Bofors 75 mm Model 1929
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Bofors 75 mm and Bofors 80 mm were two closely related designs of anti-aircraft and general-purpose artillery. Less well known than the 40 mm quick-firing AA gun, the gun was nevertheless adopted by a
Bofors '7,5 cm luftvärnskanon m/29' as part of Swedish coastal fortifications. Note that the gun is missing the recuperator above the barrel and some other parts.
The m/29 and m/30 guns formed the backbone of the Swedish passive air defence during and immediately after World War II
Hungarian 8-cm 29M in Russia, 1942
8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41
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The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German 88 mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun, developed in the 1930s. It was widely used by Nazi Germany throughout World War II and is one of the most recog
Bofors 75 mm Model 1929
…during World War II, including Argentina, China, the Dutch East Indies, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Persia and Thailand. It was closely related to the 8.8 cm Flak 18, one of the best-known AA guns of World War II, which was partially based on it. Some pieces captured by the Japanese in China served as the blueprint…
World War I British Empire troops with a captured, German 8.8 cm Flak 16 anti-aircraft cannon, August 1918
8.8cm Flak 36 being emplaced, with both bogies already detached
German 88 mm flak gun in action against Allied bombers
North Africa, 8.8cm Flak 18 towed behind a Sd.Kfz. 7, with its side outriggers lifted for transport visible behind the gun shield