The inspiration for the 40mm Bofors gun traces back to the 1920s when the Swedish Navy expressed a desire for a more capable replacement for their Vickers Pom-Pom anti-aircraft guns. The Swedish ...

Today, the Bofors is still used in nations around the world, including the United States. Most recently, 40mm L/60 variants have been fitted to AC-130U "Spooky II" gunships. Fitting of the Bofors ...

This shell was made specifically for the Bofors light ack-ack (40mm) gun which was designed in Sweden and used by both sides. My father was a member of a 10 man ack-ack gun team, firstly in the ...

With three side-firing weapons, a 25mm Gatling gun, a 40mm Bofors cannon, and a 105mm howitzer, it's easy to see why it got its name. Manufacturing of bitumen-lined water bottles The Corning ...

The Tridon Mk2 has been designed to be vehicle agnostic, building upon the mature Bofors 40mm naval gun with a focus on defeating UAS, aircraft, missiles and rockets. BAE Systems will unveil an ...

The third generation AC-130U - dubbed Spooky - is a heavily armed adaptation of the Hercules transport aircraft equipped with side-firing 105mm howitzer and 40mm Bofors cannons, twin 20mm Vulcan ...

The warship had four 15-inch (381mm) twin guns, eight 5.25-inch (133mm) dual-purpose guns, and 72 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns. The HMS Vanguard served in various positions until 1960 ...

In the early months of 1944 I find myself in a "Bofors 40mm” Light Air Defence gun detachment, serving in 393 Battery of 120th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Royal Artillery. Incredible though it may ...

The inspiration for the 40mm Bofors gun traces back to the 1920s when the Swedish Navy expressed a desire for a more capable replacement for their Vickers Pom-Pom anti-aircraft guns. The Swedish ...