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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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− | The ''Bofors | + | [[File:40mm QF Mark VII.png|thumb|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 == | == Cannons == | ||
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− | === | + | * [[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm)]] - Single mount |
+ | * [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)]] - Single mount | ||
+ | * [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount | ||
+ | * [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm)]] - Dual and quad mount | ||
+ | * [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)]] - Single mount | ||
+ | * [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Dual Automatic Gun M2 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount | ||
+ | * [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Lvakan m/36 (40 mm)]] - Single mount | ||
+ | * [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm)]] - Dual mount | ||
+ | * [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF Mark V (40 mm)]] - Dual mount | ||
+ | * [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF Mark VII (40 mm)]] - Single mount | ||
− | + | '''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 | ||
+ | * [[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[40 mm/70 MEL58 (40 mm)]] - Single mount | ||
+ | * [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Akan m/70B (40 mm)]] - Single mount | ||
+ | * [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Lvakan m/48 (40 mm)]] - Single and dual mount | ||
+ | * [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[M266 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount | ||
+ | * [[File:France flag.png|30px|link=|France]] [[Mle51 T1 (40 mm)]] - Single mount | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:22, 7 November 2024
Description
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
- Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm) - Single mount
- Bofors L/60 (40 mm) - Single mount
- Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm) - Dual mount
- Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm) - Dual and quad mount
- Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm) - Single mount
- Dual Automatic Gun M2 (40 mm) - Dual mount
- Lvakan m/36 (40 mm) - Single mount
- QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm) - Dual mount
- QF Mark V (40 mm) - Dual mount
- QF Mark VII (40 mm) - Single mount
L/70 - Variant with longer barrel and shells
- 40 mm/70 Breda-Bofors (40 mm) - Single mount
- 40 mm/70 MEL58 (40 mm) - Single mount
- Akan m/70B (40 mm) - Single mount
- Lvakan m/48 (40 mm) - Single and dual mount
- M266 (40 mm) - Dual mount
- Mle51 T1 (40 mm) - Single mount
Media
- Videos
The Shooting Range #404 - Pages of History section at 03:04 discusses the Bofors (40 mm) (Family).