The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 (often referred to simply as the "Bofors 40 mm gun", the "Bofors gun" and the like, [3][4] see name) is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the …

The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70, [1] (Bofors 40 mm L/70, Bofors 40 mm/70, Bofors 40/70 and the like), is a multi-purpose autocannon developed by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB …

Bofors 40 mm gun is a name or designation given to models of 40 mm calibre automatic anti-aircraft guns designed and developed by the Swedish company Bofors: Bofors 40 mm …

2022年1月24日 · Anti-aircraft guns when first introduced didn’t focus on hitting aircraft with precise accuracy and instead relied on sheer volume to bring down planes. This was the case with the …

USA 40 mm Quad Mount on USS Hornet CV-12 in 1945. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # 80-G-413915. Probably the best automatic cannon anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, …

2023年1月17日 · For anti-aircraft guns, the standard is arguably the 40mm Bofors. It packed a punch – about two and a half ounces of high explosives as used by the United States. But this …

The Swedish-designed rapid-fire Bofors 40-mm gun was the most widely used antiaircraft weapon of World War II. In the 1939–45 conflict, the Bofors was in the arsenal of most Allied and Axis …

The Bofors 40mm gun was first developed in the early 1930s, in response to a 1928 request by the Swedish Navy for a ship-mounted anti-aircraft weapon. The firm developed automatic guns …

2023年7月16日 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Bofors 40mm (Series) Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun / Air Defense Gun including pictures.

2012年7月5日 · Bofors 40mm L/60 Anti-aircraft Gun: Armed Forces Worldwide Cheered This Pom-Pom Replacement The Bofors L/60 was the mainstay weapon of anti-aircraft defense …