The Bofors 57 mm gun is a nickname or designation given to several types of guns designed and developed by the Swedish company
Bofors
AB Bofors ( , , ) is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms concern BAE Systems. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years.
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*, a 57 mm anti tank gun for the Swedish army during
WW2
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
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Bofors 57 mm Automatic Gun L/50, a 57 mm × 230 mm aircraft autocannon for the
Saab T 18B torpedo bomber.
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Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/60
Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/60 ( sv, 57 mm sjöautomatkanon L/60 (''57 mm SAK 60'')), also known as 57 mm/60 (2.25") SAK Model 1950 and the like (full English product name: Bofors 57 mm Automatic A.A. Gun L/60 In Stabili ...
, a twin barreled 57 mm x 438 mm naval artillery gun/anti air autocannon based on the design of the Bofors 40 mm L/60 anti air gun.
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Bofors 57 mm Automatic Anti-Aircraft Gun L/60, a single barreled 57 mm x 438 mm anti air autocannon based on the dual barreled Bofors 57 mm L/60 naval artillery gun.
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Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70
Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70 ( sv, 57 mm sjöautomatkanon L/70 (''57 mm SAK 70'')), among other names (see Names), is a series of dual-purpose naval guns designed and produced by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors (since ...
, a single barreled 57 mm x 438 mm dual-purpose autocannon to replace the 57 mm L/60. Exists in several main variants ranging from Mark 1 to 3 (The Mark 3 is named Mark 110 in United States service).
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Bofors 40 mm gun Bofors 40 mm gun is a name or designation given to two models of 40 mm calibre anti-aircraft guns designed and developed by the Swedish company Bofors:
*Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun - developed in the 1930s, widely used in World War II and into the 1990s
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Bofors 120 mm gun
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