The contents of the mk 110 57 mm gun page were merged into bofors 57 mm l70 naval artillery gun. Learn more before you buy, or discover other cool products in ships. 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. The swedish firm of bofors is famous above all for the seemingly immortal 40mm automatic cannon. It should be noted that although the bofors gun was probably the best antiaircraft automatic cannon of world war ii. The 40mm m2a1 gun currently used on the ac gunship has swedish roots dating back to the 1930s. Destroyers, of course, did also carry torpedoes as their main armament.
The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years. This gun was developed in the early 1930s by the swedish firm bofors ab. Mk 38 mod 3 machine gun system mgs bofors 40 mk4 naval gun. This naval deck gun is used by various navies around the world. Mk110 gun 57mm70caliber naval gun system the baseline version of the bofors 57mm 2. The bofors 40mm antiaircraft gun the bofors antiaircraft gun was developed by a swedish company in the late twenties and in 1937 the war office decided to buy 100 guns and 500,000 rounds of ammunition. Ordnance collectors source, military collectibles online. Armor penetration of swedish tank and antitank weapons.
The bofors 37 mm antitank gun was an antitank gun designed by swedish manufacturer bofors in the early 1930s originally for swedish use. As the study clearly verified feasibility bofors and agsc decided to proceed. A swedish design dating from 1929, it was manufactured and used by all the allied powers, beginning with the poles in the mid1930s, who also manufactured a number for the british. It was exported to several countries during the 1930s of which several bought licences to produce it themselves. However, a variety of other automatic as well as nonautomatic guns have been produced by this manufacturer and this article is an attempt to do justice to them. Its low weight and compact dimensions combine with a long range and a high rate of fire. This provides weapon systems with the highest possible combat flexibility. Apr 17, 20 the 6mode programmable 40 and 57 mm bofors 3p prefragmented, programmable, proximityfused ammunition can be programmed in six. The market for naval surface warfare systems forecast international. Originally invented by bofors ordnance, karlskoga, sweden as the model 1934, you could say the gun was.
However, even the bofors was determined to be inadequate against suicide attacks by early 1945, and as a result a crash program was started late in the war to develop a new rapid fire 350 7. The fully automatic mk110 gun system, known internationally as the bofors 57mk3, is the deck gun of choice for the lcs. The type 31 will not be fitted with 20mm phalanx ciws but instead will mount two bofors 40mm mk 4 guns. Bae systems bofors 57mm naval gun can tackle surface, air, and land threats in the littoral setting.
The 40 mm70 was designed to replace the bofors 40 mm60 model 1936 twin mountings with single mounts by doubling the rate of fire rof. The firm developed automatic guns in caliber ranging from 20mm to 57mm, but the 40mm because a tremendous commercial success. The main focus is on weapons of up to 57mm calibre, but others are mentioned. Ammunition 57mm x 348 for selfpropelled antiaircraft gun 57mm s68 and s60 balkan novotech we offer ammunition 20, 23, 30, 37, 40, 57mm ammunition 40mm x. The gun mount holds 120 rounds but can be replenished by a 3man crew in the gun bay on the deck below. Folks, 40 mm antiaircraft gun, op 820, 1943, is a navy service manual for the most widely used antiaircraft gun of ww ii in this online version of the manual we have attempted to keep the flavor of the original layout while taking advantage of the webs universal accessibility. Bofors 57 mm 60 caliber gun naval dualpurpose model 1950 guns.
Ammunition 57mm x 348 for selfpropelled antiaircraft gun 57mm s68 and s60 balkan novotech we offer ammunition 20, 23, 30, 37, 40, 57mm ammunition 40mm x 365 for antiaircraft gun 40mm l70 bofors. Thanks to gene yetter and brandt rosenbush for additional material. In the littoral scenario the gun must have the capability to engage threats that were impossible to engage with conventional gun systems. Boforsin 57 mm 60 kaliiperin kaksoiskayttolaivatykit mallia 1950. This delivers seamless targeting of air, land and seabased threats. The antiaircraft guns used in ww 1 were of fairly large calibre, and it was realised that a requirement existed for a gun of a lighter calibre, to fill the gap between the heavy guns and the much. Work on these weapons began in 1962 based largely upon experience gained with the bofors 57 mm60.
This is how the bofors 40mm aa gun came into being. It has the capability to rapidly switch between optimised ammunition types, including programmable 40mm 3p alltarget ammo. The 75 mm bofors semiautomatic turret gun svein wiiger olsen colour plates relating to this article are in the plate section on pages 70 to 72 and on the back cover. Note that the m1 gun is the same as found in the double and quad mount manuals also on this site. This diagram shows the performance of various autocannons firing ap rounds. The united states have a slightly modified version, which is named the mark 110 mod 0 57mm gun. A high rate of fire and immediate switch capability provide superb survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict. The bofors 57 mm gun is a nickname or designation given to several types of guns designed and developed by the swedish company bofors. The mark 2 was a lighter weight version, which utilized a new servo system.
Folks, 40 mm antiaircraft gun,tm 91252, 1951, is an army service manual for this widely used antiaircraft gun of ww ii. Bofors 57 mm m43 anti tank gun, a 57 mm anti tank gun for the swedish army during ww2. The gun was partly dualpurpose in the sense that it is accurate and agile enough to destroy seaskimming missiles. Mk110 gun 57mm 70caliber naval gun system the baseline version of the bofors 57mm 2. May 19, 2014 bofors 57 mm mk 2 shoot onboard le eithne. The principal fighting weapon of the 3 rd light antiaircraft regiment, royal malta artillery, was the 40mm bofors gun. The bofors 57 mk3 naval gun system fires four rounds per second and can switch immediately between ammo types, including smart 3p alltarget ammunition. The system is capable of firing up to 220 rounds per minute at a range of more. Patrol crafts and large ships real scaled from original hollowed to saved material model unpainted if you need a different size or a custom part designed just for you. Projectile 40 mm 3p im contains more than 900 tungsten spheres, diameter of.
Deepwater project bofors defence 57mm l70 mk 3 gun. Bae systems is a multi mission capable medium caliber shipboard weapon that has been. Ammunition for mediumcaliber automatic cannon, 20mm to 57mm. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Bofors 40mm l60 the bofors 40mm gun was first developed in the early 1930s, in response to a 1928 request by the swedish navy for a shipmounted antiaircraft weapon. Type 31 light frigate weapons options uk land power. Bofors 57 mm m43 anti tank gun, a 57 mm anti tank gun for the swedish army during ww2 bofors 57 mm m47 aircraft gun, a 57 mm aircraft autocannon for the saab t 18b torpedo bomber bofors 57 mm m50 naval artillery gun, a 57 mm naval artillery gunanti. Before the bofors and oerlikon guns, there were no effective longrange antiaircraft weapons between fiveinch batteries and pompoms. Bofors defence ab and qinetiq studied the possibility to increase penetration performance with 25%.
Projectile 40 mm 3p im contains more than 900 tungsten spheres, diameter of 3 mm. The 57 mm bofors mk3 naval gun is designed by bofors defense which is currently owned and manufactured by bae systems. The 57mm mk110 has this flexibility, which is proven by the fact that it is the deck gun of choice for the us coast guards national security cutter and offshore patrol cutter classes of ships, as well as for the us navys lcs ships. Navy swaps out antiswarm boat guns on ddgs usni news. The 6mode programmable 40 and 57 mm bofors 3p prefragmented, programmable, proximityfused ammunition can be programmed in six different function modes to provide optimised. In the littoral scenario the gun must have the capability to engage threats that were impossible to. Developed by the swedish firm bofors defence, it fired a 2pound, 40mm 1. The gun was used in several conflicts but most of its fame comes from its use in the spanish civil war and the winter war where it was used very. The 6mode programmable 40 and 57 mm bofors 3p prefragmented, programmable, proximityfused ammunition can be programmed in six. The bofors 57 mk3 naval gun system fires four rounds per second and can switch immediately between ammo types, including smart 3p all. 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. The 40mm bofors l60 autocannon was a highly versatile antiaircraft and multipurpose autocannon used mainly by the allies in world war ii. Production of the baseline 57 mm mark 1 variant began in 1966 and was initially used to equip smaller coastal patrol craft.
Ppt deepwater project bofors defence 57mm l70 mk 3 gun. Bofors ammunition 40 mm 3p im is the top representative designer solution in anti aircraft he ammunition 3p ammunition prefragmented programmable proximity fuzed ammunition. We offer this manual on the web site because it covers the single 40mm mount m3 used on many small ships. Its high rate of fire means the 57mm actually delivers a greater weight of explosive onto the target than the latest oto melara 76mm gun. Detonating hepd rounds may have been in production since. The antiaircraft guns used in ww 1 were of fairly large calibre, and it was realised that a requirement existed for a gun of a lighter calibre, to fill the gap between the heavy guns and the much lighter machine guns. The ten 250 ft lake class 192832 cutters were built with a 5. Nov 07, 2011 bofors 40mm l60 the bofors 40mm gun was first developed in the early 1930s, in response to a 1928 request by the swedish navy for a shipmounted antiaircraft weapon. Navy littoral combat ships bae systems has been awarded a contract by general dynamics to provide two additional mk110 naval gun systems for the independence variant of the u. Bofors 40 mk4 naval gun system bae systems 40mm datasheet. 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. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history. The bofors 40 mk4 naval gun system was designed to be an agile, flexible weapon systems that enable a lightningquick response. Apr 28, 2014 bofors 37mm at gun video april 28, 2014 ian mccollum artillery, video 40 the swedish bofors company developed a sophisticated and very highquality light antitank gun in the early 1930s, and found significant commercial success with it.
The design likely had its origins with the german krupp works, but when german arms manufacturing was suppressed following the first world war, otto krupp. Bofors 57 mm m47 aircraft gun, a 57 mm aircraft autocannon for the saab t 18b torpedo bomber. The bofors was the best medium antiaircraft gun of the war. 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. Navy pare deocamdata sa isi mentina preferinta pentru tunul bofors cal. Shop combat disabled veterans surplus for 40mm bofors projectile with ap penetrator cdvs. Unless youre planning to use it for a very large, very heavy paperweight youll have to feed it. 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. It is a multimission, mediumcaliber shipboard weapon, effective against air, surface, or ground threats without requiring multiple round types.
Both the four 240 ft tampa class completed 192122 and the seven 327 ft secretary class completed 193637 were built with two 5. Bofors 37mm at gun video april 28, 2014 ian mccollum artillery, video 40 the swedish bofors company developed a sophisticated and very highquality light antitank gun in the early 1930s, and found significant commercial success with it. Ammunition 40mm x 365 for antiaircraft gun 40mm l70 bofors. Bofors designed the gun in 1981 and it entered active service on the stockholmclass corvette in 1985.