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During WW2 the Bofors 40mm L/60 was the standard anti-aircraft gun of the Allies, being used on land, sea and air. With the advent of the jet age at the end of the war the venerable Bofors started to struggled with the increase of aircraft speeds. To combat this Bofors designed a new version with a longer 70 caliber barrel, an electrically powered carriage and a new lighter and more powerful ammunition. These changes nearly doubled the range and rate of fire of the weapon and in 1953 replaced the L/60 model as the standard Allies/NATO weapon system. The Bofors 40mm L/70 was also bought by many different countries worldwide and is still in widespread use today.  
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 10 May 2016

Bofors 40mm L/70
Bofors 40mm L/70
General
Type: Anti-Air
Owner: Sweden, France, Japan
Year: 1947
Specifications
Armament
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History
During WW2 the Bofors 40mm L/60 was the standard anti-aircraft gun of the Allies, being used on land, sea and air. With the advent of the jet age at the end of the war the venerable Bofors started to struggled with the increase of aircraft speeds. To combat this Bofors designed a new version with a longer 70 caliber barrel, an electrically powered carriage and a new lighter and more powerful ammunition. These changes nearly doubled the range and rate of fire of the weapon and in 1953 replaced the L/60 model as the standard Allies/NATO weapon system. The Bofors 40mm L/70 was also bought by many different countries around the world and is still in widespread use today.


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Sweden

- America - Britain - France - Poland - Soviet Union - China - Germany - Italy - Hungary - Japan - Sweden - Czechoslovakia - Other -

Defenses
Anti-Aircraft: Bofors 40mm L/60, Bofors 40mm L/70
Ground Vehicles
Construction/Supply: Volvo TVB, Volvo LV 102, Volvo LV 125, Volvo TL22
Transport: Tgbil m/42, Pbv 301
Armoured Car: Pansarbil m/39 Lynx
Light Tank: Strv m/21, Strv fm/28, Strv m/38, Strv m/41
Medium Tank: Strv m/42, Strv m/42 "delat torn", Strv 74, Strv 74-A.2, Strv Leo, Strv Pilen, Strv Lansen, Strv 81, EMIL 51, EMIL 58 "Kranvagn", Strv 103
Anti-Aircraft: Landsverk L-62, Landsverk L-62 Anti II, Landsverk fm/43, Lvkv 42
Tank Destroyer: Landsverk L-120, Pvkv m/43, Pvkv fm/44, TLP-46, Pvkv fm/48, Sav fm/48
Support: Ikv 103
Artillery: Stormpjäs fm/43, Sav m/43, Akv 151
Repair Vehicle: BBV m/42
Aircraft
Fighter: ASJA Jaktfalk II, FFVS J22, Saab J27, Saab J29 Tunnan, Saab J51
Ground Attack: Saab 17, Saab 21, Saab 21B, Saab 21R, Saab 32 Lansen
Bomber: B 16A Caproni, Saab 18, Saab A36
Transport: Junkers Ju-52, Saab 90 Scandia
Naval
Transport: Barge
Destroyer: Göteborg
Cruiser/Battleship: Sverige
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France

- America - Britain - France - Poland - Soviet Union - China - Germany - Italy - Hungary - Japan - Sweden - Czechoslovakia - Other -

Defenses
Anti-Infantry: GFM Cloche
Anti-Tank: 75mm AC Mle.39, SS.11
Anti-Aircraft: 25mm CA Mle.40J, 75mm CA Mle.38, Bofors 40mm L/70
Artillery: 135mm Mle.32, 155mm Mle.50
Other: Gate
Ground Vehicles
Construction/Supply: Renault AGK, Loraine 37L, Bernard TT4, Hotchkiss CC2
Transport: Laffly S20, AMX-VTT
Armoured Car: Panhard 178, Panhard 201
Light Tank: Renault FT, AMX-13, AMX-13 (SS-11), ELC Even
Medium Tank: Schneider CA, Somua S-35, AMX-40, Renault G1R, Baudet-Donon-Roussel G1B, Lorraine G1L, Lorraine 40t, Batignolles-Châtillon 25t
Heavy Tank: Saint-Chamond, Char 2C, Char B1 bis, Char B1 ter, FCM F1, Arl-44, AMX-50 mle.50
Anti-Aircraft: L'autocanon de 75 mm, Berliet VPH, AMX-13 DCA
Tank Destroyer: ACL-135, Somua Sau-40, Somua S-35 CA, Lorraine CA, AMX-50 Foch
Artillery: Lorraine 39L Automoteur, Arl-40, Lorraine 155 mle.51
Aircraft
Fighter: Dewoitine 520, Arsenal VG39, Bugatti 110P, Mystère IV
Ground Attack: Breguet Bre-693, Arsenal VB10, MD.450 Ouragan
Carrier Aircraft: Levasseur PL.101, Loire-Nieuport LN.42, SO.8000 Narval
Bomber: Bloch MB.162, Bloch MB.175, Lioré et Olivier LeO 451, SO.4000, SO.4050 Vautour
Transport: Farman F.222, Burnelli OA-1, Nord 2501 Noratlas
Helicopter: SO.1310 Farfadet
Naval
Transport: LCT Mk.I, LCT Mk.VI
Destroyer: Adroit, Hardi, T 47
Cruiser/Battleship: Dunkerque, Richelieu, Alsace
Aircraft Carrier: Bearn, Joffre, Clemenceau PA28
Civilian
Vehicle: Traction Avant, Citroën 2CV
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Japan

- America - Britain - France - Poland - Soviet Union - China - Germany - Italy - Hungary - Japan - Sweden - Czechoslovakia - Other -

Defenses
Anti-Tank: Type 1 47mm, Type 90 75mm, Type 5 105mm, M40 106mm
Anti-Aircraft: Type 96 25mm, Type 99 88mm, Type 5 150mm, Bofors 40mm L/70
Artillery: Type 91 105mm, Type 96 150mm, Type 4 40cm, M1A1 155mm
Ground Vehicles
Construction/Supply: Type 4 Chi-So, Isuzu Type 97, Nissan Type 180, Toyota Su-Ki
Transport: Isuzu Type 94, Type 95 Kurogane, Type 98 So-Da, Type 1 Ho-Ha, Type 1 Ho-Ki, Type SU 60
Armoured Car: Type 92 Osaka, Toyota J40
Tankette: Type 92, Type 94 TK, Type 97 Te-Ke
Light Tank: Ko-Gata, Otsu-Gata, Type 95 Ha-Go, Type 3 Ke-Ri, Type 4 Ke-Nu, Type 98 Ke-Ni, Type 98B Ke-Ni Otsu, Type 98 Ke-Ni Kai, Type 2 Ke-To, Type 5 Ke-Ho
Medium Tank: Type 89 I-Go, Type 97 Chi-Ni, Type 97 Chi-Ha, Type 98 Chi-Ho, Type 97 Chi-Ha "Shinhoto", Type 1 Chi-He, Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai, Type 4 Chi-To (Prototype), Type 4 Chi-To, Type 5 Chi-Ri (Plan 1), Type 5 Chi-Ri, Type 5 Chi-Ri (TRI), Type 5 Chi-Ri (MHI), Type 5 Chi-Ri II, STA-1, STA-2, STA-3, Type 61, STB-1
Heavy Tank: Ishi-108, Type 91, Type 95, Aichi-96, Type 97, Mitsu 104, Mi-To, Type 100 O-I, Type 120 O-I, Type 2604, Type 4 Tiger
Anti-Aircraft: Type 94 20mm AA, Type 98 Ta-Se, Type 98 Ta-Se II, Type 2 Ta-Ha, M42 Duster
Tank Destroyer: Type 1 Ho-Ni I, Type 3 Ho-Ni III, Type 5 Ho-Ru, Type 5 Ho-Ri (Concept), Type 5 Ho-Ri, Type 5 Ho-Ri II, Type 5 Chi-Ri II TD, Type 5 Na-To, Type 5 Ka-To, Type 60
Support: Type 2 Ho-I, Type 5 Ku-Se, 120mm Short, 120mm Long
Artillery: Jiro-Sha, Type 100 Te-Re, Type 1 Ho-Ni II, Type 4 Ho-To, Type 4 Ho-Ro, Type 4 Ha-To, Type 5 Ho-Chi, Type SY 56, Type SX 60, Type 67
Flame/Chem Tank: Type 94 Ko-Go
Repair Vehicle: Se-Ri
Amphibious: Type 92 A-I-Go, SR I-Go, SR Ro-Go, Type 2 Ka-Mi, Type 3 Ka-Chi, Type 4 Ka-Tsu, Type 5 To-Ku
Other: Type 97 Ka-Ha, Type 97 Shi-Ki
Aircraft
Fighter: Ki-27, A6M2 Zero, A6M5 Zero, Ki-43 Hayabusa, Ki-61 Hien, Ki-84 Hayate, Ki-100, J7W1 Shinden, J7W2 Shinden-Kai, Ki-201 Karyu, Katsuodori, F-86 Kyokukō
Ground Attack: Ki-32, Ki-51, Ki-98, Ki-102, Ki-115 Tsurugi, Kikka, T-1 Hatsutaka
Bomber: Ki-21, Ki-48 Sokei, Ki-49 Donryu, Ki-67 Hiryu, R2Y1 Keiun, R2Y2 Keiun-Kai, G10N1 Fugaku, Kawasaki P-2J
Transport: Ki-57, G4M, Ki-105 Otori
Other: Fu-Go, MXY7 Ohka
Naval
Cruiser/Battleship: Yamato
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