Bofors 40mm gun

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Bofors 40mm gun
Image:Bofors.gif
Placement
Faction British
Doctrine Any
Tree Any
Price
Manpower 300
Ammunition 120
Fuel 0
Population 4
Attributes
Squad Size 3
Health 550
Crew Health invincible
Targeting
Target Type checkpoint
Crew Type invincible
Crew Cover Emplacement
Vision
Sight 40
Detection 3/0

The Bofors 40 mm gun is a famous anti-aircraft auto cannon designed by the Swedish firm of 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 various other forces. It is often referred to simply as the Bofors gun.

History

The British Army had first examined the weapon when they received a number of Polish-built examples in 1937 for testing, known as the QF 40 mm Mark I (QF standing for "Quick Firing"), or Mark I/2 after a minor change to the flash hider. A license was soon acquired and the arduous task of converting the gun from metric to imperial measurements was started. While this was taking place they also made numerous changes to the design to make it more suitable to mass production—the original Bofors design was intended to be hand-assembled, and many parts were labeled "file to fit on assembly", requiring many man hours of work to complete.

Tactics & Tips

  • They are great at destroying Axis vehicles and to a lesser extent infantry.
  • Bofors have inverse accuracy tables meaning they are more accurate at long range than at short.
Bofors Gun at the Sigfried Line.
Bofors Gun at the Sigfried Line.
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