On board of the Chilean Navy frigate Almirante Blanco Encalada.

Designer Oto Melara
Designed Compact: 1963
Super Rapid: 1985
Strales: 2004
Manufacturer Otobreda: 1963–2001
BHEL Haridwar : 1995- present (under licence)
Oto Melara (subsidiary of Finmeccanica): 2001–2015
Leonardo-Finmeccanica: since 2016
Leonardo: since 2017
Produced Compact: 1964
Super Rapid: 1988
Strales: 2008
Variants See variants
Specifications
Mass Empty: 7.5 tonnes (17,000 lb)
Barrel length 62 caliber: 4,724.4 mm (186.00 in)
Crew remote controlled
Shell 76×636mmR
cartridge weight 12.5 kilograms (28 lb)
shell weight 6.3 kilograms (14 lb)
propellant weight 2.35 kilograms (5.2 lb)
Caliber 76.2 mm (3.00 in)
Elevation −15°/+85°
speed: 35°/s (acceleration: 72°/s²)
Traverse 360°
speed: 60°/s (acceleration: 72°/s²)
Rate of fire Compact: 85 rounds/min
Super Rapid: 120 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 915 m/s (3,000 ft/s)
Maximum firing range HE-PFF 16,000 m

SAPOMER 20,000 m
VULCANO 40,000 m
Feed system Magazine capacity:
80 ready rounds on Compact gun mount