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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
 
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
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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.
 
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Variants of the Bofors 40 mm gun within the game include:
 
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* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 1]]: US-produced, water-cooled twin mount
 
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* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 2]]: US-produced, water-cooled quad mount
 
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* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60 Mark 3]]: US-produced single mount
 
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* [[QF Mark V (40 mm)|QF Mark V]]: British-produced, water-cooled twin mount
 
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* [[QF Mark VII (40 mm)|QF Mark VII]]: British-produced single mount
 
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* [[QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm)|QF STAAG Mark II]]: British-produced, water-cooled twin mount with onboard radar and fire control systems
 
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* [[4 cm Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm)]] German single mount
 
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* [[MEL58 (40 mm)|MEL58]]: Bofors 40 mm L/70 (increased barrel length and rate of fire), mounted on [[Jaguar-Klasse (140)]]
 
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* [[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 ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

Revision as of 17:55, 2 September 2022

Description

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General info

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Available ammunition

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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History

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Media

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See also

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France tank cannons
20 mm  20F2
25 mm  SA35 L/72
37 mm  SA18 L/21 · SA38 L/33
47 mm  SA34 L/30 · SA35 L/32 · SA37
75 mm  APX · APX Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897 · SA35 L/17 · SA44 · SA49 · SA50 L/57
90 mm  D.911 APX · CN90 F2 · CN90 F3 · CN90 F4 · D915 · DEFA F1 · SA45 · SA47
100 mm  SA47 L/58
105 mm  CN-105-F1 · Giat 105 G2 · Modele F2 · PzK M57
120 mm  GIAT CN120-25 G1 · GIAT CN120-26 F1 · SA46
142 mm  ACRA
155 mm  GCT F1 · Schneider 155 C · L'Obusier de 155 Modèle 1950
  Foreign:
15 mm  MG 151 (Germany)
20 mm  MG 151 (Germany)
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
40 mm  Bofors L/60 · QF 2-pounder (Britain)
75 mm  KwK42 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA)
76 mm  M7 (USA)
90 mm  M3 (USA)
105 mm  M4 (USA)

Britain and USA anti-aircraft guns
7.92 mm  BESA
12.7 mm  M2HB
20 mm  GAI C01 · M168 · Oerlikon Mk.II · Polsten
25 mm  GAU-12U
30 mm  HSS 831L
35 mm  GA-35
37 mm  M1A2
40 mm  Bofors L/60 · Dual Automatic Gun M2 · M266
  Foreign:
23 mm  ZU-23 (USSR)
35 mm  Oerlikon KDA (Swiss)

France anti-aircraft guns
13.2 mm  Hotchkiss Mle 1930
20 mm  GIAT M693/mod F2 · Oerlikon KAD (Swiss)
30 mm  HSS 831A
40 mm  Bofors L/60 · Mle. 1951 T1 (Bofors L/70)

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