1:35 BOFORS British QF 40mm Mk.III Anti-aircraft Gun Late Type - AFV CLUB

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1:35 BOFORS British QF 40mm Mk.III Anti-aircraft Gun Late Type - AFV CLUBThe Bofors 40 mm gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an anti aircraft autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium weight anti aircraft systems during World War II, used by most of the western Allies as well as some captured systems being used by the Axis powers. A small number of these weapons remain in service to this day, and saw action as late as the Persian Gulf

One prototype was manufactured and underwent trials

Kriegsbauart (German

battalions unable to do required maintenance or repairsTiger I tanks needed a high degree of support

accounting for approximately a quarter of wartime British tank production

Almost every Allied unit was equipped with this reliable light vehicle

and a small number served briefly with other combatants afterwards

Iveco Fiat were awarded a contract by the Italian Army for the development of Puma platforms carrying missiles

It was marginal off-road

One-piece multi-slide moulded lower hull

it quickly gained a reputation for accuracy and a powerful punch

Three sockets with screw threads for mounting a 2-ton jib boom crane were welded on the turret roof while the hull roof was thickened from 11-millimetre to 16-millimetre

Needle for gun elevation can be revolved

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