Otomatic

Notes: This is a heavy antiaircraft gun built on the chassis of the Leopard 1 tank, many of which the Italians had after adopting the C-1 Ariete in the early 1990s. The regular tank turret is removed and replaced with a larger turret mounting a 76mm radar-directed antiaircraft gun known as the OTO-Breda Super Rapid, a gun more normally found on ships rather than land mountings. The fire control equipment is advanced, with radar ranging and computer-controlled acquisition, with laser sights and backup TV sights and optical sights for use against land vehicles. The vehicle also incorporates a laser designator for use in conjunction with units firing laser-guided missiles. The Otomatic is equipped with a very efficient fire suppression system, NBC overpressure and radiological shielding, and an APU to generate power when the engine is switched off.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$214,461

D, G, AvG, A

500 kg

47 tons

4

15

Radar, Active/Passive IR

Shielded

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

124/86

31/22

985

285

Trtd

T6

TF30 TS12 TR11 HF38 HS10 HR8

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

+4

Fair

76mm OTO-Breda Autocannon, MG-43/59 (C)

90x76mm, 1000x7.62mm

SIDAM-25

Notes: This is a light antiaircraft system based on the M-113 chassis. A turret is added, with quadruple 25mm KBA autocannons. In addition, the engine is replaced with a more powerful engine, and the fuel tanks are moved to the rear, on either side of the ramp (in the same manner as the M-113A3).

The SIDAM-25/Mistral is a rare Italian air defense vehicle that is a standard SIDAM-25 with three launchers for Mistral SAMs mounted above each bank of autocannons. Sights appropriate for the missiles are added along with an enhanced night vision suite. The first of these modifications was done in late 1996, so they are relatively rare.

Vehicle

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

SIDAM-25

$100,679

D, A

200 kg

15.1 tons

3

6

Passive IR

Shielded

SIDAM-25/Mistral

$316,863

D, A

200 kg

15.3 tons

3

7

Passive IR, Thermal Imaging, Image Intensification

Shielded

Vehicle

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

SIDAM-25

96/66

24/17/3

360

99

Trtd

T2

TF5 TS5 TR5 HF6 HS4 HR4

SIDAM-25/Mistral

92/64

23/16/2

360

99

Trtd

T2

TF5 TS5 TR5 HF6 HS4 HR4

Vehicle

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

SIDAM-25

+2

Fair

4x25mm KBA Autocannons

1400x25mm

SIDAM-25/Mistral

+3

Fair

4x25mm KBA Autocannons, 6xMistral Launchers

1400x25mm, 6xMistral SAMs