bofors

  1. GianmarcoBianchi

    On Bofors Wilton-Fijenoord 15cm for Dutch cruisers

    Such guns of Marks 9, 10, and 11 were utilized by HNLMS De Ruyter and Tromp. Would anyone offer a plan for Marks 10 and 11, the single mount for De Ruyter and twin mount for Tromp? Relevant info were rare, especially machinery structures.
  2. Voltzz

    Bofors Advanced Effect and Protection System AEPS

    I stumbled upon this short article on defence-update.com: defence-update.com I cant seem to find any other information about it. It seems unlikely that it is related to the Bolide or Bamse missiles, as it does not share their side facing rocket exhausts. Does anyone have any more information...
  3. blockhaj

    Finnish T-54 with Bofors 100 mm L/68

    Apparently this was a thing. A discord summation: "The new cannon achieved around a 15% increase in firepower with the domestic APDS shell. At best it achieved a velocity of over 1400m/s and a penetration of 200mm at a 45° angle. Even though the trials proved that the new cannon did achieve an...
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    • bofors cold war finland finnish finnish army finnish defence forces t-54 tank gun
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  4. blockhaj

    Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/50 M/60Ty

    Variously called, the Bofors 120/50 M/60Ty (Tyskland = Germany) was a Bofors late 1950's project for a new generation 120 mm ship mounted autocannon, replacing their twin barrel system from 1950, instead opting for a single barrel system with double the rate of fire. The German Navy showed...
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    • anti-aircraft autocannon bofors bundesmarine cold war destroyer german navy late 1950s naval gun naval surface fire support royal swedish navy sweden swedish
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. blockhaj

    Bofors VAK 40 S 49 (Vagn Automatkanon 40 mm Swedish model 1949), lvkv fm/49, lvkv 42

    The Bofors VAK 40 S 49 (Wagon Autocannon Swedish model 1949) was a Swedish early Cold War project to develope a SPAAG (self-propelled anti-aircraft gun). It was to connect to a fire control unit with radar for calculated fire. Project scrapped in 1959 ish. Army designation was initially lvkv...
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    • bofors lvkv lvkv 42 lvkv fm/49 spaag sweden swedish prototype vak 40
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  6. blockhaj

    Bofors VEAK 40 X 62 (Vagn Eldledning Automatkanon 40 mm experimental model 1962)

    https://www.ointres.se/pansar_2011-4_veak.pdf S-tank derivative SPAAG. Noticed we lack a thread on this vehicle. Long story short. During WWII, the Swedish Army found a need for SPAAGs (self-propelled anti-aircraft guns) for the armoured divisions. After a proof of concept vehicle in 1942, the...
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    • bofors kingdom of sweden royal swedish army spaag sweden swedish prototype veak
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  7. scrubhead

    Bradley IFV Block 3 concepts

    This probably doesn't fit here but I couldn't find any other suitable thread in the army projects forum, please remove if its too out of topic. Four months ago on Reddit I posted some FMC block 3 Bradley concept art and couldn't find a source. Lo and Behold I found it again alongside other...
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    • 1980s bofors cold war fmc food machinery corporation ifv late 1980s naval gun north atlantic treaty organisation u.s. army united states united states army
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  8. Grey Havoc

    Bofors Defence ETC based CIWS (Early 2000s)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE0knWgFCPU (h/t Corto_Maltese over at MilitaryPhotos.net)
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