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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 40mm batey haosef 1
Bofors 40mm batey haosef 1
Finnish Bofors 40 mm. This gun mounts the original reflector sights, and lacks the gun shield found on British examples
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, mo
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
Q.F. 40 mm Mk. 1 displayed at CFB Borden. This example mounts a Stiffkey Sight, and displays the additional armor protecting the gunners
M42 Duster
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The M42 40 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, or Duster, is an American armored light air-defense gun built for the United States Army from 1952 until December 1960, in service until 1988. Productio
Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
…gun was mounted on an M24 Chaffee tank chassis as the M19 Gun Motor Carriage. In the 1950s, the M41 Walker Bulldog tank was heavily modified into the M42 Duster with the same twin 40 mm mounting. After being largely withdrawn from service in the early 1960s, the M42 was re-introduced beginning in 1966 for the…
An M42 Duster used for road security along Route 9, South Vietnam in 1968
An M42 Duster used for road security along Route 9, South Vietnam in 1968
M42 Duster, MACV compound at Quảng Trị City, February 1968.
M42 Duster, MACV compound at Quảng Trị City, February 1968.
M42 on display at American Legion Post 713 Deerfield, Ohio.
M42 on display at American Legion Post 713 Deerfield, Ohio.
M42 used by German Bundeswehr.
M42 used by German Bundeswehr.