Итальянский зенитный комплекс "Дардо": описание и модификации.

the infantry fighting vehicle

DARDO ("Dart" in Italian) originally known as Breda Type 70, also marketed as the OTO Twin 40L70 Compact, is a close in weapon system (CIWS) built by the Italian companies Breda and Oto Melara. It is composed of two Breda built Bofors 40 mm firing high explosive (HE) shells, a fire control radar (Alenia RTN 10X Orion) and a fire control system (Alenia RTN 20X Orion and Dardo). It is the last of a long series of Italian anti aircraft weapons derived from the Swedish Bofors 40 mm autocannons (mounted on Breda built gun mounts such as the Type 64, Type 106, Type 107, Type 564 and Type 520).

The system's primary purpose is to defend against anti ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and other precision guided weapons. It can also be employed against conventional and rotary wing aircraft, surface ships, small water crafts, coastal targets and floating mines.

DARDO is installed in an enclosed turret with two different mounts: the Type A with 440 round internal and 292 round under deck magazines; and Type B with only the 440 round internal magazine (Type B requires no deck penetration). However, the most recent OTO Twin 40L70 Compact's brochure nominates 736 round magazine for Type A and 444 round magazine for Type B, both feature deck non deck penetration or with deck penetration.

The OTO Twin 40L70 Compact is the current marketing name for the DARDO. Option for a stealth cupola is available to reduce the gun mount's RCS.

The DARDO were also manufactured in South Korea until 1992 by Daewoo who then developed their own mounting based on the DARDO with the magazine and feed capacity of 768 rounds and maximum fire rate of 600 round/min (300 round/min × 2) known as the Vespa 40mm L/70 K(T) mounting. The mounting is currently marketed by S&T Dynamics as 40L/70K Nobong (노봉) and available with optional dual feed mechanism of 704 rounds magazine capacity.

The OTO Marlin 40 is the single barrel, light weight and no deck penetration derivative of the DARDO family, succeeding the Single Fast Forty variant. It is designed with high autonomy and fully digitalized systems. The system comes in a basic version called "Remotely Controlled" (RC), which can be managed by an external firing control system and in the advanced version called "Independent Line Of Sight" (ILOS), which can be operated autonomously via a local control console in addition to be fully controlled by Combat Management System. It also has selectable rate of fire ranging from single shot, 100 round/min and 300 round/min. The Marlin 40 may be fitted with an integrated hoist bellow deck to enable the ammunition loading from covered position.