Draft:OTO Melara Marlin-WS
Naval weapons system
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The OTO Melara Marlin-WS is a remote naval weapon system produced by Leonardo S.p.A., an Italian defence and aerospace company. It is designed to be fitted on small vessels as the main armament or as a secondary armament on larger vessels. It does not penetrate the deck and claims to be simple to install. [1]
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The system can mount different sorts of small-calibre guns.
Marlin 30
The Marlin 30 variant can be quipped with a Mk44 Bushmaster II that fires 30 mm x 173 ammunition. It can automatically select between two different types of rounds based on the target. These include:[2]
- High-Explosive
- Armor-Piercing
- Air Burst Munition (ABM)
It can be configured for: [1]
- RC or fully “remotely controlled” - In this configuration it receives all target information from is is fully controlled by the vessel's fire-control system.
- COAX or “Coaxial Electro-Optical Sensor Suite” - In this configuration it calculates its own ballistic solution using data from a coaxial electro-optical director, or from an external fire-control system.
- ILOS or “Independent Line Of Sight” - In this configuration it can use an electro-optical director that is not mounted coaxial to the gun but instead can rotate independently for panoramic surveillance. In addition, it can also be controlled remotely by the vessel's combat-management system.
Technical data: [1]
- Caliber: 30 x 173 NATO
- Rate of fire: single shot, 100 RPM, 200 RPM
- Ready to fire rounds: Up to 160
- Maximum effective range: 3500 m
- Mass without ammunition: 1200 to 1430 Kg depending on the configuration
The Marlin 30 was meant to be fitted to the Polish Gawron class of corvettes before all but one of these were cancelled. [3]
Marlin 40
The Marlin 40 mounts a Leonardo 40L70 automatic cannon (derived from the Bofors’ 40L70) in 40 mm caliber. It is suitable for anti-air warfare and anti-surface warfare. [4] It fires 40mm L70 ammunition and comes in the following configurations: [5]
- RC, or fully remotely controlled
- ILOS or “Independent Line Of Sight”
Technical data: [5]
- Caliber: 40 mm
- Rate of fire: single shot, 100 RPM, 300 RPM
- Ready to fire rounds: Up to 80
- Maximum effective range: 4500 m
- Mass without ammunition: 2100 Kg
Users
The Marlin 40 has been sold to Indonesia and Nigeria, among other users. [6]
It will also equip six new Viana do Castelo-class offshore patrol vessels in Portugal in either 30 mm or 40 mm caliber. [7]
The Holland-class ocean-going patrol vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy has a Marlin 30. [8] Indonesia's Dorang-class patrol boats are each armed with a single Marlin 40mm, as are its Teluk Bintuni-class of tank landing ships. [9] [4]
Qatar's amphibious transport dock Al Fulk is armed with 2 Marlin 30 systems. [10]
See also
- 30 mm Breda-Mauser
- 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
- DS30B rapid fire cannon
- DARDO