Hitfist
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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 2,670 kilograms (5,890lb) to a vehicle's weight.
Operators
Italian Army – 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 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
Republic of Ireland Irish Army – 6 HITFIST–30
6 Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle equipped with 30mm HITFIST variant.
Poland Polish Army – 359 HITFIST–30P
359 equipped on the KTO Rosomak (delivery 2019-2021) 30mm Orbital ATK MK44 Bushmaster auto-cannon UKM-2000C 7.62mm coaxial machine gun