OF-40
Sign in to saveThe OF-40 is an Italian main battle tank developed as a joint venture between OTO Melara and Fiat, and intended primarily for export sales. OTO Melara would develop and produce the hulls, and automotive components would be provided by Fiat (the designation of the vehicle comes from the initials of the two companies, whereas "40" refers to the planned mass of the tank). Initial design work was started by OTO Melara in 1977, with the first prototypes ready by 1980.
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Within Vinony's link graph, OF-40 is referenced by 165 other articles, and connects out to M60, TAM and Belgium.
Vinony files it under Main battle tanks of Italy, Main battle tanks of the Cold War and Main battle tanks of the United Arab Emirates.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Weapon.image
- File:76-mm Super Rapid Gun System on OF-40 tank chassis (moderately clouded sky background).png
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- OF-40 hull with Otomatic turret
- Weapon.name
- OF-40
- Weapon.origin
- Italy
- Weapon.type
- Main battle tank
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.used_by
- United Arab Emirates (former)
- Weapon.designer
- OTO Melara
- Weapon.design_date
- 1977
- Weapon.manufacturer
- OTO Melara/Fiat
- Weapon.production_date
- 1980–1985
- Weapon.number
- 39
- Weapon.crew
- 4
- Weapon.armour
- Composite and sloped design(classified)
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 1× OTO-Melara 105mm L/52 rifled gun(57 rounds: hull - 42, turret - 15)
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 2× 7.62 mm FN MAG (Co-axial and commander's hatch) (5700 Rounds)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- main battle tank
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Manufacturer
- OTO Melara
- Designed by
- OTO Melara
- Image
- 76-mm Super Rapid Gun System on OF-40 tank chassis (moderately clouded sky background).png
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- service entry
- 1981-01-01
- Commons category
- OF-40
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Design
- Armament
- Propulsion
- Sales
- Variants
- Related developments
- Operators
- Similar vehicles
- References
- External links
The OF-40 is an Italian main battle tank developed as a joint venture between OTO Melara and Fiat, and intended primarily for export sales. OTO Melara would develop and produce the hulls, and automotive components would be provided by Fiat (the designation of the vehicle comes from the initials of the two companies, whereas "40" refers to the planned mass of the tank). Initial design work was started by OTO Melara in 1977, with the first prototypes ready by 1980.
While the vehicle was never used by the Italian Army, it was used by the United Arab Emirates until being replaced by the more modern Leclerc MBT.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “OF-40” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.