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{{short description|Naval artillery piece}}
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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = OTO 76/62
| image              = [[File:Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid Gun mount on HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej (FFG-471) right front view at JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base November 3, 2022 01.jpg|300px|76/62 Super Rapid]]
| caption            = The OTO 76/62 SR (''Super Rapid'') as mounted in a stealth [[cupola]] (to reduce [[radar cross-section]]) onboard [[HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej]].
| origin             = Italy<!-- Country flag removed per [[WP:Manual of Style#Images]]. -->
| type               = [[Naval artillery|Naval gun]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = yes
| is_artillery       = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service            = 1964–present
| used_by            = See ''[[#Operators|operators]]''
| wars               = <!-- Production history -->
| designer           = [[OTO Melara]]
| design_date        = Compact: 1963<br>Super Rapid: 1985<br>Strales: 2004
| manufacturer       = Otobreda: 1963–2001<br>[[Bharat Heavy Electricals|BHEL]] Haridwar : 1994–present (under licence)<br>OTO Melara (subsidiary of Finmeccanica): 2001–2015<br>[[Leonardo-Finmeccanica]]: since 2016<br>[[Leonardo S.p.A.|Leonardo]]: since 2017
| unit_cost          = 
| production_date    = Compact: 1964<br>Super Rapid: 1985<br>Strales: 2008
| number             = 
| variants           = See ''[[#Variants|variants]]''
<!-- General specifications -->| spec_label         = 
| weight             = Empty: {{convert|7.5|t|lb|lk=on}}
| length             = 
| part_length        = 62 caliber: {{convert|4724.4|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| width              = 
| height             = 
| diameter           = 
| crew               = remote controlled
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge          = 76×636mmR<ref name="ordtech">{{Cite web |title=Ordtech Ammunition 76 mm OTO MELARA 76/62 |url=http://www.ordtech-industries.com/2products/Ammunition/Large/76L62.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106221457/http://www.ordtech-industries.com:80/2products/Ammunition/Large/76L62.html |archive-date=2017-11-06 |website=Ordtech Military Industries}}</ref><br>shell weight {{convert|6.3|kg|lb|lk=on}}<br>propellant weight {{convert|2.35|kg|lb|lk=on}}
| cartridge_weight   = {{convert|12.4|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="ordtech" /><ref name="elbit">{{cite web |title=76mm HE-M77 Naval Ammunition |url=https://elbitsystems.com/media/76mm-Naval-Ammunition_3_Web.pdf |website=Elbit Systems |access-date=5 October 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>
| caliber            = {{convert|76.2|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| barrels            = 
| action             = 
| rate               = ''Compact'': 85 rounds/min<br>''Super Rapid'': 120 rounds/min
| velocity           = {{convert|915|m/s|abbr=on}}
| range              = 
| max_range          = HE-PFF 16,000 m <br />
SAPOMER 20,000 m<br /> 
VULCANO 40,000 m
| feed               = [[Magazine (artillery)|Magazine capacity]]:<br>80 ready rounds on ''Compact'' gun mount
| sights             = <!-- Artillery specifications -->
| breech             = 
| recoil             = 
| carriage           = 
| elevation          = −15°/+85°<br>speed: 35°/s (acceleration: 72°/s²)
| traverse           = 360°<br>speed: 60°/s (acceleration: 72°/s²)
}}

The '''OTO Melara 76&nbsp;mm''' gun, marketed as the '''OTO 76/62 Gun Mount''', is a naval [[autocannon]] built and designed by the Italian [[Defense contractor|defence]] company [[OTO Melara]]. It is based on the OTO Melara 76/62C and evolved toward 76/62 SR and 76/62 Strales.<ref name="urlItaly 76 mm/62 (3) Compact, SR - NavWeaps">{{cite web |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-62_mk75.php |title=Italy 76 mm/62 (3") Compact, SR – NavWeaps }}</ref>

The system is compact enough to be installed on relatively small warships. Its high rate of fire and the availability of several types of ammunition make it capable of short-range [[Missile defense|anti-missile]] [[Point-defence|point defence]], [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]], [[Anti-surface warfare|anti-surface]], and [[Fire support|ground support]]. Ammunition includes [[Armour-piercing ammunition|armour-piercing]], [[Incendiary ammunition|incendiary]], [[Fragmentation ammunition|directed fragmentation effects]], and a guided round marketed as capable of destroying maneuvering [[anti-ship missile]]s. It can be installed in a stealth [[Gun turret|cupola]].

The OTO Melara 76&nbsp;mm has been widely [[export]]ed, and is in use by sixty navies. It was favored over the [[French 100mm naval gun]] for the joint French/Italian {{sclass2|Horizon|frigate|2}} project and [[FREMM multipurpose frigate|FREMM frigate]].

The Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) variant is being license-manufactured in India by [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]] (BHEL) in its [[Haridwar]] plant in [[Uttarakhand]], India since 1994. Multiple warships of the [[Indian Navy]] as well as the [[Indian Coast Guard]] has deployed SRGM as an anti-missile/anti-aircraft naval gun.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Defence and Aerospace {{!}} Official Website of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, New Delhi, India |url=https://www.bhel.com/defence-and-aerospace |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220930085122/https://www.bhel.com/defence-and-aerospace |archive-date=2022-09-30 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=www.bhel.com |language=en}}</ref> BHEL has been manufacturing the upgraded SRGM variant incorporating the Strales system (with integrated director radar) and DART (guided projectile) and Vulcano (extended effecive range) ammunition. On 28 November 2023, BHEL received a contract worth {{INRConvert|2956.89|c|lk=on|year=2023}} to manufacture 16 upgraded SRGM guns for in-service as well as under construction ships at [[GRSE]] and [[Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders|MDL]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-28 |title=Defence ministry inks Rs 2,956 cr contract with BHEL to procure 16 super rapid gun mount for Navy |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/defence-ministry-inks-rs-2956-cr-contract-with-bhel-to-procure-16-super-rapid-gun-mount-for-navy/articleshow/105570635.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-01-18 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Naval News |date=2023-11-29 |title=India procures 16 Upgraded Super Rapid Naval Gun Systems for Indian Navy |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/11/india-procures-16-upgraded-super-rapid-naval-gun-systems-for-indian-navy/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref> {{INS|Nilgiri|2019|6}} is the first ship of the Indian Navy to feature OTO Melara Strales.<ref name=":0" />

On 27 September 2006 Iran announced it had started mass production of the [[Fajr-27]], which is a [[reverse-engineered]] copy of the OTO Melara 76&nbsp;mm Compact gun.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=17626 |title=Iran to mass produce new artillery gun |publisher=Middle East Online |date=27 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160753/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=17626 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

==Other specifications==
* '''Cooling:''' sea water—fresh water for flushing
* '''Electrical Power supply'''
** 440 V, 3-phase, 60&nbsp;Hz, main circuit;
** 115 V, 1-phase, 400&nbsp;Hz, servo and synchro network

==Variants==
{{Multi image
| image1            = OTO Melara 76mm Gun aboard ROCN Tzu I (PFG-1107) 20140327a.jpg
| caption1          = The original "Compact" variant with a circular cupola.
| align             = left
| image2            = OTO Melara 76mm gun mounted on JS Umitaka(PG-828) left front view at JMSDF Maizuru Air Station July 29, 2017.jpg
| caption2          = The newer "Super Rapid" version with a diagonal, stealthy cupola
| direction         = vertical
}}
{{Unreferenced section |date=August 2021}}

=== Compact ===
The original version has a rate of fire of 85 rounds per minute.

=== Super Rapid (SR) ===
The Super Rapid or "''Super Rapido''" (SR) variant, with a higher rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute, was developed in the early 1980s and remains current {{As of|2025|lc=y}}.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-06-13 |title=After Op Sindoor, Navy boosts firepower with indigenous anti-aircraft gun barrels |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/operation-sindoor-indian-navy-boosts-firepower-with-indigenous-srgm-gun-barrels-2740033-2025-06-13 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> The Super Rapid's higher rate of fire was achieved by designing a faster feed system.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}

From June 2025, the Indian Navy started inducting the first Indian-made gun barrels for the gun type which will be utilised on all its current and future warships. The indigenous barrels have been developed over three years by a team of 12 engineers and is being produced at the [[Field Gun Factory, Kanpur]].<ref name=":1" />

=== Strales System ===
The Italian navy preferred the improved ''Super Rapido'' with Strales System and [[#DART|DART ammunition]] to the [[DARDO|Fast Forty]] 40&nbsp;mm [[CIWS]] in the anti-missile defense role as it is capable of countering several subsonic missiles up to 8,000 meters away.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} It is a medium caliber gun with relatively long range, and can also be used against surface targets.<ref>Annati, Massimo: ''La difesa antimissile della MM'', RiD magazine, Chiavari, September 2006</ref>

=== Sovraponte ===
The 76/62 ''Sovraponte'' ("over deck") is a new compact lightweight mount for the 76/62 gun. The system is around 30–40% lighter than the standard Super Rapid and its installation requires no penetration of the deck below; the mount houses 76 ready-to-fire rounds and is available for sale both with or without the Strales system. The ''Sovraponte'' mount was installed for the first time on the [[Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel|Thaon di Revel-class]] patrol vessel of the Italian Navy, positioned above the roof of the helicopter hangar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Le artiglierie navali di Leonardo|url=https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2724.html|website=Rivista Italiana Difesa|language=it|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127000124/https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2724.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Ammunition==
To provide multiple roles for the gun, OTO provides the user with wide ranges of specialized ammunition:<ref>Po, Enrico, April 1997</ref>
* [[Explosive material|HE]] standard: weight 6.296&nbsp;kg, range 16&nbsp;km, effective 8&nbsp;km (10&nbsp;km vs. air targets at 85°)
* MOM: developed by OTO (Multirole OTO Munition)
* PFF: anti-missile projectile, with proximity fuze and tungsten balls embedded in the shell for defined fragmentation effect
* SAPOM: 6.35&nbsp;kg (0.46&nbsp;kg HE), range 16&nbsp;km (SAPOMER: 20&nbsp;km) semi-armour piercing
* DART: guided projectile for anti-aircraft and anti-missile manoeuvering targets<ref>{{cite web |title=DART |url=https://www.leonardocompany.com/it/products/dart-1 |website=www.leonardocompany.com |access-date=16 December 2020 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
* VULCANO: 5&nbsp;kg, guided (GLR) projectile with a maximum range around 40&nbsp;km (it is a smaller version of the 127&nbsp;mm Vulcano)<ref>Stanglini, Ruggero: ''Dart/DAVIDE, antimissile, ma non solo, PD Magazine, Ed.ai, Firenze, June 2003</ref>

===Fire control system===
There were evolutions in the gun's fire control systems as well. The early versions (Compatto) utilised radars such the RTN-10X Orion (made by Selenia, now [[SELEX Sistemi Integrati|Selex]]);

From the early 1980s the gun was equipped with a more powerful and flexible system, the RTN-30X (used with the Dardo-E CIWS system and known within the [[Italian Navy]] as SPG-73), that was capable to manage both guns (40, 76, and 127&nbsp;mm calibres) and missiles ([[Sea Sparrow]]-[[Aspide]]). This system came into service with the Italian Navy on the cruiser ''Garibaldi'' (C551: the RTN-30X entered service first on the {{sclass|Maestrale|frigate}}s; the Dardo 40&nbsp;mm turret was slaved to the smaller and older RTN-20X radars), but still with the twin 40&nbsp;mm Dardo's turrets. The first ship equipped with Dardo E and 76&nbsp;mm Super Rapido was the upgraded {{sclass|Audace|destroyer}}s, later followed by the ''[[Durand de la Penne-class destroyer|Durand de la Penne]]'' class. The 76/62 has also been used with many other fire control systems when not in Italian service.

The Indian Navy ships uses BEL Lynx-U2 fire control system designed, developed and manufactured by [[Bharat Electronics]] for these guns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-30 |title=MoD signs contract with BEL for 13 Lynx-U2 fire control systems for Navy |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mod-signs-contract-with-bel-for-13-lynx-u2-fire-control-systems-for-navy-8528832/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

===Fuses===
There have been many developments in the fuses, essential to shoot down low-flying missiles. The best fuze developed for the 76/62 guns is arguably the 3A-Plus programmable multi-role fuse, manufactured by [[OTO Melara]] and [[Simmel Difesa]], introduced in the early 2000s. This fuse requires the installation of a fuse programmer in the mount.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}

The programmable multi-role fuse features several modes including a time mode for air burst and a number of proximity modes: gated proximity, anti-missile proximity, conventional air defense proximity and anti-surface proximity.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}

The fusing includes a [[Digital signal processor|DSP]] which rejects ground/sea clutter and so is capable of detecting a missile flying as low as two meters above sea level. It has the capability to recognise a target at a 10-meter stand-off. In all, the fuze greatly increases the effectiveness of the gun when engaging anti-ship missiles.

===DART===
Since the 1980s efforts were made for development of guided 76&nbsp;mm ammunition, but this was not achieved until recently. The first such ammunition was the CCS (Course Corrected Shell), also known as 'CORRETTO'; a joint program of OTO and British Aerospace.<ref name="Annati, Massimo, 2006">Annati, Massimo, 2006</ref> Work started in 1985. The projectile had several small rockets in order to deviate the trajectory. Radio commands were sent from the ship FCS. The FCS did not know the exact position of the projectile, only that of the target. This system was too complex and unreliable, so OTO studied another development in order to obtain a real 'guided ammunition'.

The result of this development is a system which was called DAVIDE just for the Italian market and STRALES for export purposes while the fired guided ammunition is called DART (Driven Ammunition Reduced Time of flight).<ref name="Annati, Massimo, 2006"/>

The DART projectile is similar in many aspects to other hyper-velocity systems, for example the [[Starstreak]] SAM missile's multi-dart warhead, but is a guided gun projectile with radio controls and a proximity fuze for low level engagement (up to 2 meters over the sea). DART is fired at {{convert|1200|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}, can reach 5&nbsp;km range in only 5 seconds, and can perform up to 40G maneuver.<ref>OTO STRALES Guidance System for 76MM and OTO DART Ammunition [https://www.leonardocompany.com/documents/20142/3150920/BROCHURE_2016_OTO+STRALES+-+OTO+DART+HQ+%28mm08726%29.pdf?t=1553002078948 Brochure]</ref> The DART projectile is made of two parts: the forward is free to rotate and has two small canard wings for flight control. The aft part has the 2.5&nbsp;kg warhead (with tungsten cubes and the 3A millimetric wave new fuse), six fixed wings and the radio receivers.<ref name="Annati, Massimo, 2006"/>

The guidance system is Command Line of Sight (CLOS). It uses a TX antenna installed on gun. The radio-command for them is provided on a broadcast data-link (Ka Band).<ref name="Annati, Massimo, 2006"/>

The first lot of DART 76mm guided ammunition, produced by OTO Melara, was successfully tested at the end of March, 2014. The firing trials were conducted on board one of the Italian Navy's ships equipped with Strales 76mm SR and Selex NA25 fire control system.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.otomelara.it/-/dart-strales-76mm |title=The Strales 76mm system with DART guided ammunition |date=18 April 2014 |access-date=17 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430091820/http://www.otomelara.it/-/dart-strales-76mm |archive-date=30 April 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first firing trials of the DART ammunition bought by Colombia in 2012 were successfully conducted in the Caribbean Sea on 29 August from the 76/62 Strales inner-layer defence system fitted to its modernized FS 1500 Padilla-class frigates.<ref name="janes.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.janes.com/article/43167/colombia-conducts-first-dart-firings |title=Colombia conducts first DART firings |date=17 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917112112/http://www.janes.com/article/43167/colombia-conducts-first-dart-firings |archive-date=17 September 2014 }}</ref>

===VULCANO===
The more recent development is the VULCANO 76 ammunition system. Basically, it is a scaled-down version of the 127–155&nbsp;mm Vulcano family of extended-range projectiles developed by OTO Melara; guided by an [[inertial navigation system]] and [[Global Positioning System]]s, it is capable of hitting targets twice the distance of normal 76&nbsp;mm gun ammunition.<ref>Po, Eugenio: ''Oto Melara guarda al futuro'', RiD Magazine, July 2009</ref> GPS-IMU guidance and IR or SALT Terminal sensor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.janes.com/article/43167/colombia-conducts-first-dart-firings |title=Vulcano 76 mm |publisher=Oto Melara |date=17 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918194439/http://www.janes.com/article/43167/colombia-conducts-first-dart-firings |archive-date=18 September 2014 }}</ref>
The Vulcan 76 GLR ammunition is expected to complete the development, test and qualification process by late 2022 with the delivery of production rounds to customers from 2023–24 onwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/leonardos-76-62-mm-super-rapido-the-full-spectrum-medium-artillery |title=Leonardo's 76/62 mm Super Rapido: the full spectrum medium artillery |publisher=EDR Magazine |date=10 July 2020 }}</ref>

===Other uses===
{{Main|Rooikat}}

Most of the basic ammunition types offered for the OTO Melara 76mm can also be fired from the South African [[Rooikat]] [[armoured car (military)|armoured car]] with slight modification to change from electric to percussion primers. This is the only land-based vehicle system capable of deploying the same ammunition as its naval counterpart.<ref name="Jane1">Jane's Armour and Artillery, 2001–2002, Volume 23 p. 244-345.</ref>

==Operators==
[[File:OtoMelara76mmoperators.png|thumb|Map with OTO Melara 76mm operators in blue]]

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===Asia===
;{{BAN}}
* {{BNS|Bangabandhu}} ({{sclass|Ulsan|frigate}})
* {{BNS|Somudra Joy}} (ex-USCG {{sclass|Hamilton|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]])
* {{BNS|Somudra Avijan}} (ex-USCG {{sclass|Hamilton|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]])

;{{flag|Brunei}}
* KDB ''As-Siddiq'' (ex-Singaporean {{sclass|Fearless|patrol vessel}})
* KDB ''Al-Faruq'' (ex-Singaporean {{sclass|Fearless|patrol vessel}})

;{{IND}}
* {{INS|Vikrant|2013|6}} (aircraft carrier; SRGM{{Efn|Super Rapid Gun Mount}})
* {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer}} (SRGM)
* {{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer}} (SRGM)
* {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer}} (3 out of 5 ships after refit)
** {{INS|Rana|D52|6}} (SRGM)
** {{INS|Ranvir||6}} (Compact)
** {{INS|Ranvijay||6}} (SRGM)
* {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|5=2019}} (Strales)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Adithya Krishna |date=2025-01-15 |title=Indian Navy Inducts New Destroyer, Frigate and Submarine |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/01/indian-navy-inducts-new-destroyer-frigate-and-submarine/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* {{sclass|Shivalik|frigate}} (SRGM)
* {{sclass|Talwar|frigate}} (Mounted on 1 of 7 ships)
** {{INS|Trishul|F43|6}} (SRGM)
* {{sclass|Brahmaputra|frigate}} (Compact)
* {{sclass|Godavari|frigate}} (decommissioned; Compact)
* {{sclass|Kamorta|corvette}} (SRGM)
* {{sclass|Kora|corvette}} (Compact)
* {{sclass|Veer|corvette}} (last 2 of 13 ships)
** INS ''Prabal'' (Compact)
** INS ''Pralaya'' (Compact)
* {{sclass|Samar|offshore patrol vessel}} ([[Indian Coast Guard]]; Compact)

;{{IDN}}
* {{sclass|Ahmad Yani|frigate}} (ex-RNLN {{sclass|Van Speijk|frigate}}s) 
* {{sclass|Martadinata|frigate}}
* [[Type 31 frigate|Red White frigate]] (planned)
* {{sclass|Diponegoro|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Bung Tomo|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Bung Karno|corvette}} (1 out of 2 ships)
** {{KRI|Bung Hatta}} (planned)
* {{sclass|Raja Haji Fisabilillah|offshore patrol vessel}} (planned)
* Paiton Naval Gunnery Firing Range (OTO Melara 76mm Compact)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indonesia commissions shore-based 76 mm naval gun|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indonesia-commissions-shore-based-76-mm-naval-gun|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Janes.com|date=30 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

;{{ISR}}
* {{sclass2|Sa'ar 3|missile boat}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass2|Sa'ar 4|missile boat}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass2|Sa'ar 4.5|missile boat}}
* {{sclass2|Sa'ar 6|corvette}}

[[File:Oto Melara 76mm kanon op JS Setogiri, -8 Oct. 2012 d.jpg|thumb|JMSDF's ''Asagiri''-class destroyer – JS ''Setogiri'' (DD-156) showing off her main gun at maximum elevation of +85°.]]
;{{JPN}}
* {{sclass|Hatsuyuki|destroyer}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Asagiri|destroyer}}
* {{sclass|Murasame|destroyer (1994)|0}} [[destroyer]]
* {{sclass|Minegumo|destroyer}} (JDS Murakumo only) (decommissioned)
* {{JDS|Ishikari|DE-226|6}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Yubari|destroyer escort}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Abukuma|destroyer escort}}
* {{sclass|Hayabusa|patrol boat}}

;{{flag|North Korea}} (OTO Melara 76mm gun believed to have been acquired illegally from Iran or Myanmar)<ref>{{Cite web |title=H I Sutton – Covert Shores |url=http://www.hisutton.com/North_Korean_Corvette.html |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=www.hisutton.com}}</ref>

* [[Nampo-class corvette]]
* [[Nongo class|Nongo-class Fast Attack Craft]]

;{{KOR}}
* {{sclass|Ulsan|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Pohang|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Donghae|corvette}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Gumdoksuri|patrol vessel}}

;{{MYS}}
* {{sclass2|Laksamana|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Kedah|offshore patrol vessel}}
* {{sclass|Ada-class corvette|corvette}}

;{{MYA}}
* {{sclass|Aung Zeya|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Kyan Sittha|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Thalun|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Anawrahta|corvette}}

;{{OMA}}
* {{sclass2|Khareef|corvette}}

;{{PAK}}
* [[USS McInerney (FFG-8)|PNS ''Alamgir'']] (ex-USN ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class frigate)
* [[Babur-class corvette]]

;{{PHI}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orpiano |first=Pitz |date=August 26, 2019 |title=The Philippine Navy Fleet's 76mm Oto Melara Main Primary Guns |url=https://www.pitzdefanalysis.net/2019/08/the-philippine-navy-fleets-76mm-otomelara.html |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Pitz Defense Analysis}}</ref>
* [[Miguel Malvar-class frigate|''Miguel Malvar''-class frigate]]
* {{sclass|Jose Rizal|frigate}}
* [[Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate|''Gregorio del Pilar''-class frigate]] (ex-USCG {{sclass|Hamilton|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]]s)
* [[BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39)|BRP ''Conrado Yap'']] (ex-South Korean {{sclass|Pohang|corvette}})
* {{sclass|Jacinto|corvette}} (ex-British {{sclass|Peacock|corvette}}s)
* {{sclass|Tarlac|landing platform dock}} (planned)
* [[Rajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel|''Rajah Sulayman-''class offshore patrol vessel]]

;{{SAU}}
* {{sclass|Al Riyadh|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Badr|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Al Sadiq|patrol boat}}

[[File:RSS Valour 76mm OTO Melara.JPEG|thumb|The OTO Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun mounted on the ''Victory''-class corvette – RSS ''Valour'' (89)]]

;{{SIN}}
* {{sclass|Endurance|landing platform dock}}
* {{sclass|Formidable|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Victory|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Fearless|patrol vessel}}
* [[Independence-class littoral mission vessel]]

;{{SRI}}
* {{ship|SLNS|Gajabahu|P626}} (ex-USCG {{sclass|Hamilton|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]])
* SLNS ''Nandimithra'' (P701) (ex-Israeli {{sclass2|Sa'ar 4|missile boat}})
* SLNS ''Suranimala'' (P702) (ex-Israeli {{sclass2|Sa'ar 4|missile boat}})

;{{ROC}}
* {{sclass|Cheng Kung|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Kang Ding|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Tuo Chiang|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Ching Chiang|patrol ship}}
* {{sclass|Yushan|landing platform dock}}

;{{THA}}
* [[HTMS Pattani|''Pattani'']] [[patrol boat|offshore patrol vessel]]
* {{sclass|Ratanakosin|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Ratcharit|missile boat|1}}
* {{sclass|Chuburi|patrol boat|1}}
* {{sclass|Tapi|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Khamronsin|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Laemsing|patrol boat}}
* {{sclass|Bhumibol Adulyadej|frigate}}
* [[HTMS Krabi|''Krabi'']] [[patrol boat|offshore patrol vessel]]
;{{TUR}}
* {{sclass|Doğan|fast attack craft}}
* {{sclass|Kılıç|fast attack craft}}
* {{sclass|Kılıç-II|fast attack craft}}
* {{sclass|Yıldız|fast attack craft}}
* {{sclass2|G|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Milgem|corvette}}

;{{UAE}}
* {{sclass|Baynunah|corvette}}

;{{flag|Lebanon}}
* [[Combattante FS56|''Combattante FS56''-class fast attack craft]]

'''{{VIE}}'''
* [[ROKS Gimcheon|VPNS 18]] (ex-South Korean {{sclass|Pohang|corvette}})
* [[File:Vietnam People's Navy Ship 20 at 2024 MILAN Exercise.jpg|thumb|A Vietnamese [[Pohang-class corvette]] with two Oto Melara 76mm Compact gun mounts.]][[ROKS Yeosu|VPNS 20]] (ex-South Korean {{sclass|Pohang|corvette}})
* [[CSB 8020]] (ex-USCG {{sclass|Hamilton|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]]) (operated by [[Vietnam Coast Guard]])
* [[USCGC John Midgett|CSB 8021]] (ex-USCG {{sclass|Hamilton|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]]) (operated by [[Vietnam Coast Guard]])
* [[USCGC Mellon|CSB 8022]] (ex-USCG {{sclass|Hamilton|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]]) (operated by [[Vietnam Coast Guard]])

===Africa===
;{{ALG}}
* [[San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock|''Kalaat Béni Abbès''-class]]

;{{EGY}}
* [[Ambassador MK III missile boat|''Ambassador MK III''-class]] [[missile boat]]
* {{sclass|Descubierta|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Ramadan|missile boat}}
* {{sclass|Tiger|fast attack craft}}
* [[Gowind class corvette|Gowind 2500 corvette]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/45510/dcns-contracts-oto-melara-to-supply-76-62-srmf-guns-for-egypt-s-gowinds|title=DCNS contracts Oto Melara to supply 76/62 SRMF guns for Egypt's Gowinds – IHS Jane's 360|access-date=21 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002100323/http://www.janes.com/article/45510/dcns-contracts-oto-melara-to-supply-76-62-srmf-guns-for-egypt-s-gowinds|archive-date=2 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[FREMM multipurpose frigate]]

;{{MAR}}
* Mohammed VI (701) ([[FREMM multipurpose frigate]])
* [[Sigma-class design|Sigma-class corvette]]
* Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani (501) ({{sclass|Descubierta|corvette}})
* Mohammed V (611) and Hassan II ({{sclass|Floréal|frigate}}s)
* {{sclass|Lazaga|patrol vessel}}
* {{sclass|Bir Anzaran|patrol vessel}}

;{{RSA}}
* {{sclass|Warrior|patrol vessel}} (converted from fast attack craft with missiles launchers and rear 76mm gun removed) (1 ship in service)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29912:ns-durban-to-be-opvs-home-port&catid=55:SANDF&Itemid=108 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505183921/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29912:ns-durban-to-be-opvs-home-port&catid=55:SANDF&Itemid=108 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-05-05 |title=NS Durban to be OPVs home port |publisher=DefenceWeb |access-date=23 October 2013 }}</ref>
* {{sclass|Valour|frigate}}
* [[Rooikat]]

;{{TUN}}
* ex-{{sclass|Albatros|fast attack craft}}s

===Europe===
;{{BEL}}
* {{sclass|Karel Doorman|frigate}}
* ''[[Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (Koninklijke Marine)|Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate]]''

;{{BUL}}
The [[Bulgarian Navy]]'s New Multifunctional patrol ships will be armed with an OTO Melara 76/62mm SP/MF(Super Rapid, Multiple feed) Cannon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-18 |title=С колко ще поскъпнат новите кораби? МО започва да ги въоръжава |url=https://www.mediapool.bg/s-kolko-shte-poskapnat-novite-korabi-mo-zapochva-da-gi-vaorazhava-news334685.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Mediapool.bg |language=bg-BG}}</ref>

;{{DEN}}
* {{sclass|Willemoes|missile boat}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Niels Juel|corvette}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Flyvefisken|patrol vessel}}
* {{sclass|Thetis|ocean patrol vessel|1}}
* {{sclass|Iver Huitfeldt|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Knud Rasmussen|patrol vessel}}

;{{FRA}}
[[File:French Navy ship Chevalier Paul.jpg|thumb|Two turrets on the ''Horizon'' type frigate [[French frigate Chevalier Paul|''Chevalier Paul'']].]]
* [[FREMM multipurpose frigate]]
* {{sclass|Horizon|frigate}}

;{{GER}}
* {{sclass|Brandenburg|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Bremen|frigate}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Sachsen|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Braunschweig|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Gepard|fast attack craft}} (decommissioned)

;{{GEO}}
* {{sclass|Tiger|fast attack craft}} (decommissioned)

;{{GRC}}
* {{sclass|Elli|frigate}} ({{sclass|Kortenaer|frigate}})
* {{sclass|La Combattante IIa|fast attack craft}}
* {{sclass|La Combattante IIIa|fast attack craft}}
* {{sclass|La Combattante IIIb|fast attack craft}}
* {{sclass|Osprey 55|gunboat}}
* {{sclass|HSY-55|gunboat}}
* {{sclass|Osprey HSY-56A|gunboat}}
* {{sclass|Roussen|fast attack craft}}
* {{sclass|Jason|tank landing ship}}

[[File:76mm Oto Melara on the Irish Patrol Vessel LE Niamh.jpg|thumb|76mm OTO Melara cannon on the [[Irish Naval Service]] patrol vessel [[LÉ Niamh (P52)|''LÉ Niamh'']]]]

;{{IRL}}
* {{sclass|Peacock|patrol vessel}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Róisín|offshore patrol vessel}}
* {{sclass|Samuel Beckett|offshore patrol vessel}}

;{{ITA}}
[[File:Leonardo Oto 76 62 Super Rapid Gun mounted on helicopter hanger of Francesco Morosini (P-431) left front view at JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base June 25, 2023.jpg|thumb|Oto Melara 76/62 mm Strales Sovraponte Anti-aircraft gun on Italian offshore patrol vessel Francesco Morosini]]
* {{sclass|Audace|destroyer}} (decommissioned)
* {{ship|Italian aircraft carrier|Cavour|550|6}}
* {{sclass|Comandanti|patrol vessel}}
* {{sclass|Durand de la Penne|destroyer}}
* [[FREMM multipurpose frigate]]
* [[:it:Sentinella (F 598)|Fulmine]] [[gunboat]] (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Minerva|corvette}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Orizzonte|frigate}}
* {{sclass|San Giorgio|amphibious transport dock}} (1 out of 3 ships after refit)
* {{sclass|Sparviero|patrol boat}} ([[hydrofoil]], decommissioned)
* [[Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel|''Thaon di Revel''-class]] [[offshore patrol vessel]]
* ''[[Italian landing helicopter dock Trieste|Trieste]]'' [[Landing helicopter dock|LHD]]

;{{NED}}
* {{sclass|Karel Doorman|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Holland|offshore patrol vessel}}
* ''[[Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (Koninklijke Marine)|Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate]]''

;{{NOR}}
* {{sclass|Fridtjof Nansen|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Skjold|corvette}}

;{{POL}}
* {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate}}
* [[ORP Ślązak (2015)|ORP Ślązak]] [[Patrol boat|offshore patrol vessel]]

;{{POR}}
* {{sclass|Bartolomeu Dias|frigate}} (ex-RNLN Karel Doorman-class frigate)

;{{ROM}}
* [[Romanian frigate Regele Ferdinand (F221)|Regele Ferdinand (F221)]] (ex-British {{sclass|Type 22|frigate}})
* [[Romanian frigate Regina Maria (F222)|Regina Maria (F222)]] (ex-British {{sclass|Type 22|frigate}})

;{{ESP}}
* {{sclass|Santa María|frigate}}
* {{sclass|Descubierta|corvette}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Meteoro|offshore patrol vessel}}

;{{UKR}}
*''[[Ukrainian corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa|Hetman Ivan Mazepa Ada-class corvette]] (under construction/launched (as of the beginning of 2023))''

===Oceania===
;{{AUS}}
* {{sclass|Adelaide|frigate}} (decommissioned)

===North America===
;{{CAN}}
* {{sclass|Iroquois|destroyer}} (after TRUMP modifications, decommissioned 2017)
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|caption1= The Mk75 in use aboard USCGC ''Gallatin'', 2005.
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|caption2= Loading of the 76&nbsp;mm shells
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|caption3= Underdeck of a Mark 75 gun
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;{{USA}}
* {{sclass|Famous|cutter|3|boat}} (USCG)
* {{sclass|Hamilton|cutter|3|boat}} (USCG) (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate}} (USN, decommissioned))
* {{sclass|Pegasus|hydrofoil}} (USN, decommissioned)

;{{MEX}}
* {{sclass|Oaxaca|patrol vessel}}

===South America===
;{{ARG}}
* {{sclass|Espora|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Intrépida|fast attack craft}}

;{{BRA}}
* {{sclass|Tamandaré|frigate}}

;{{CHI}}
* {{sclass|Karel Doorman|frigate}}
* {{ship|CNS|Almirante Williams|FF-19|6}} (ex-British {{sclass|Type 22|frigate}})
* {{sclass|Sa'ar 4|missile boat}}
* {{sclass|Tiger|fast attack craft}} (decommissioned)
* {{sclass|OPV-80|patrol vessel}}

;{{COL}}
* {{sclass|Almirante Padilla|frigate}} – modernised with Strales 76&nbsp;mm and DART guided ammunition<ref name="janes.com" />
* {{sclass|OPV-80|patrol vessel}}

;{{ECU}}
* {{sclass|Esmeraldas|corvette}}
* {{sclass|Quito|missile boat|1}}

;{{PER}}
* {{sclass2|PR-72P|corvette}}

;{{VEN}}
* [[Guaiquerí-class patrol boat|Guaiquerí OPV]]
* [[Guaicamacuto-class patrol boat|Guaicamacuto OPV]]
* Constitución Class OPV

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==See also==
* [[76mm/L62 Allargato]] – the direct precursor of the Melara
* [[AK-176]] – a similar Soviet/Russian weapon
* [[Otomatic]] – a land-based SPAA version of the Super Rapid, mounted on [[OF-40]] chassis
* [[B1 Centauro#Other roles|Draco]] – a land-based SPAA version of the Strales system, mounted on [[B1 Centauro]] chassis

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Otobreda 76 mm}}
* [http://www.leonardocompany.com/en/-/76-62-super-rapid Official website of Leonardo – Strales]
* [http://www.leonardocompany.com/-/vulcano-76 Official website of Leonardo – Vulcano 76]
* [http://www.leonardocompany.com/-/draco Official website of Leonardo – Draco]
* {{youTube|TJpqNFkd9gI|Officially released video of OTO Melara 76mm during test firing}}
* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-62_mk75.htm Italian 76 mm/62 (3") Compact, SR and United States 76 mm/62 (3") Mark 75] at NavWeaps

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