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KBA naval gun

Country of Origin: Italy

This hand-operated, electric servo-drive-assisted naval gun was developed by the Otobreda Division of Alenia, a subsidiary of Finmeccanica. (Italy’s Finmeccanica has since been rebranded to Leonardo.)

The gun's independent, rechargeable batteries can be switched on with the activation of the servo-drivers or through the right gun control handgrip. The gunner remains standing at any gun elevation, due to the sight support mechanism. All elevations are kept at eye level with an...

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