DARDO

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DARDO
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	Italy
Production history
Manufacturer	Oto Melara
Variants	Compact, Fast Forty
Specifications
Weight	5500 kg (without ammunition) 4,05 kg (HE round)
Height	2,4 m (turret) 1,3 m (Type A mount) 0,92 m (Type B mount)
Diameter	1,7 m (mount) 2,902 m (working circle)

Caliber	40 mm
Barrels	2 × Bofors 40 mm L/70
Elevation	Minimum -15° Maximum +83° speed:60°/s (70°/s Fast Forty)
Traverse	speed: 90°/s (100°/s Fast Forty)
Rate of fire	2 × 300 round/min 2 × 450 round/min (Fast Forty)
Effective range	4,000 m (HE round)
Maximum range	8,700 m (AA with HE)
Feed system	Magazine: 736 HE rounds (444 Type B mount) Dual feed mechanism whith 736 HE and 200 APFSDS rounds (Fast Forty)

For the infantry fighting vehicle, see Dardo IFV.

DARDO, built by the Italian companies Breda and Oto Melara, is a CIWS system composed of two Breda 40 mm L/70, a fire control radar (RTN-10X) and a fire control system (RTN-20X and Dardo).

The system's primary purpose is defence against anti-ship missiles, UAV and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against fixed/rotary wing aircraft, ships and other small craft, coastal targets, and floating mines. It is installed in an enclosed turret with two different mounts: Type A mount with 440 internal plus 292 under deck HE rounds magazines and Type B mount with only 440 internal rounds magazine (Type B mount is fitted whithout deck penetration).

The Fast Forty is an improvement version of the system with higher rate of fire, dual magazine and dual feed mechanism to allow switch from HE to APFSDS rounds when a missile gets within 1.000 meters from the vessel.