"Bofors" L / 60 or 40-mm automatic anti-aircraft gun L / 60 "Bofors" sample of 1932 is an effective short-range anti-aircraft defense. The gun, developed by the designers of the Swedish arms firm "Bofors" in 1932, was intended to combat low-flying single aerial targets. Subsequently, in the course of armed conflicts, the automatic gun was actively used as a field gun and as a means of fighting lightly armored vehicles.
Creation, serial production, supply "Bofors" in the USSR
The history of the creation of the most massive anti-aircraft guns of the Second World War dates back to 1928. It was then that the Swedish arms firm Bofors began to develop a new anti-aircraft gun for the needs of the Swedish navy. In 1932, the first prototype of the 40-mm anti-aircraft automatic cannon, which received the factory designation L / 60, was introduced to the Swedish sailors. Since 1934, the gun officially adopted.
From this moment begins the eventful history of this instrument. At that time it was one of the best-in-class artillery anti-aircraft guns. This explains the geography of the supply of the Swedish company. Between 1932 and 1939, Bofors supplied 1,219 L / 60 guns to foreign customers. Most of the guns that subsequently took part in the battles of the Second World War were made under license abroad. The gun was produced from 1933 to 1950.
The main country of manufacture of the L / 60 Bofors anti-aircraft 40mm automatic cannon in the Soviet Union was the United States of America. During the war years, 5111 units were supplied under the Lend-Lease program in the USSR.
TTX 40mm anti-aircraft automatic gun L / 60 "Bofors"
- Calculation - 5 people.
- Combat weight - 1.98 tons.
- Unitary loading.
- The initial velocity of the projectile - 854 m / s.
- Rate of fire - 120 shots / min.
- The affected area: in height - 4 km, in range - 7.2 km.
- The angle of vertical guidance is from -5 to +94 degrees, the angle of horizontal guidance is 360 degrees.
- The main types of ammunition: high-explosive fragmentation projectiles.
- Projectile weight - 1.98 kg.
- The transfer time from traveling to combat is 25-30 minutes.
Developed and created in 1932, the 40-mm anti-aircraft automatic gun L / 60 "Bofors" was massively used in the armies of the warring states throughout the Second World War. In the post-war period, the gun repeatedly took part in military conflicts of the second half of the 20th century.
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