Bofors 40mm - Revision history

Foe2 at 11:14, 1 December 2020

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Foe2 at 11:14, 1 December 2020

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Game Play

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	Since it is a heavy gun, the Bofors can be manhandled but only very slowly. It’s better to get a prime mover to pull you to a location with clear fields of fire in all directions. A very good location is on the steep side of a hill, deploying just below the crest will keep you from skylining badly where your silhouette is obvious, it will reduce the arc of sky you need to cover to about 180 degrees, and, if attacked by infantry or otherwise under fire, you can simply undeploy the gun. This will cause you to start rolling downhill away from trouble. Re-deploy to stop rolling. Keep in mind that you have no gunshield, so you are particularly vulnerable to even a lone sniper.		Since it is a heavy gun, the Bofors can be manhandled but only very slowly. It’s better to get a prime mover to pull you to a location with clear fields of fire in all directions. A very good location is on the steep side of a hill, deploying just below the crest will keep you from skylining badly where your silhouette is obvious, it will reduce the arc of sky you need to cover to about 180 degrees, and, if attacked by infantry or otherwise under fire, you can simply undeploy the gun. This will cause you to start rolling downhill away from trouble. Re-deploy to stop rolling. Keep in mind that you have no gunshield, so you are particularly vulnerable to even a lone sniper.

	Learn how to use the Bofors in the AA guide - AirQuake! The AA gunner's guide to an empty sky		Learn how to use the Bofors in the [[AA guide]] - AirQuake! The AA gunner's guide to an empty sky

	=In German Service as the Flak. 28=		=In German Service as the Flak. 28=

Ltarflak at 04:30, 26 September 2018

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	Learn how to use the Bofors in the AA guide - AirQuake! The AA gunner's guide to an empty sky		Learn how to use the Bofors in the AA guide - AirQuake! The AA gunner's guide to an empty sky

	=In German Service as the ~~FlaK~~. 28=		=In German Service as the Flak. 28=

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Ltarflak: /* History */

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History

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	\| '''Armament''' \|\| 40 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun		\| '''Armament''' \|\| 40 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
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	\| '''Gun Elevation''' \|\| ?		\| '''Gun Elevation''' \|\| L/60: −5°/+90° (55°/s)
			L/70: −20°/+80° (57°/s)
	\|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"		\|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
	\| '''Turret Traverse''' \|\| 360°		\| '''Turret Traverse''' \|\| 360°

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In German Service as the FlaK. 28

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	\| '''Armament''' \|\| 40 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun		\| '''Armament''' \|\| 40 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
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			L/70: −20°/+80° (57°/s)
	\|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"		\|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
	\| '''Turret Traverse''' \|\| 360°		\| '''Turret Traverse''' \|\| 360°

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In German Service as the FlaK. 28

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In German Service as the FlaK. 28

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	40mm Bofors and the German 3,7cm were in the same class--the 40mm had a little longer range, but this was negated by the shell's self destruct, either by spin degradation or tracer burn out at ranges of 3000 to 7000 yards--way short of the theoretical range of 11,000 yards. The 3,7cm had a maximum range of about 7,000m and a self destruct by spin degradation at about 5000-6000m, to maximum effective ranges were similar. In point of fact, the 40mm was used by the German Navy from about 1944 on some ships. The German 3,7cm M42 had a higher rate of fire of than the Bofors, although practical rate was probably similar. To cover that undefended space between the medium and heavy flak, a somewhat larger weapon was needed, such as the planned 5,5cm Geraet 58 which was a true intermediate to handle just that weakness in AA defence.		40mm Bofors and the German 3,7cm were in the same class--the 40mm had a little longer range, but this was negated by the shell's self destruct, either by spin degradation or tracer burn out at ranges of 3000 to 7000 yards--way short of the theoretical range of 11,000 yards. The 3,7cm had a maximum range of about 7,000m and a self destruct by spin degradation at about 5000-6000m, to maximum effective ranges were similar. In point of fact, the 40mm was used by the German Navy from about 1944 on some ships. The German 3,7cm M42 had a higher rate of fire of than the Bofors, although practical rate was probably similar. To cover that undefended space between the medium and heavy flak, a somewhat larger weapon was needed, such as the planned 5,5cm Geraet 58 which was a true intermediate to handle just that weakness in AA defence.

	[[Category:Field Pieces]]		[[Category:Field Pieces]]