[GonzoGOP]

A precise 76mm shot can destroy a target and leave the orphanage next door untouched better than a salvo of 5".

Thats the problem, it can't. A 76mm just doesn't have the punch for bunker busting or tank killing. Especially when you have to cram electronics into what is already a small round. If the other guy gets dug in you aren't going to dig them out with a 76mm. And like I said earlier investing that kind of money in a round that is only good for truck busting at short range is a waste of resources.

Put a guidance system in a 155 mm or a 152 mm and you have something. No tank can take a hit from one of those, and a direct hit from a 155 will blow open a bunker like a tin can. A 76 mm just knocks on the door.

[Tamir Eshel]

The news item was discussing only the newly announced Vulcano 76, which is a spin off from the 127/155mm Vulcano. These rounds are available for the heavier frigates (FREMM, F125).

The importance of the 76mm/62 Vulcano is that you will be able to field a versatile, high precision, long range ammunition with standard gun systems mounted on corvettes, or gunboats designed for littoral warfare. Such operations are often associated with asymmetric warfare that doesn't necessarily involve hardened targets, but need rapid and precise reaction that the 76mm is capable to provide.

You are invited to continue and comment on the original page at Defense Update (http://defense-update.com/20110928_oto-melara-introduces-a-76mm-version-of-vulcano-multi-mission-long-range-naval-projectile-technology.html)

[Oztrich Boy]

A 76mm just doesn't have the punch for bunker busting or tank killing

Then the Air Force needs to get rid of