Hitfist

Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret for armored vehicles developed by the Italian Oto Melara company. 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.

The turret, and its weapons, can be operated by a single individual.

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.

The 30mm variant of the Hitfist turret adds to a vehicle's weight.

Operators

– 483 turrets

200 equipped on the Dardo. 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:

*Leonardo X-Gun 30×173mm

Irish Army – 6 HITFIST–30

6 Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle equipped with 30mm HITFIST variant.

Polish Army – 359 HITFIST–30P

359 equipped on the KTO Rosomak (delivery 2019-2021)

* 30 mm Orbital ATK MK44 Bushmaster auto-cannon

* UKM-2000C 7.62mm coaxial machine gun

References

External links

• https://electronics.leonardo.com/en/products/hitfist-ows
• https://electronics.leonardo.com/en/products/hitfist