DARDO
| DARDO OTO Twin 40L70 | |
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| Type | Close-in weapon system |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | OTO Melara |
| Variants | Compact, Fast Forty, Nobong, Marlin |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Complete gun mount (with ammunition): 5,400–5,600 kg (11,900–12,300 lb) Complete round (HE): 4.05 kg (8.9 lb) |
| Height | Enclosed turret: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) Type A mount: 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) Type B mount: 0.92 m (3 ft 0 in) |
| Diameter | Mount ring: 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) Working circle: 2.902 m (9 ft 6.3 in) |
| Caliber | 40×364 mmR |
| Barrels | 2 × Breda-built Bofors-40 mm L/70 |
| Elevation | Minimum −13° Maximum +85° speed: 60°/s (70°/s Fast Forty) |
| Traverse | Full 360° traverse, speed: 90°/s (100°/s Fast Forty) |
| Rate of fire | 2 × 300 round/min (Compact & Marlin) 2 × 450 round/min (Fast Forty) |
| Effective firing range | HE round: 4,000 m (4,400 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 12,500 m (7.8 mi) (maximum height 8,700 m (28,500 ft)) |
| Feed system | Magazine:
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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).