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	Bofors 40 mm gun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bofors was initially reluctant, the Swedish Navy being a fairly small market, but the Navy eventually agreed to pay for the development of a prototype.
		Bofors responded with a gun that was, to some extent, a smaller version of a 57 mm (6-pounder) semi-automatic gun developed as an anti-torpedo boat weapon in the late 1800s by Finspong before Bofors drove them out of business.
		Twin Bofors 40 mm aboard ORP Błyskawica, a WWII destroyer of the Polish Navy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bofors_40_mm_gun (3193 words)

	40 mm Automatkanon m/36 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The weight of the gun is balanced by one helical spring in the front arm and one in the rear arm and it only requires a small effort by three or four men to deploy the gun.
		But on the other hand, since the guns that Bofors had designed themselves were their worst competitor, it did force the company to develop the new, improved, 40mm L/70.
		The average towing speed of the Bofors gun was twice as high as the maximum towing speed of its competitors.
	www.tfd.chalmers.se /~m95perm/vapen/kanon/div/40mm_akan_m36.html (3876 words)

	37MM AND 40MM GUNS IN BRITISH SERVICE
		The gun was subsequently used by the British but suffered from the lack of an obvious role; it was too small to harm naval vessels and on land was outranged by the new quick-firing artillery pieces firing shrapnel shells, which were just as mobile.
		The gun originally fired a shell weighing 0.9 kg (two pounds) at a muzzle velocity of about 610 m/s but just before the war the disadvantage of such a low velocity was recognised and a high-velocity loading, firing a 0.77 kg shell at a still modest 730 m/s, was introduced.
		The Bofors gun was still in use by the RN into the 1990s, in a single barrelled air-cooled version, although it was gradually phased out in favour of 30mm guns.
	www.quarry.nildram.co.uk /37-40mm.htm (3040 words)

	USS Slater, Weapons System, 40mm
		Bofors guns soon began appearing fleet-wide, though not until mid-1944 was demand satisfied (and not for the Slater until May of 45).
		Part of the problem was that the 40mm couldn't handle the VT proximity fuse, the 76mm guns being the smallest weapons able to handle that devastating item.
		Evenstill, the Bofors 40mm remained the primary close-in anti-aircraft weapon of smaller vessels until the Japanese surrender.
	www.ussslater.org /weapons/40mm.html (631 words)

	Secondary and AA Guns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Bofors originates back to Krupp in Germany who developed it near the end of World War I. In the US Navy it was arranged in either single, dual, or quad mounts and served on virtually all warships.
		The 40mm mount could also be equipped with a light splinter shield to protect the crew from shrapnel and small caliber rounds.
		Two quad 40mm Bofors mounts are visible in the foreground on USS Iowa (BB 61) on 24 January 1944.
	battleships.freewebsitehosting.com /40mm.html (655 words)

	20MM Gun
		The gun itself was mounted in a cradle that it could recoil and counter-recoil independent of its mounting.
		A mechanical feeder/link stripper was attached to the top of the gun, and as the gun moved aft and forward in the cradle, it would work the feeder to bring ammunition to the gun for firing.
		The Mod 0 gun's operation requires a crew of at least 5 or 6: mount/gun captain [oversees gun operation], 1st loader [loads ammunition into the loader], pointer [elevates and fires the gun], trainer [traverses the gun], and one or two 2nd loaders [to pass ammunition].
	www.usstexasbb35.com /20mm_gun.htm (2064 words)

	Guns of USS Tuscaloosa - CA-37 - USS Wichita - CA-45 - WWII heavy cruisers
		She was eventually outfitted with 16 - 40mm and 19 - 20mm antiaircraft guns, replacing the machine guns.
		Although a heavy antiaircraft gun found only on cruisers or heavier ships, it was very effective because it was firing a substantial two-pound projectile and, in a quadruple mount, its rate of fire was 480 rounds per minute.
		Gun crews of an unidentified cruiser scan the skies on 15 Dec. 1944.
	www.geocities.com /usstuscaloosa/guns.htm (737 words)

	40mm Bofors
		The WW 2 40mm was manufactured by the Bofors Company in Sweden which, quite literally hand built and fitted each weapon.
		The 40mm was the Navy's standard intermediate range anti-aircraft weapon throughout WW 2, the Mk IV quad mount being extremely effective.
		The gun crews are feeding the guns so quickly their hands are slightly blurred.
	www.de220.com /Armament/40mm/40mm.htm (269 words)

	BAE Systems - Naval Gun (40mm and 57mm), Mk 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The BAE Systems Bofors 40mm Mk 3 Naval Gun system from BAE Systems is a highly effective shipboard air-defense weapon system with the versatility to combat surface- and shore-based threats.
		Bofors 40mm 3P ammunition provides range of up to 10 kilometers and fuze options allowing three proximity modes as well as settings for time, impact and armor-piercing requirements.
		The Bofors 57mm Mk 3 Naval Gun system from BAE Systems is an all-purpose, highly flexible medium-caliber shipboard weapon that is effective against surface and airborne threats, as well as targets on shore.
	www.uniteddefense.com /prod/ngun_mk3.htm (531 words)

	US MILITARY M1 40MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY
		The most significant light antiaircraft gun of World War II was the 40mm gun made by made by Bofors, a Swedish manufacturer.
		The gun was mounted on a four-wheel trailer -- similar to that of the M1A2 37mm antiaircraft gun -- that was towed behind a light truck at road speeds.
		A mixed British and African gun crew of the British 1st (African) Division, Gold Coast Battery, firing a Bofors gun during training, using a gun director attached by cable.
	www.olive-drab.com /idphoto/id_photos_40mm_aaa.php (585 words)

	PT Boat World - The PT Gunboats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The standard gun armament package of the early PT boats, consisting of two twin.50 caliber machine guns in turrets and the Oerlikon 20mm gun were seemingly not having much luck against the armor of the barges.
		These boats were armed just as the Elco seventy-seven footers were, with two Bofors 40mm guns, fore and aft, their torpedoes were removed and they had three sets of twin.50 caliber machine guns, mounted along the centerline, between the SO-Type radar mast and the aft 40mm gun.
		She had the after torpedo racks removed and had a Bofors 40mm gun mounted on the stern and had a single 20mm on a Mark XIV mount installed on her foredeck on the port side - just forward of the cockpit.
	www.ptboatworld.com /PTGunboats.htm (1236 words)

	BOFORS AUTOMATIC CANNON
		AB Bofors acquired its name in 1873, but this company was the culmination of a long history of steel manufacturing by a small creek called Bofors, near the town of Karlskoga, beginning in the 17th Century.
		A 25mm AA gun was also produced in parallel with the 40mm and was similarly known as the m/32.
		The 57mm guns were produced in two versions after the war; a powerful land (m/54) and naval (SAK 57) AA gun (still in production as a naval gun) and a much less powerful aircraft gun, the m/47.
	www.quarry.nildram.co.uk /Bofors.htm (2826 words)

	40 MM Scout-Sniper
		The gun may be manually aimed, or electric, and have a small magazine of less than 10 rounds to limit weight.
		) A 40mm gun mounted on the bed of a hybrid HMMWV is perfect for a motorized scout-sniper.
		Another question is does the 40mm gun need to be automatic, maybe a fast loading single shot weapon such as the 2 pounder (40mm) QF gun that armed many British tanks and armoured cars, and was even fitted to Universal carriers ("brens").
	www.g2mil.com /40mm.htm (802 words)

	Canadian Navy Guns
		The Bofors 40mm/56.25 gun was used widely during WWII and long after, on a variety of different mountings.
		Two different quad mountings were used for this gun during the Second World War: the older of the two mountings had the guns offset from each other, while the later mounting had the top and bottom barrels in line with each other (see photo 2).
		The gun was operated by two sailors, the "gunlayer" on the left and the "trainer" on the right.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/canada/systems/guns (1860 words)

	40 mm Bofotr's Anti-aircraft gun used in Australia during WW2
		The 40mm Bofors light anti-aircraft automatic gun was used extensively by the military in Australia during WW2.
		The standard mounting for Bofors gun was a four-wheeled trailer unit.
		A 40 mm Bofor's anti-aircraft gun on The Strand in Townsville.
	home.st.net.au /~dunn/guns/40mmbofor.htm (223 words)

	40mm Bofors AA gun semi-auto project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The original "Duster" was the M42 self-propelled AA gun, which had twin 40mm Bofors guns in an open turret on the M41 Walker Bulldog tracked chassis.
		This is a "salute gun", made from a 40mm Bofors gun and used for firing blanks on ceremonial occasions.
		The outside lever for manually operating the extractors is at the bottom of the pic.The recoil spring that surrounds the rear of the barrel is encased by the cylindrical extension from the front of the breech casing.
	members.aol.com /fiftyguy/featherduster.html (1806 words)

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		The Bofors gun was capable of firing at a rate of 120 rounds per minute.
		Tracer fire from the Bofors Gun was used in Egypt to indicate the direction of travel for troops advancing to engage the German Forces.
		The heavy anti aircraft batteries were equipped with 3.7 inch guns and the light anti aircraft batteries were equipped with the Bofors 40mm gun (N Irwin 2004).
	coleraine-battery.tripod.com /page19081.htm (3867 words)

	Museo dell'Aviazione - Rimini - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Bofors 40mm gun was used by almost all the countries who faught in World War II, includin Japan, Britain (AA Mk1), Germany (Flak 28), the USSR, the United States (M1), France, Norway, Poland (a.p.wz.
		Designed for Swedish Navy by Bofors, Sweden's leading arms manufacturer, as a light anti-aircraft gun, the Swedish Army later requested the gun mounted on a wheeled carriage, and it was this version that enjoyed the greatest success, probably because at the time it was the best weapon of its kind on the market.
		Perhaps the most unusual use of this gun was in Hungary, where it was mounted on a small number of Messerschmitt M-210's as an anti-tank gun.
	www.museoaviazione.net /museoaviazione/armamenti/CannoneBofors.htm (553 words)

	Future tactical air transport and gunship
		A suggested armament is two GAU-12 25mm cannon, a Bofors 40mm Gun and a 105mm Howitzer.
		Instead the nose mounts a battery of rapid fire guns that sweep the ground ahead of the attacking aircraft.
		If the nose and tail guns are turret mounted they could also be used to supplement the fire of side mounted guns.
	www.angelfire.com /art/enchanter/att_gunship.html (1180 words)

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		The Swedish designed "Bofors" gun is probably the most recognizable medium anti-aircraft gun in the world.
		The Bofors anti-aircraft gun was situated in single, double, and quadruple mountings for ships.
		Today the Bofors is still in use with many countries and their navies, and is even mounted on modern aircraft.
	www.tarrif.net /wwii/guides/bofors_navy.htm (129 words)

	Weapons1
		Although the first PTFs carried 40mm guns fore and aft, this was changed to the 81mm mortar/.50 BMG combination gun mount forward and the 40mm gun aft.
		Ammunition for the Mk4 and Mk16 guns was not interchangeable.
		The gun was suspended in a cradle and the cradle's pintle plugged into that of the.50 BMG.
	www.ptfnasty.com /weapons1.htm (1703 words)

	Bofors 40 mm gun - Wikimedia Commons
		Bofors gun in at position on a mound overlooking the beach in Algeria, 1943.
		Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Israel.
		Bofors 40 mm L70 anti-aircraft gun in Muzeyon Heyl ha-Avir, Israel.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Bofors_40_mm_gun (272 words)

	KUNSAN AIR BASE: How It Was - Other Units (1951-1954) (76th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) Battalion (AW) (SP) (Aug ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One of the 40mm guns had a muzzle burst due to a defective round which blew off a piece of the flashhider that cut the throat of a man on an adjacent track, killing him instantly.
		The 40 mm Bofors cannon was mounted in an open-topped turret.
		According to John W. Colburn, "The 40mm gun mounted on a halftrack that was used in Korea did not have the armored shield around the gun as there was on the M15A1, but did have the ammunition box at the rear of the platform.
	www.kalaniosullivan.com /KunsanAB/OtherUnits/Howitwasa1b1x_a.html (9463 words)

	Battleship Massachusetts at Battleship Cove.
		Consisting of several heavy guns (usually 6" or greater) in an armored housing, a turret is massive enough to require its inclusion in the shipbuilding process.
		While the guns were the same in the North Carolina and South Dakota class battleships, the turret armor in the latter was thicker.
		Each gun is mounted in a separate sleeve called a "slide." On firing, each gun recoiled four feet in its slide.
	www.battleshipcove.org /bb59-armament.htm (364 words)

	WarWheels.Net- Model photos of a 40mm Bofors Mounted 2 1/2 Ton Gun Truck by Dus Adele.
		Starting with old equipment they began to train and develop their own self-propelled weapons, the 40mm Bofors on the CCKW 353 chassis being one of the results.
		Though lacking in armour, the advantage of their superior mobility as compared to towed guns meant there was more flexibility and greater speed in taking up or changing defensive positions.
		The gun is a lovely piece of work and is finely detailed, though by virtue of the subject it is a bit fiddly.
	www.warwheels.net /40mmBoforsFrenchGmcAdeleINDEX.html (1705 words)

	L60 40mm Gun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The 40mm Bofors Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, based on a Swedish design and built in Canada, served in a number of different theatres during the Second World War.
		Starting in November 1969 gunships deployed in Vietnam had two 40mm guns in place of the two aft 20mm Vulcans which originally equiped these aircraft.
		By 1972 the aft 40mm was replaced by a fixed-mounted 105mm Howitzer on many aircraft.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/l60.htm (100 words)

	BAE Systems - BAE Systems Bofors Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BAE Systems Bofors, a leading provider of intelligent systems and munitions, is a Swedish defense company wholly owned by BAE Systems.
		Additionally, BAE Systems Bofors offers various upgrades of existing 40mm and 57mm gun systems fielded across a large installed base of naval, land combat and air defense systems.
		BAE Systems Bofors is located in Karlskoga, Sweden, and has a workforce of approximately 500, of whom more than 50 percent are involved in research and development of intelligent munitions and systems.
	www.uniteddefense.com /co/bofors.htm (116 words)

	40mm Bofors Canon
		The objective is an operational 1/20th scale 40mm Bofors Canon.
		Some modifications are required to this setup, as it appears that for PT boat use, a lot of the heavy mount and magazine have been ditched probably for weight reasons and it looks as though most of the hydraulics may have been thrown overboard as well.
		I had to cut away the bottom and flatten the top where the hole is to allow for the elevating gear which is attached to a spindle that goes down the hole.
	www.pt-boat.com /bofors40mm/bofors.html (492 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Swedish designed Bofors 40mm gun became the pre-eminent medium AA gun of World War Two.
		By the end of the war, anything that floated in the USN was desperately trying to add Bofors to their AA suite.
		A twin Bofors 40mm mount was developed for this situation.
	www.steelnavy.com /LArsenalBoforsTwin.htm (151 words)

	Australian Aviation Museum
		Guns were kept in horse and cart stables at the back of the Bakehouse.
		A Bofors Gun Emplacement was positioned at the corner of Henry Lawson Drive and Milperra Road, onto Bankstown Aerodrome proper.
		These Bofors guns were mobile, and at various times new gun sites had to be dug, sandbagged and camouflaged, as there were up to four guns deployed around the Aerodrome, giving the whole of the area a measure of light anti aircraft protection.
	www.aamb.com.au /BOFORS.HTM (190 words)

	Equipment Matchups: Patrol/Fast Attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A compliment of guns provide limited anti-aircraft capability, but are more suited for smaller scale encounters which do not require the use of missiles.
		The Haiqing is equipped with a hull mounted high frequency sonar and two ASW rocket launchers in the bow to carry out its ASW duties.
		It also houses a compliment of guns which provide limited anti-aircraft capability, as well as self defense against other surface vessels.
	www.emeraldesigns.com /matchup/partol.htm (665 words)

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