The Bofors 40 mm gun often referred to simply as the Bofors gun is an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II used by most of the western Allies as well as by the Axis powers. The cannon remains in service (as the main armament in the CV 90) making it both one of the longest-serving and most widespread artillery pieces of all time.
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weight (kg)
1.981e+06
origin
Sweden
type
Autocannon
used in war
Falklands War, Korean War, Lebanese Civil War, Yugoslav Wars, Vietnam War, World War II, Yom Kippur War, Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, Gulf War, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Arab–Israeli conflict, South African Border War
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