Lvakan m/48 (40 mm)
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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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Pros and cons
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History
The Lvakan m/48 is the successor to the Swedish Lvakan m/36 better known internationally by the name the Bofors L/60. While a successful auto-cannon during World War II, the dawning jet age after the war led to the realization that the L/60 was no longer a capable gun for the anti-aircraft role. As a result, Bofors went back to the drawing board and a made a new gun based on the Bofors L/60. Alongside a heavier which led to the designation the Bofors L/70, the new gun ejects has a separate ejector port instead of directly injecting spent casings from the feeding port, a double cooling vents on the barrel jacket, fires a larger 40x365mmR round and has double the rate of fire of the L/60. It was accepted for service in 1947 and adopted as the Lvakan m/48. While not as successful as the original Bofors gun, the gun remains in production and was the standard 40mm Anti-Aircraft for NATO after it was standardized in 1953. While improvements over the years led to the development of the newer Akan m/70B used on the Swedish CV90 series of Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and the South Korean K21 IFVs, the original gun was mounted on vehicles as well. The Lvakan m/48 was mounted on at least two Swedish SPAA prototypes namely the Lvkv 42 and the VEAK 40 which is based on the S-Tank.
Media
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See also
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| 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) |
