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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''Bofors 40mm Automatic gun''' is a Swedish autocannon found on mid- and late-war vehicles, as well as on many vehicles going in to the early and mid-Cold war. It is found on the ground as well as on sea serving as an anti-air autocannon.
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[[File:40mm QF Mark VII.png|thumb|British single-mount [[QF Mark VII (40 mm)]] - an adaptation of the Bofors 40 mm L/60]]
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The '''Bofors 40 mm automatic gun''' is a Swedish autocannon found on mid- and late-war vehicles, as well as on many vehicles going into the early and mid-Cold War. It is found on the ground as well as on sea serving as an anti-air autocannon.
  
 
== Cannons ==
 
== Cannons ==
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L/60
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'''L/60'''
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* [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)]] [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]][[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]][[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]][[File:Japan flag.png|30px|link=|Japan]][[File:France flag.png|30px|link=|France]][[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]]
 
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* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)]] - Single mount [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]]
 
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* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]]
 
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* [[Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm)]] - Triple mount [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]]
 
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* [[4 cm Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm)]] - Captured or  produced under occupation [[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]]
 
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L/70 - Variant with longer shell and barrel
 
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* [[M266 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]]
 
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* [[Mle51 T1 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount [[File:France flag.png|30px|link=|France]]
 
  
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== History ==
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* [[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[Bofors Flak 28 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Bofors L/60 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (40 mm)]] - Dual and quad mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[Dual Automatic Gun M2 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Lvakan m/36 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF Mark V (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[QF Mark VII (40 mm)]] - Single mount
  
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== Media ==
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'''L/70''' - Variant with longer barrel and shells
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== See also ==
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* [[File:Italy flag.png|30px|link=|Italy]] [[40 mm/70 Breda-Bofors (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* [[File:Germany flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[40 mm/70 MEL58 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
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* [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Akan m/70B (40 mm)]] - Single mount
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* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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* [[File:Sweden flag.png|30px|link=|Sweden]] [[Lvakan m/48 (40 mm)]] - Single and dual mount
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|USA]] [[M266 (40 mm)]] - Dual mount
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* [[File:France flag.png|30px|link=|France]] [[Mle51 T1 (40 mm)]] - Single mount
  
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== Media ==
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Description

British single-mount QF Mark VII (40 mm) - an adaptation of the Bofors 40 mm L/60

The Bofors 40 mm automatic gun is a Swedish autocannon found on mid- and late-war vehicles, as well as on many vehicles going into the early and mid-Cold War. It is found on the ground as well as on sea serving as an anti-air autocannon.

Cannons

L/60

L/70 - Variant with longer barrel and shells

Media

Videos
The Shooting Range #404 - Pages of History section at 03:04 discusses the Bofors (40 mm) (Family).
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