Hitfist
Armoured vehicle turret
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Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret for armored vehicles developed by the Italian Oto Melara company.[1] The turrets are designed to mount a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or 30/40mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II autocannon. The main armament may mount a co-axial machine gun. A variant allows the operator to aim and fire anti-tank missiles.
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The turret, and its weapons, can be operated by a single individual.[1]
Oto Melara also sells a smaller remotely operated turret, named Hitrole, that mounts smaller weapons, like machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.
Oto Melara sells a similar appearing remotely operated turret, called Hitfist OWS.[2]
The 30mm variant of the Hitfist turret adds 2,670 kilograms (5,890 lb) to a vehicle's weight.[3]
Operators
Italian Army – 483 turrets- 200 equipped on the Dardo.[4] The turret is equipped with the following armament:
- Oerlikon KBA 25mm gun
- MG 42/59 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
- TOW ATGM
- 226 used on the VBM Freccia. The turret is equipped with the following armament:
- Oerlikon KBA 25mm gun
- MG 42/59 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
- 226 in service
- 41 ordered to be used on the VBM Freccia EVO iFV (up to 180). The turret will be equipped with the following armament:
- Oerlikon KBA 25mm gun
- MG 42/59 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
- Spike LR Missile
- JANUS high performance, stabilised, day/night, all weather multi-sensor
- 16 ordered to be used with the KF-41 Lynx as part of the A2CS programme in a first order, with more planned in the future:[5]
- Leonardo X-Gun 30×173mm[6]
Irish Army – 6 HITFIST–30- 6 Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle equipped with 30mm HITFIST variant.[7]
Polish Army – 359 HITFIST–30P [8][9]- 359 equipped on the KTO Rosomak (delivery 2019-2021)
- 30 mm Orbital ATK MK44 Bushmaster auto-cannon
- UKM-2000C 7.62mm coaxial machine gun
