Dual Automatic Gun M2 (40 mm) - Revision history

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U44629479: /* Available ammunition */ Added ammunition table

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‎Available ammunition: Added ammunition table

U28580205: /* History */ Readded section description, editing and formatting changes in text

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U44629479: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added M19A1 (Japan)

2021-09-08T19:37:45Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added M19A1 (Japan)

U38088265: U38088265 moved page Bofors (40 mm) to Dual Automatic Gun M2 (40 mm)

2021-07-27T09:49:15Z

U38088265 moved page Bofors (40 mm) to Dual Automatic Gun M2 (40 mm)

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U81008133: /* Pros and cons */

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 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
-* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
-The Bofors 40 mm is a heavy autocannon used mainly by the United States, occasionally finding use amongst the British and the German vehicles. Introduced around the Second World War, the Bofors 40 mm gave itself a good name due to its reliability as a cannon and general effectiveness.
+The '''40 mm Dual Automatic Gun M2''' is a heavy autocannon used mainly by the United States, occasionally finding use amongst the British and the German vehicles. Introduced around the Second World War, the Dual Automatic Gun M2 gave itself a good name due to its reliability as a cannon and general effectiveness.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
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-The Bofors 40 mm has a medium rate of fire.
+The Dual Automatic Gun M2 has a medium rate of fire.
 === Available ammunition ===
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-The United States started production of the Swedish [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60]] under very unusual circumstances. While an example was purchased by the Navy Bureau of Ordinance for testing arrived on United States Army USAT ''American Legion'', that same month, the Bofors was demonstrated by the Dutch Navy which convinced the United States Navy to adopt the design. However, Sweden's request for airplane exports and manufacturing licenses in a quid-pro-quo stalled the agreement for the United States to license-build the design until June of 1941. It is alleged that prior to acquiring this license, the British sent schematics for their Bofors guns in imperial measurements. Regardless of how they acquired the design, the United States put Chrysler in charge of producing guns for the United States Navy, and by 1942, the Army having tested British Army Bofors guns, started adopting them too, replacing their locally designed 37mm [[M1A2 (37 mm)|M1A2]] as the Army and Marine Corps anti-aircraft gun of choice.
+The United States started production of the Swedish [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60]] under very unusual circumstances. While an example was purchased by the Navy Bureau of Ordnance for testing arrived on United States Army USAT ''American Legion'', that same month, the Bofors was demonstrated by the Dutch Navy which convinced the United States Navy to adopt the design. However, Sweden's request for airplane exports and manufacturing licenses in a quid-pro-quo stalled the agreement for the United States to license-build the design until June of 1941. It is alleged that prior to acquiring this license, the British sent schematics for their Bofors guns in imperial measurements. Regardless of how they acquired the design, the United States put Chrysler in charge of producing guns for the United States Navy, and by 1942, the Army having tested British Army Bofors guns, started adopting them too, replacing their locally designed [[M1A2 (37 mm)|37 mm M1A2]] as the Army and Marine Corps anti-aircraft gun of choice.
 The US Army designation of the Bofors L/60 is the ''40 mm Automatic Gun M1''. The development of a self-propelled anti-aircraft variant began with the T65 which was a Bofors L/60 mounted on the chassis of the [[M5 Stuart (Family)|M5 Stuart]] light tank, however, the M5 was being phased out of production in favor of the newer [[M24 (Family)|M24 Chaffee]]. To increase the firepower available, the new M24 based design was fitted with a dual-mount of air-cooled 40 mm Bofors L/60 guns designed the '''Dual Automatic Gun M2''' by the US Army. The end result was the [[M19A1]] Multiple Gun Motor Carriage.
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 === Available ammunition ===
-''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 == History ==
-The United States started production of the Swedish [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60]] under very unusual circumstances. While an example was purchased by the Navy Bureau of Ordinance for testing arrived on United States Army USAT ''American Legion''. That same month, the Bofors was demonstrated by the Dutch Navy which convinced the United States Navy to adopt the design. However, Sweden's request for airplane exports and manufacturing licenses in a quid-pro-quo stalled the agreement for the United States to license built the design until June of 1941. It is alleged that prior to acquiring this license, the British sent schematics for their Bofors guns in imperial measurements. Regardless of how they acquired the design, the United States put Chrysler in charge of producing guns for the United States Navy, but by 1942, the Army having tested British Army Bofors guns, started adopting them too, replacing their locally designed 37mm [[M1A2 (37 mm)|M1A2]] as the Army and Marine Corps anti-aircraft gun of choice. The Army designation of the Bofors L/60 is the 40mm Automatic Gun M1. The development of a self-propelled anti-aircraft variant began with the T65 which was a Bofors L/60 mounted on the chassis of the [[M5 Stuart (Family)|M5 Stuart]] light tank, however, the M5 was being phased out of production in favor of the newer [[M24 (Family)|M24 Chaffee]], to increase the firepower available, the new M24 based design was fitted with a dual-mount of air-cooled 40mm Bofors L/60 guns designed the Dual Automatic Gun M2 by the US Army. The end result was the [[M19A1]] Multiple Gun Motor Carriage. While the priority for Chaffee tanks meant the design was too late to see service in Europe, the M19 would see action during the Korean War, most notably during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir and the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter. In 1951, a handful of M19s were delivered to the Netherlands and later in 1954 the newly formed Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force [[M19A1 (Japan)|received the design]]. When the Army began the replacement of the M24 Chaffee during the Korean War with the newer [[M41 Walker Bulldog (Family)|M41 Walker Bulldog]], they simply took the M19's turret and modified it to fit on the M41's larger turret ring to create the [[M42 Duster (Family)|M42 Duster]]. However, during the 1950s, the US Army concluded the Bofors gun was obsolete in the new jet age and retired the design for the HAWK Surface-to-Air-Missile. However, the HAWK had a poor performance in Vietnam and so the M42 was brought out of retirement for low-altitude air defense and served in a ground support role too. The Bofors L/60 still sees service in the US on the AC-130 gunship, but the M2 dual automatic gun was retired with the M42 Duster in 1988.
+<!--''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''-->
 == Media ==

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 '''Pros:'''
 * Powerful 40 mm HEF-I shells (Mk.II) with high amounts of explosive filler that can shred planes to pieces with successful 1 hit
 * The M81A1 AP rounds can easily deal with sides of medium tanks and can damage cannon barrel and tracks
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 '''Cons:'''
 * The 40 mm shell penetrates up to 76 mm of armour, not enough to deal with some German SPAAs
 * Muzzle velocity and rate of fire are not really good
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 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
+The United States started production of the Swedish [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)|Bofors L/60]] under very unusual circumstances. While an example was purchased by the Navy Bureau of Ordinance for testing arrived on United States Army USAT ''American Legion''. That same month, the Bofors was demonstrated by the Dutch Navy which convinced the United States Navy to adopt the design. However, Sweden's request for airplane exports and manufacturing licenses in a quid-pro-quo stalled the agreement for the United States to license built the design until June of 1941. It is alleged that prior to acquiring this license, the British sent schematics for their Bofors guns in imperial measurements. Regardless of how they acquired the design, the United States put Chrysler in charge of producing guns for the United States Navy, but by 1942, the Army having tested British Army Bofors guns, started adopting them too, replacing their locally designed 37mm [[M1A2 (37 mm)|M1A2]] as the Army and Marine Corps anti-aircraft gun of choice. The Army designation of the Bofors L/60 is the 40mm Automatic Gun M1. The development of a self-propelled anti-aircraft variant began with the T65 which was a Bofors L/60 mounted on the chassis of the [[M5 Stuart (Family)|M5 Stuart]] light tank, however, the M5 was being phased out of production in favor of the newer [[M24 (Family)|M24 Chaffee]], to increase the firepower available, the new M24 based design was fitted with a dual-mount of air-cooled 40mm Bofors L/60 guns designed the Dual Automatic Gun M2 by the US Army. The end result was the [[M19A1]] Multiple Gun Motor Carriage. While the priority for Chaffee tanks meant the design was too late to see service in Europe, the M19 would see action during the Korean War, most notably during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir and the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter. In 1951, a handful of M19s were delivered to the Netherlands and later in 1954 the newly formed Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force [[M19A1 (Japan)|received the design]]. When the Army began the replacement of the M24 Chaffee during the Korean War with the newer [[M41 Walker Bulldog (Family)|M41 Walker Bulldog]], they simply took the M19's turret and modified it to fit on the M41's larger turret ring to create the [[M42 Duster (Family)|M42 Duster]]. However, during the 1950s, the US Army concluded the Bofors gun was obsolete in the new jet age and retired the design for the HAWK Surface-to-Air-Missile. However, the HAWK had a poor performance in Vietnam and so the M42 was brought out of retirement for low-altitude air defense and served in a ground support role too. The Bofors L/60 still sees service in the US on the AC-130 gunship, but the M2 dual automatic gun was retired with the M42 Duster in 1988.
 == Media ==
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''

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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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-* {{Specs-Link|fr_cckw_353_bofors}}
 * {{Specs-Link|us_m19}}
 * {{Specs-Link|jp_m19}}
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 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 {{Japan anti-aircraft guns}}
 {{China anti-aircraft guns}}
 [[Category:Anti-aircraft guns]]

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 * {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_aa_mk_1}}
 * {{Specs-Link|us_m19}}
 * {{Specs-Link|us_m42_duster}}
 * {{Specs-Link|jp_m42_duster}}

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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|fr_cckw_353_bofors}}
-* {{Specs-Link|fr_cckw_353_bofors|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_aa_mk_1}}
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_aa_mk_1|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|us_m19}}
-* {{Specs-Link|us_m19|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|us_m42_duster}}
-* {{Specs-Link|us_m42_duster|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|jp_m42_duster}}
-* {{Specs-Link|jp_m42_duster|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|cn_m42_duster}}
 == General info ==
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 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
+* Powerful 40 mm HEF-I shells (Mk.II) with high amounts of explosive filler that can shred planes to pieces with successful 1 hit
-* Powerful 40mm HEFI shells (Mk.II) with high amounts of explosive filler that can shred planes to pieces with succesful 1 hit.
+* The M81A1 AP rounds can easily deal with sides of medium tanks and can damage cannon barrel and tracks
-* The AP, M81A1 rounds can easily deal with sides of medium tanks and can damage cannon barrel and tracks.
+* Acceptable muzzle velocity for the gun
-* Acceptable muzzle velocity for the gun.
+* Acceptable rate of fire
 '''Cons:'''
+* The 40 mm shell penetrates up to 76 mm of armour, not enough to deal with some German SPAAs
-* The 40mm shell penetrates up to 76mm, not enough to deal with some German SPAAs.
+* Muzzle velocity and rate of fire are not really good
-* Muzzle velocity and rate of fire are not really good.
+* High leading angle is needed to hit the enemy aircraft
-* High leading angle is needed to hit the enemy aircraft.
+* Not suitable gun for higher tiers, especially against jets
 == History ==
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''