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40 mm Bofors AA gun

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Stellan	Posted: October 15, 2004 11:28 am
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 369 Joined: October 12, 2004	e-mail I got your mail some minutes ago - but not the documents. If you use the mail button and write your e-mail adress - I will then mail you my e-mail adress separately. This for security reasons and avoiding spam. Stellan aka BOJ

Stellan	Posted: October 15, 2004 11:31 am
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 369 Joined: October 12, 2004	Cpt van Huizer No - but have forwarded the question to NL. BOJ

woj	Posted: October 15, 2004 11:36 am
Sergent Group: Members Posts: 173 Member No.: 240 Joined: March 11, 2004	See confirmation of order for Starachowice factory - parts for 40 mm AA guns: łoża górne i dolne (sorry - I can't translate!). For Great Britain - 40, for Netherlands - 20. Note the date! From Starachowice archives. Woj Attached Image

woj	Posted: October 15, 2004 11:54 am
Sergent Group: Members Posts: 173 Member No.: 240 Joined: March 11, 2004	...and undercarriages for the guns produced for Netherlands. Attached Image

Stellan	Posted: October 15, 2004 01:38 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 369 Joined: October 12, 2004	A bit off topic: Does anybody know if Czechoslovakia (Skoda) made any Bofors 40 mm AA guns during WW 2. They purchased the license rights in 1938. I have an unconfirmed note that Belgium (FN) exported Bofors guns to Czechoslovakia. Stellan

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Posted: October 15, 2004 02:09 pm

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QUOTE (Stellan)

I have an unconfirmed note that Belgium (FN) exported Bofors guns to Czechoslovakia.

There are no similiar mentions in article "La FN et les canons Bofors", written by E. Demaret, or in "The 40 mm Bofors Gun" by T. J. Gander.

Stellan	Posted: October 15, 2004 02:25 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 369 Joined: October 12, 2004	Very interesting! La FN et les canons Bofors!? Are production and export numbers told? Stellan

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Posted: October 15, 2004 02:37 pm

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QUOTE (Stellan @ Oct 15 2004, 03:25 PM)

La FN et les canons Bofors!? Are production and export numbers told?

Nothing about export, some general information about production, mostly data concerning construction (and drawings&photos). I will prepare scans, and send you pages the most interesting (I hope.

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Posted: October 15, 2004 05:17 pm

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QUOTE (Stellan @ Oct 15 2004, 12:31 PM)

Cpt van Huizer

No - but have forwarded the question to NL.

When you will receive answer - remember my interest too. Please.

This post has been edited by woj on October 15, 2004 05:18 pm

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Posted: October 15, 2004 08:11 pm

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Stellan and woj, excellent information on the Bofors AA gun !

Let me add the entry on this gun from the Macmillan dictionary of the Second World War:

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Bofors Gun Light, rapid-firing 40mm anti-aircraft cannon, which had an effective range of about 12,500ft and fired either armour-piercing or high-explosive shell. Developed in Sweden, it was used by many belligerents in WW2, including Poland, France, Britain and the United States. The Germans also employed captured Bofors guns. Produced in air- or water-cooled versions, they were originally drawn on wheeled trailers but were increasingly in demand as self-propelled, aircraft or naval weapons. The Bofors was the most effective light AA gun of the war, but it was always in short supply and available only to high priority units before 1944.

dragos	Posted: October 15, 2004 08:13 pm
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 2397 Member No.: 2 Joined: February 11, 2003	Can any of you provide a good picture and technical specifications table, to be added to the list of AA guns used by Romanian army on the site?

Stellan	Posted: October 15, 2004 08:43 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 369 Joined: October 12, 2004	Dear Dragos (= the nickname of my CO Col Drakenberg in the R Sw Army). I have all data on the Bofors guns. Will translate. I will also try to find a GOOD picture, But after some hours in my local pub-perhaps better tomorrow. Join PM Churchill in the Bofors fan club (attached) (Picture source: Bofors 350 år, Stockholm 1996). BOJ aka Stellan This post has been edited by Stellan on October 16, 2004 06:13 am Attached Image

dragos	Posted: October 15, 2004 08:49 pm
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 2397 Member No.: 2 Joined: February 11, 2003	Thank you! Please send the materials via email (you can find the address on the footer of the main website's pages). The picture should include the gun only, preferably a museum picture, and, of course, with permission to use.

Stellan	Posted: October 15, 2004 08:49 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 369 Joined: October 12, 2004	So Adm. Dragos! Here are the specificátions. Will translate later. (Source: R Sw Army handbook Vapenregister för armén 1951). This post has been edited by Stellan on October 16, 2004 06:14 am Attached Image

Stellan	Posted: October 15, 2004 08:55 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 369 Joined: October 12, 2004	And a picture. Delivery photo of a gun for Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Koninklijk Nederlandsch Indisch Leger - KNIL). (Source: Stichting STABELAN - KNIL veterans assoc - now disbanded). This post has been edited by Stellan on October 16, 2004 06:15 am Attached Image

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