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== Description ==
 
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''The bofors 40mm is a heavy autocannon used mainly by the united states, occasionaly finding use amongst the british and the germans. intraduced around the second world war the bofors 40mm has given itslef a good name with reliability and general effectivness.''
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The Bofors 40 mm is a heavy autocannon used mainly by the United States, occasionally finding use amongst the British and the German vehicles. Introduced around the Second World War, the Bofors 40 mm gave itself a good name due to its reliability as a cannon and general effectiveness.
  
 
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== General info ==
 
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''the bofors 40mm has a medium rate of fire''
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The Bofors 40 mm has a medium rate of fire.
  
 
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Revision as of 23:17, 4 August 2019

Description

The Bofors 40 mm is a heavy autocannon used mainly by the United States, occasionally finding use amongst the British and the German vehicles. Introduced around the Second World War, the Bofors 40 mm gave itself a good name due to its reliability as a cannon and general effectiveness.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The Bofors 40 mm has a medium rate of fire.

Available shells

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Comparison with analogues

FlaK 36 (37 mm)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

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  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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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)

Japan anti-aircraft guns
20 mm  Type 98 Anti-Air Gun
  Foreign:
12.7 mm  M2HB (USA)
20 mm  Rh202 (Germany)
35 mm  Oerlikon KDA (Swiss)
40 mm  M2 Dual Automatic Gun (USA)

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)