Hitrole
The Hitrole is a remote weapons station manufactured by Italian arms company, Oto Melara.[1] The "role" portion of the name is short for "Remote Overhead, Light Electrical".
The turret can mount a variety of lighter automatic weapons, including 5.56 millimetres (0.219 in), 7.62 millimetres (0.300 in), 12.7 millimetres (0.50 in) machine guns, and 40 millimetres (1.6 in) automatic grenade launchers.[1][2]
The weapon is gyroscopically stabilized.[3] The turret weighs between 210 kilograms (460 lb)-260 kilograms (570 lb), depending on the weapon fitted. The gunner's remote optics add an infrared camera and laser range finder to a regular visible light camera.
The gunner is assisted with a fire control computer.[3][4] The fire control computer can help the gunner track moving targets.
In 2009 the Italian Army ordered 81 turrets to equip its Iveco Lince vehicles in Afghanistan.[4]
According to Jane's Navy International the Singapore Navy ordered Hitrole turrets in August 2013.[5] A total of 16 turrets were ordered for Singapore's 8 Littoral Mission Vessels.
Versions
- Hitrole-N
- Hitrole-L
- Hitrole-NT (since 2008 [6] )
- Hitrole-G (since 2012 [7] )
- Hitrole-20 (since 2014 [8] )
Operators
Platforms using the Oto-Melara Hitrole include:
Current operators
- Falaj 2 class United Arab Emirates Navy patrol boats (4 Htrole-G)
- Ghannatha class United Arab Emirates Navy patrol boats (24 Htrole-G) [9]
- F-125 class Germany Navy fregate (21 Hitrole-NT)
- Corrubia Guardia di Finanza patrol boat (13 Hitrole-N)
- Puma (AFV) Italian Army Armoured fighting vehicle (19 Hitrole)
- Iveco VTLM Lince Italian Army (100 Hitrole L)
- Iveco VTMM Orso Italian Army (40 Hitrole L)
- MRTP 16 class Malaysian Coast Guard patrol boat (18 x Hitrole-N) [10] [11]
- Oaxaca class Mexican Navy OPV (8 Hitrole-N)
- (12 Hitrole-N) [12]
- Holland class Royal Netherlands Navy OPV (2x Hitrole-NT each)
- HNLMS Karel Doorman Joint Support Ship Royal Netherlands Navy (4x Hitrole-NT)
- (2 Hitrole-N)
- Littoral Mission Vessels Singapore Navy patrol boat (16 Hitrole-G) [13]
- naval base land defence (10 Hitrole-G)
- (Hitrole-N)
References
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- ↑ http://www.deagel.com/news/Malaysian-Coast-Guard-Orders-18-HITROLE-Naval-Turrets_n000009822.aspx
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- ↑ http://www.deagel.com/news/Mexican-Navy-Orders-Five-HITROLE-127mm-Naval-Turret_n000009823.aspx
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