akan m/70B (40 mm)

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Description

The 40 mm Akan m/70B is a Swedish auto cannon based off the Bofors 40mm L/70 used on STRF 9040 series of IFVs.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
slpprj m/90 APFSDS 143 142 137 130 123 116
slsgr m/90 HE 5 5 5 5 5 5
kulsgr m/90 HE-VT* 5 5 5 5 5 5
slpprj m/01 APFSDS 170 168 162 154 146 138
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
slpprj m/90 APFSDS 1,465 0.5 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
slsgr m/90 HE 988 0.96 0 0.1 174.4 79° 80° 81°
kulsgr m/90 HE-VT* 1,015 0.88 0 0.1 190.8 79° 80° 81°
slpprj m/01 APFSDS 1,495 0.53 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°

Comparison with analogues

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Has access to APFSDS which can knock out any opponents it faces.
  • Has access to HE-VT which can deal with any helicopters and aircraft.
  • High fire rate.
  • Good penetration for an autocannon.
  • High ammo count.
  • Cons:
  • Easy to go through the 24 stage ready rack.
  • Post penetration damage with APFSDS is poor.
  • Slpprj m/01 can be expensive to field.

History

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See also

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Sweden tank cannons
20 mm  Akan m/47D · Pvlvkan m/40
37 mm  kan m/38
40 mm  akan m/70B
57 mm  Pvkan m/43
75 mm  kan m/02 · kan m/41 · kan Strv 74 · lvkan m/37 A · pvkan m/43
84 mm  kan Strv 81
90 mm  kan Ikv 91
105 mm  kan Bofors · kan Ikv · kan m/44 · kan Strv 101 · L74
120 mm  automatkanon · CTG · kan Strv 121 · kan Strv 122
150 mm  fsthaub m/02
155 mm  kan m/60
  Foreign:
35 mm  Bushmaster 3 (USA)
73 mm  2A28 (USSR)
75 mm  M3 (USA)
88 mm  KwK43 (Germany)
105 mm  L/50 (Belgium) · L7A3 (Germany)
125 mm  2A46M-1 (USSR)
155 mm  CN98 (South Korea)
  Finland
37 mm  Psv.K/36
114 mm  Psv.H/18
  Foreign:
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
45 mm  20-K (USSR)
75 mm  KwK40 L48 (Germany)
76 mm  D-56TS (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · L-10 (USSR)
77 mm  OQF Mk.II (Britain)
84 mm  20pdr OQF Mk.I (Britain)
85 mm  ZIS-S-53 (USSR)
100 mm  D-10T (USSR) · D-10T2S (USSR)
105 mm  L/50 (Belgium)
120 mm  Rh120 L/44 (Germany) · Rh120 L/55 (Germany)
125 mm  2A46 (USSR)

Sweden anti-aircraft guns
7.62 mm  Ksp 58
20 mm  Akan m/45B · Lvakan m/40B
40 mm  Akan m/70B · Lvakan m/36 · Lvakan m/48
  Foreign
20 mm  Oerlikon 204 GK (Switzerland)
35 mm  Oerlikon KDA (Switzerland)
57 mm  S-68 (USSR)

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