40 mm Bofors autocannon
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The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-aircraft gun
→
artillery piece → autocannon → |
| ammunitionType |
armor-piercing shell
→
high-explosive shell → proximity-fuzed shell → |
| caliber |
40 mm
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|
| countryOfOrigin |
Sweden
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| designedIn |
1930s
→
Sweden → |
| eraOfIntroduction |
interwar period
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| feedSystem |
clip-fed
→
magazine-fed → |
| influenced |
later naval anti-aircraft gun designs
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| manufacturer |
Bofors
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| mounting |
naval mount
→
self-propelled mount → static ground mount → towed mount → |
| notableFor |
high rate of fire
→
long service life → reliability → widespread adoption → |
| notableVariant |
Bofors 40 mm L/60
→
Bofors 40 mm L/70 → |
| primaryRole |
anti-aircraft warfare
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|
| secondaryRole |
surface target engagement
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| status |
still in service in many countries
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| type |
air-cooled
→
fully automatic → |
| usedBy |
Canadian Armed Forces
→
Finnish Defence Forces → German Navy → Indian Armed Forces → Polish Armed Forces → Royal Air Force → Royal Australian Navy → Royal Navy → Royal Netherlands Navy → Swedish Armed Forces → United States Navy → |
| usedInConflict |
Falklands War
→
Gulf War → Korean War → Vietnam War → World War II → |
| usedOnPlatform |
ground-based air defense systems
→
self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicles → warships → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bofors
("Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun")
→
Bofors ("Bofors 40 mm L/70 gun") → Bofors ("Bofors 57 mm gun family") → |
notableFor |
|
40 mm Bofors autocannon
("Bofors 40 mm L/60")
→
40 mm Bofors autocannon ("Bofors 40 mm L/70") → |
notableVariant |
|
CV90
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|
mainArmament |
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Royal Ordnance
("Bofors 40 mm gun (UK production)")
→
|
notableProduct |