sličica|Dvocevna verzija sličica|"Kvad" Bofors Bofors 40 mm gun ali samo Bofors top, je 40 mm protiletalski/večnamenski avtomatski top, ki ga je zasnoval švedski Bofors v 1930ih. V 2. svetovni vojni so ga uporabljali tako zavezniki kot sile osi. V uporabi je že skoraj 80 let in je eden izmed najbolj razširjenih artilerijskih in najbolj dolgo uporabljanih artilerijskih orožij kdajkoli zgrajenih. Bofors je od marca 2005 del britanskega BAE Systems.
Glej tudi Bofors 57 mm Seznam protiletalskih topov
Reference
Bibliografija
Rae, CJE, Harris, AL & Bryant, RK 1987, On target: the story of the 2/3 Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment from formation on 18 July 1940 until disbandment on 14 July 1943 and the subsequent service of 7th Battery, 8th Battery, and 9th Battery, until the end of World War II, 2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Association, [Melbourne]. Gander, T 1990, The 40mm Bofors gun, 2nd edn, Patrick Stephens, Wellingborough, Eng. Bishop, C (ed.) 2002, Encyclopaedia of weapons of World War II, MetroBooks, New York.
Zunanje povezave
1940 Popular Science cover illustration of twin 40mm Bofors in Swedish service "New Tools For Army Power", October 1941, Popular Science, pages 73–74 on testing of US version of 40mm Bofors 40-mm Automatic Gun M1 (AA) and 40-mm Antiaircraft Gun Carriages M2 and M2A1 TM 9-252 40 MM Antiaircraft Gun, OP 820, 1943 : Navy Service Manual placed online courtesy of maritime.org Data and spec comparison of various marks of Bofors 40mm L/60 Data and Spec comparison of various marks of Bofors 40mm L/70
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