The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70,, is a multi-purpose autocannon developed by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors during the second half of the 1940s as a modern replacement for their World War
British Bofors 40 mm Gun L/70 on a 1950s field carriage.
A 40×365R cartridge with a tape measure in centimeters for scale
Serbian PASARS-16 hybrid SPAAAG
Brazilian Marine Corps shooting a BOFI-R
Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
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The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. The gun was designed as an intermediate anti-aircraft gun, filling
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70
…Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors (today BAE Systems Bofors) during the second half of the 1940s as a modern replacement for their World War II-era Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun-design. It was initially intended as a dedicated anti-aircraft weapon, being sold as Bofors 40 mm Automatic A.A. Gun L/70, but has since its conception…
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Finnish Bofors 40 mm. This gun mounts the original reflector sights, and lacks the gun shield found on British examples
British 40mm L/60 with Stiffkey Sight, being operated by the gun layer standing on the right. The layer operates the trapeze seen above the sights, moving them to adjust for lead. The loader stands to the layer's left, and the two trainer/aimers are sitting on either side of the gun.
Q.F. 40 mm Mk. 1 displayed at CFB Borden. This example mounts a Stiffkey Sight, and displays the additional armor protecting the gunners