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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The ''Bofors 40mm L/60 Automatic gun'' is a Swedish Autocannon found on mid and latewar vehicles, as well as on many vehicles going in to the early and mid cold war. It is found on the ground as well as on sea serving as an anti-air autocannon
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[[File:40mm QF Mark VII.png|thumb|British single-mount [[QF Mark VII (40 mm)]] - an adaptation of the Bofors 40 mm L/60]]
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The '''Bofors 40 mm automatic gun''' is a Swedish autocannon found on mid- and late-war vehicles, as well as on many vehicles going into the early and mid-Cold War. It is found on the ground as well as on sea serving as an anti-air autocannon.
  
 
== Cannons ==
 
== Cannons ==
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*[[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]][[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]][[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]][[File:France flag.png|30px|link=|France]][[File:Japan flag.png|30px|link=|Japan]][[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60]]
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'''L/60'''
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**[[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)]] American single mount
 
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**[[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)]] American dual mount
 
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**[[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm)]] American triple mount
 
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**[[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]][[4 cm Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm)|4 cm Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm)]] German captured/produced under occupation mount
 
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*[[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]][[File:France flag.png|30px|link=|France]]''Bofors L/70 40mm'' - Variant with longer shell and barrell
 
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**[[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/70 (40 mm)|Bofors L/70 (40 mm)]] American SPAA Dual mount
 
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**[[File:France flag.png|30px|link=|France]] [[Mle51 T1 (40 mm)|Mle51 T1 (40 mm)]] French AMX-13 SPAA Dual mount
 
  
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=== Available Ammunition ===
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* [[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm)]] - Dual and quad mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Dual Automatic Gun M2 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Lvakan m/36 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF Mark V (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF Mark VII (40 mm)]] - Single mount
  
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== History ==
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'''L/70''' - Variant with longer barrel and shells
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* [[File:Italy flag.png|30px|link=|Italy]] [[40 mm/70 Breda-Bofors (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[40 mm/70 MEL58 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Akan m/70B (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Lvakan m/48 (40 mm)]] - Single and dual mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[M266 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:France flag.png|30px|link=|France]] [[Mle51 T1 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
  
 
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== See also ==
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{{Youtube-gallery|VN1s4oSSLj8|'''The Shooting Range #404''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 03:04 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.}}
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Latest revision as of 03:22, 7 November 2024

Description

British single-mount QF Mark VII (40 mm) - an adaptation of the Bofors 40 mm L/60

The Bofors 40 mm automatic gun is a Swedish autocannon found on mid- and late-war vehicles, as well as on many vehicles going into the early and mid-Cold War. It is found on the ground as well as on sea serving as an anti-air autocannon.

Cannons

L/60

L/70 - Variant with longer barrel and shells

Media

Videos
The Shooting Range #404 - Pages of History section at 03:04 discusses the Bofors (40 mm) (Family).
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