Phalanx, 2530 bushmaster, 40mm bofors, 57mm bofors. Mar 07, 2019 origins of the storied 40mm bofors line were seen in an early 1922 initiative by the swedish navy to replace its british vickers 2pounder antiaircraft guns. The boffin mounting was a twin 20 mm oerlikon mark v or mark vc mounting modified to take a single bofors 40 mm gun. The concern of ab bofors was charged with design and development of a successor which led to a formal program start in 1928.
Bofors 57 mm m43 anti tank gun, a 57 mm anti tank gun for the swedish army during ww2. Media in category bofors 40 mm gun the following 200 files are in this category, out of 342 total. This provides weapon systems with the highest possible combat flexibility. The germans also had tungsten apcr projectiles for their gun, which never existed for the bofors gun. The 40mm m2a1 gun currently used on the ac gunship has swedish roots dating back to the 1930s. Ppt deepwater project bofors defence 57mm l70 mk 3 gun. We offer this manual on the web site because it covers the single 40mm mount m3 used on many small ships.
Folks, 40 mm antiaircraft gun,tm 91252, 1951, is an army service manual for this widely used antiaircraft gun of ww ii. Production of the baseline 57 mm mark 1 variant began in 1966 and was initially used to equip smaller coastal patrol craft. The low weight and compact bofors 40 mk4 gun system with its high rate of fire and ability to switch between optimized ammunition types including the intelligent 40mm 3p alltarget ammunition provides high survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict. Apr 28, 2014 the bofors 37mm at gun really was better than the german pak 3536, but the difference was not drastic in practice. Bae systems bofors 57mm naval gun can tackle surface, air, and land threats in the littoral setting. Feb 22, 2016 bofors ammunition 40 mm 3p im is the top representative designer solution in anti aircraft he ammunition 3p ammunition prefragmented programmable proximity fuzed ammunition. In the littoral scenario the gun must have the capability to engage threats that were impossible to engage with conventional gun systems. Media in category bofors 57 mm70 naval gun the following 56 files are in this category, out of 56 total. The bofors mk110 57 mm gun is the standard armament on the lcs. Ammunition 40mm x 365 for antiaircraft gun 40mm l70 bofors. Under the radar the united arab emirates, arms transfers and. Bae systems presents the 57 mm gun offer for the polish navy. It is referred to as the bofors 57 mm type l50 by the manufacturer. This is how the bofors 40mm aa gun came into being.
The bofors 40 mm gun, often referred to simply as the bofors gun, is an antiaircraft autocannon designed in the 1930s by the swedish arms manufacturer ab bofors. As the study clearly verified feasibility bofors and agsc decided to proceed. Ammunition 40mm x 365 for antiaircraft gun 40mm l70 bofors ammunition 57mm x 348 for selfpropelled antiaircraft gun 57mm s68 and s60. For now it looks like the russian 57mm only with 25mm pen more and its 50 ammo on the russian side and 70 on the other. It is based on the bofors 57mm mk3, a competitor to the more successful oto melara 76mm. The fully automatic mk110 gun system, known internationally as the bofors 57mk3, is the deck gun of choice for the lcs. Media in category bofors 57 mm60 naval gun the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
Automatic cannon ammunition 2057mm calibers, applications and. This delivers seamless targeting of air, land and seabased threats. Built by bofors, these guns were mounted on coastal defense vessels. Developed by the swedish firm bofors defence, it fired a 2pound, 40mm 1. Top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. The name bofors is strongly associated with the 40 mm antiaircraft gun used by both sides during world war ii. A recent navy times report 30may12 stated that of 840 rounds fired from lcs1s mk110 gun, there have been 2 misfires. On the 23 rd april1937 the british, highly impressed by demonstrations of the bofors gun, decided to buy 100 of these guns along with 500,000 rounds of ammunition. Due to the unique nature of this market, players rarely, if ever, make licensing arrangements. The gun barrel for this mounting used a special monobloc steel that eliminated the water jacket bofors claimed that this gun was dualpurpose in. It was one of the most popular mediumweight antiaircraft systems during world war ii, used by most of the western allies as well some captured systems being used by the axis powers.
It is a multimission, mediumcaliber shipboard weapon, effective against air, surface, or ground threats without requiring multiple round types. Nov 01, 2017 so can someone direct me to the accurate source from which gaijin take the ammunition types and penetration values for the new bofors 57mm on begleitpanzer 57 aifsv. Naval gun system fires automatic salvos at up to 220 rounds. Both individual contractors and various governments sponsor ammunition development. Projectile 40 mm 3p im contains more than 900 tungsten spheres, diameter of 3 mm. Nov 23, 2009 swedish bofors 57mm mkiii test firings. Bae systems acquired udi and its bofors subsidiary in 2005, and bae systems bofors is now a business unit of bae systems ab.
The bofors 57 mm l70 naval guns are a series of dualpurpose naval guns designed and. Bae to provide bofors 57 mk3 guns for indonesian navys kcr60. The bofors 57 mm l70 naval guns are a series of dualpurpose naval guns designed and produced by the swedish arms manufacturer ab bofors since march 2005 part of bae systems ab, designed in 1964 as a revision of the 57 mm lvakan m50 used on the hallandclass destroyers. Bofors defence ab and atk, gun systems company, studied on assignment from fmv, sweden the possibility to upgrade the bushmaster family with a 40 mm gun, bushmaster iv built around the envelop of the existing 40 mm l70. The bofors 57 mm gun is a nickname or designation given to several types of guns designed and developed by the swedish company bofors. It is also planned for the offshore patrol cutter, and will be used as a secondary mount on the zumwalt class ddg. Originally used a sliding horizontal breech mechanism but was later fitted with a conventional welin breech mechanism. Mk110 gun 57mm70caliber naval gun system the baseline version of the bofors 57mm 2.
Us navy 100207n7058e060 gunners mate 1st class matthew carlisle prepares the mk110 57mm gun for a surface gunnery exercise aboard the littoral combat ship. This page was last edited on 20 january 2019, at 17. The bofors 40 mm gun is a famous antiaircraft autocannon designed by the swedish firm of bofors. Note that the m1 gun is the same as found in the double and quad mount manuals also on this site. The designation 57 mm automatkanon m45 is translated to 57 mm autocannon model 1947. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Bofors 40mm antiaircraft gun written by david boyd thursday, 01 january 2009 14. These used an oil hydraulic system and were fitted with a gyro gunsight.
May 19, 2014 bofors 57 mm mk 2 shoot onboard le eithne. The 6mode programmable 40 and 57 mm bofors 3p prefragmented, programmable, proximity fused ammunition can be programmed in six different function modes to provide optimised effect against any aerial, surface or shore target. Sep 25, 2015 armor penetration of swedish tank and antitank weapons on september 25, 2015 0 comments blogging after literally years of searching for an official swedish penetration table of all antitank weapons in one place, a casual mention in the gunnery field manual finally set me on the right track. Ammunition for mediumcaliber automatic cannon, 20mm to 57mm. The bofors 57 mm gun is a nickname or designation given to several types of guns designed. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Armor penetration of swedish tank and antitank weapons. During mspo 2015 and dsei 2015 bae systems presented the capabilities of its bofors mk3 57 mm naval gun. Nov 19, 2012 the mk110 57 mm, is found on the national security cutter nsc and the littoral combat ship. Both became instantly obsolescent once the t34 entered the scene. Compared with that weapon, the major improvements of the mark 1 were a higher rate of fire, the use of new munitions including an improved proximity fuse, water cooling for the gun tubes and a new electrohydraulic system for rapid training and elevation. Bofors 57 mm m47 aircraft gun, a 57 mm aircraft autocannon for the saab t 18b torpedo bomber.
The bofors 57 mk3 naval gun system fires four rounds per second and can switch immediately between ammo types, including smart 3p all. It is fitted with a multimode imaging semiactive seeker that can be guided through laser designation or autonomous targeting by downloading image of. Bae systems orka one shot one kill round for 57mm gun at sna 2016 duration. Work on these weapons began in 1962 based largely upon experience gained with the bofors 57 mm60. The 40mm bofors l60 autocannon was a highly versatile antiaircraft and multipurpose autocannon used mainly by the allies in world war ii.
Media in category bofors 75 mm mountain howitzer the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Specifically phalanx, 2530 bushmaster, 40mm bofors. The bofors 40mm aa gun world war ii reenactment group malta. Mk110 gun 57mm 70caliber naval gun system the baseline version of the bofors 57mm 2. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Towed variants edit bofors gun in at position on a mound overlooking the beach in algeria, 1943. Bofors 40mm series towed antiaircraft gun air defense gun. Bofors defence ab and atk, gun systems company, studied on assignment from fmv, sweden the possibility to upgrade the bushmaster family with a 40 mm gun, bushmaster iv built around the envelop of the existing 40 mm l70 ammunition family. Constructed of a tube, two part jacket and screwedon breech piece.
A high rate of fire and immediate switch capability provide superb survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict. Bofors 40mm gun by gander, terry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The bofors 57 mk3 naval gun system fires four rounds per second and can switch immediately between ammo types, including smart 3p alltarget ammunition. Ammunition 30mm x 220 for antiaircraft gun 302 m53, 5359cs ammunition 37mm x 252 for antiaircraft gun 37mm m39su ammunition 40mm x 311 for antiaircraft gun 40mm l60. By the end of the year another 180 were ordered, and an agreement was signed authorising manufacture in england.