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SIDAM 25

Field	Value
name	SIDAM 25
image	SIDAM-IT.JPG
image_size	250
caption	SIDAM 25
origin	Italy
type	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
is_vehicle	yes
crew	3
length	5.04 m
width	2.69 m
height	1.83 m minus turret
weight	12,500 kg
armour	38 mm aluminum
primary_armament	4 × 25 mm Oerlikon KBA cannons
engine	Detroit Diesel 6V-53
engine_power	215 hp
suspension	torsion-bar
speed	68 km/h
vehicle_range	500 km (310 miles)
rate	2.444 rounds/min

The SIDAM 25 is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in Italy from the chassis of the American M113 armoured personnel carrier. Due to the choice of basic chassis for the SIDAM 25, components and spare parts were both cheap, and readily available due to the widespread use of the basic M113. Beginning production in 1987, OTO Breda built a large turret to accommodate the four Oerlikon KBA cannons and remodeled the hull of the M113 slightly to provide side-access to the internal space of the vehicle by the addition of a side-mounted door.

Armament

The Oerlikon KBA cannon has an effective range of about 2,500 m and can engage low-flying targets with accuracy within that range. Firing at 2,440 rounds per minute, the turret contains 150 rounds of high-explosive fragmentation ammunition for each gun. An internal magazine also houses 40 APDS rounds that can be used against enemy vehicles. The turret can rotate through 360° and the guns can be raised 87° or lowered 5° from the horizontal position. Firing slots in the turret and hull are provided.

Fire control and observation

Target engagement is made using an optronic fire control system and a laser rangefinder, but the lack of radar reduces its targeting capability in deteriorated weather conditions.

Propulsion

The SIDAM 25 is powered by a single 6-cylinder Detroit 6V-53 engine, which delivers 215 hp and drives the SIDAM 25 to a top road speed of 68 km/h and allows the vehicle to climb vertical obstacles of 0.6 m in height and climb gradients with a 60% incline and cross trenches up to 1.7 m wide.

Combat losses

Four SIDAM 25 have been destroyed in Ukraine.

Operators

References

Hogg, Ian. Twentieth-Century Artillery. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. {{ISBN. 0-7607-1994-2 p. 249
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"Sidam 25-mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun {{!}} MilitaryToday.com".
"Attack on Europe: Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine".

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