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  1. 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
  2. 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
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. 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
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  4. 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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