Hitfist

Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret for armored vehicles developed by the Italian Oto Melara company.^[1] 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.

Hitfist turret on an Armoured fighting vehicle.

The turret, and its weapons, can be operated by a single individual.^[1]

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.^[2]

The 30mm variant of the Hitfist turret adds 2,670 kilograms (5,890 lb) to a vehicle's weight.^[3]

Operators

 Italian Army – 467 turrets

• 200 equipped on the Dardo^[4] 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
  • JANUS high performance, stabilised, day/night, all weather multi-sensor

Irish Army – 6 HITFIST–30

• 6 Piranha IIIH Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle equipped with 30mm HITFIST variant.^[5]

Polish Army – 359 HITFIST–30P ^[6][7]

• 359 equipped on the KTO Rosomak (delivery 2019-2021)
  • 30 mm Orbital ATK MK44 Bushmaster auto-cannon
  • UKM-2000C 7.62mm coaxial machine gun

Potential Operators

 Spanish Army ^[8]

HITFIST 30P being tested against:

• ESCRIBANO Guardian 30 unmanned turret
• Rafael Samson Mk II

All the turrets offered are equipped with 2 Spike-LR missiles and a Mk44 30 mm.