
Bofors - Wikipedia
AB Bofors (UK: / ˈ b oʊ f ər z / BOH-fərz, US: / ˈ b oʊ f ɔːr z / BOH-forz, [1] [2] Swedish: [buːˈfɔʂː]) [check vowel length] is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British …
Sweden - BAE Systems
BAE Systems Bofors is a defence company within BAE Systems that develops and integrates weapons systems. BAE Systems Bofors has extensive cooperation with subcontractors both in …
Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun - Wikipedia
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 …
Bofors 40 mm gun - Wikipedia
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 …
The Bofors gun that revolutionised air defences | Stories - Saab
2020年2月14日 · More than 5,000 ships loomed on the horizon carrying 150,000 soldiers, the largest seaborne force that had ever been mobilised. It was 6 June 1944, D-day, and the Allies …
The Bofors 40MM Revolutionized Anti-Aircraft Combat
2022年1月24日 · The Dutch Navy was one of the first to order in the Bofors 40 mm, placing five twin-gun mounts on the cruiser De Ruyter in the mid-1930s. Soon, many more nations wanted …
Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun - BAE Systems
The low weight and compact Bofors 40 Mk4 gun system with its high rate of fire and ability to switch between optimized ammunition types – including the intelligent 40mm 3P all-target …
A Gun That Fought For All Sides | Naval History Magazine
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 …
Bofors - Military Wiki | Fandom
The name Bofors is strongly associated with the 40 mm anti-aircraft gun used by both sides during World War II. This automatic cannon is often simply called the Bofors gun and saw …
Bofors 40mm L/60 Anti-aircraft Gun: Armed Forces Worldwide ... - HistoryNet
2012年7月5日 · The Bofors L/60 was the mainstay weapon of anti-aircraft defense aboard U.S. Navy warships and remains in use worldwide. Having purchased Vickers 2-pounder pom-pom …