Bofors quadruple 40mm anti-aircraft gun

The Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun was introduced in 1933 and was designed by Bofors, Sweden. This artillery was the most widely used medium-sized ground air defense weapon during the Second World War and was of course used as an air defense gun for many warships.
The prototype of the Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun is 40 mm akan M / 32, also known as the Bofors 40 mm L /60 . The first anti-aircraft guns were ordered by the Dutch Navy in August 1934. After that, Beaufort R&D a new type of anti-aircraft gun of the trailer type, and received orders shortly after the display in Belgium, and then countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States began to introduce and restructure in large numbers. At the same time, this type of anti-aircraft gun is assembled in each type of ship.The improved L70 model even had a record of shooting down a jet fighter in the 1982 Falkland war. When most of the artillery was replaced by missile systems, the Bofors were still in service, including the old L60. It was used on AC-130 air gunboats to provide fire support to ground forces. Known as: "The best anti-aircraft artillery in World War II. ” Because it is said that the number of planes shot down by L60 exceeds the total number of planes shot down by all other anti-aircraft guns.