Max Range — 120 km

• 2 × Erradii-class frigates; • 2 × FREMM multipurpose class frigate (2 in option) • 4 x Al-Aziz-class frigates; • Illustration — The Baden-Württemberg, a German Navy F125-class frigate featuring the OTO 127/64 gun mount • 4 × and 1 used for training; • Illustration — Italian frigate Luigi Rizzo with the OTO 127/64 being the primary gun mount. • 6 × FREMM multipurpose frigate (2 in option) • 5 × Thaon di Revel-class Offshore Patrol Vessel; • 4 × De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate Ordered April 2020, replacing current 127mm from 2023 to 2025.; • 2 × Thaon di Revel-class Offshore Patrol Vessel

• 5 × F-110 class frigate

• 15 were originally planned for the River-class destroyer, but was cancelled and replaced with the BAE 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 45 naval gun.