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== Description ==
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The '''Bofors 40mm L/60''', also known as the "Bofors L/60", the "Bofors gun", or simply "the Bofors", was a highly successful Swedish anti-aircraft gun design of the interwar period and was widely used during the Second World War by both sides and in all theatres and remained in service long after the end of WWII.

Other variants of the Bofors 40 mm gun within the game include:
* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 1]]: US-produced, water-cooled twin mount
* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 2]]: US-produced, water-cooled quad mount
* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 3]]: US-produced single mount
* [[QF Mark V (40 mm)|QF Mark V]]: British-produced, water-cooled twin mount
* [[QF Mark VII (40 mm)|QF Mark VII]]: British-produced single mount
* [[QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm)|QF STAAG Mark II]]: British-produced, water-cooled twin mount with onboard radar and fire control systems
* [[Bofors (40 mm)]]: Army version, mounted on the various US, British, and French anti-aircraft vehicles (SPAA)
* [[4 cm Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm)]] German single mount
* [[MEL58 (40 mm)|MEL58]]: Bofors 40 mm L/70 (increased barrel length and rate of fire), mounted on [[Jaguar-Klasse (140)]]
* [[M266 (40 mm)|M266]]: Army version Bofors 40 mm L/70 (increased barrel length and rate of fire), mounted on [[M247|M247 Sergeant York]]

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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* {{Specs-Link|fr_cckw_353_bofors}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_aa_mk_1}}
* {{Specs-Link|fr_lvt_bofors}}

== General info ==
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