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'''Calibre:''' 40x311mmR (L/60), 40x364mmR (L/70) | '''Calibre:''' 40x311mmR (L/60), 40x364mmR (L/70) | ||
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+ | '''Bore length:''' L60: Japanese versions {{convert|mm|2400}} (60 calibers), all other WW2 production {{convert|mm|2250}} (56.25 calibers) | ||
'''Capacity:''' 7-round integral magazine loaded with 4-round cartridge clips; some versions use alternate feed mechanisms | '''Capacity:''' 7-round integral magazine loaded with 4-round cartridge clips; some versions use alternate feed mechanisms | ||
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[[Image:BoforsTwin.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bofors 40mm L/60 twin mounting - 40x311mmR]] | [[Image:BoforsTwin.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bofors 40mm L/60 twin mounting - 40x311mmR]] | ||
[[Image:Bofors40Quad.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bofors 40mm L/60 quad mounting - 40x311mmR]] | [[Image:Bofors40Quad.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bofors 40mm L/60 quad mounting - 40x311mmR]] | ||
+ | [[File:Bofors-L60-M42-Duster.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Twin Bofors L/60s mounted in the turret of an M42 Duster SPAAG - 40x311mmR]] | ||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title''' | ||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor''' | ||
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+ | | ''[[Breakthrough]]'' || || U.S. soldiers || || 1950 | ||
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| ''[[Dunkirk (1958)|Dunkirk]]'' || || British soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 1958 | | ''[[Dunkirk (1958)|Dunkirk]]'' || || British soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 1958 | ||
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| ''[[Longest Day, The|The Longest Day]]'' || || German soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 1962 | | ''[[Longest Day, The|The Longest Day]]'' || || German soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 1962 | ||
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+ | | ''[[The Eye of the Monocle (L'oeil du monocle)]]'' || || || Mounted on French Navy ''L'Opiniatre'' || 1962 | ||
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| ''[[Operation Crossbow]]'' || || || Single ground mount || 1965 | | ''[[Operation Crossbow]]'' || || || Single ground mount || 1965 | ||
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| ''[[We Want the Colonels (Vogliamo i colonnelli)]]'' || || || Single ground mount under tow || 1973 | | ''[[We Want the Colonels (Vogliamo i colonnelli)]]'' || || || Single ground mount under tow || 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[ | + | | ''[[The Tree of Guernica (L'arbre de Guernica)]]'' || || Spanish Nationalists || Single mount on wheeled trailer || 1975 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[The Eagle Has Landed ]]'' || || German soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 1976 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' || || German soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 1977 | | ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' || || German soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 1977 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[1941]]'' || || American soldiers || Single ground mount || 1979 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''[[1941]]''||[[Ned Beatty]] ||Ward Douglas||Single ground mount ||1979 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Concorde Affaire '79]]'' || || || Single mount on French patrol boat P659 ''Canopus'' || 1979 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear , The|The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear]]'' || [[O.J. Simpson]] || Detective Nordberg || Single ground mount dressed up to resemble a giant [[Browning M1919]] || 1991 | | ''[[Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear , The|The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear]]'' || [[O.J. Simpson]] || Detective Nordberg || Single ground mount dressed up to resemble a giant [[Browning M1919]] || 1991 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Bullet Ballet]]'' || || || archive footage || 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Thin Red Line, The (1998)|The Thin Red Line]]'' || || || Naval twin mount || 1998 | | ''[[Thin Red Line, The (1998)|The Thin Red Line]]'' || || || Naval twin mount || 1998 | ||
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| ''[[Lone Survivor]]'' || || || Mounted on AC-130U "Spooky" gunship || 2013 | | ''[[Lone Survivor]]'' || || || Mounted on AC-130U "Spooky" gunship || 2013 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Tom of Finland]]'' || || Finnish soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 2017 | ||
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| ''[[Dunkirk (2017)|Dunkirk]]'' || || British soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 2017 | | ''[[Dunkirk (2017)|Dunkirk]]'' || || British soldiers || single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version || 2017 | ||
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| ''[[Ultimate Weapons]]'' || || || on AC-130 Spooky || 2010 | | ''[[Ultimate Weapons]]'' || || || on AC-130 Spooky || 2010 | ||
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+ | |''[[Loki - Season 1]]''|| ||USS Eldridge sailors || Mounted on USS Eldridge; "Journey Into Mystery" (S1E05)||2021 | ||
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| ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' || || || 2002 | | ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' || || || 2002 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' || || Single ground mount || 2004 | ||
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| ''[[Civilization IV]]'' || || "Road to War" scenario || 2005 | | ''[[Civilization IV]]'' || || "Road to War" scenario || 2005 | ||
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| ''[[Mare Nostrum]]'' || || unusable || 2008 | | ''[[Mare Nostrum]]'' || || unusable || 2008 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || L/60 quad mounting || 2008 | ||
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| ''[[Battlefield: 1943]]'' || || Single ground mount || 2009 | | ''[[Battlefield: 1943]]'' || || Single ground mount || 2009 | ||
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| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || || Single ground mount || 2017 | | ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || || Single ground mount || 2017 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Land of War: The Beginning]]'' || || Single ground mount. Wz. 36 Bofors plot. Polish variant.|| 2021 | ||
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==L/70== | ==L/70== | ||
− | + | [[File:Bofors_40mm_L70.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Bofors 40mm L/70 on ''Bundesmarine'' ''Jaguar''-class torpedo boat ''Kranich'' - 40x365R mm]] | |
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
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+ | | ''[[The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune)]]'' || || || Mounted on German patrol boat || 1977 | ||
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| ''[[April Captains (Capitães de Abril)]]'' || || || Mounted on Portuguese corvette || 2000 | | ''[[April Captains (Capitães de Abril)]]'' || || || Mounted on Portuguese corvette || 2000 |
Revision as of 13:54, 14 January 2022
Specifications
(1934-Present)
Type: Antiaircraft gun
Calibre: 40x311mmR (L/60), 40x364mmR (L/70)
Bore length: L60: Japanese versions 94.5 in (240 cm) (60 calibers), all other WW2 production 88.6 in (225 cm) (56.25 calibers)
Capacity: 7-round integral magazine loaded with 4-round cartridge clips; some versions use alternate feed mechanisms
Fire modes: Safe/Semi/Auto, cyclic rate 120 RPM (L/60), up to 330 RPM (L/70)
L/60
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Breakthrough | U.S. soldiers | 1950 | ||
Dunkirk | British soldiers | single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version | 1958 | |
Reptilicus | Danish soldiers | Single AA mounts, twin mount of Danish Navy Flora | 1961 | |
Gorgo | Mounted on Royal Navy and US Navy ships in single, twin and quad mountings | 1961 | ||
The Longest Day | German soldiers | single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version | 1962 | |
The Eye of the Monocle (L'oeil du monocle) | Mounted on French Navy L'Opiniatre | 1962 | ||
Operation Crossbow | Single ground mount | 1965 | ||
Is Paris Burning? | Free French Forces soldiers | 1966 | ||
The Dirty Dozen | Single ground mount under tow, playing a German AA gun | 1967 | ||
The Bridge (Most) | Seen on partisans base | 1969 | ||
We Want the Colonels (Vogliamo i colonnelli) | Single ground mount under tow | 1973 | ||
The Tree of Guernica (L'arbre de Guernica) | Spanish Nationalists | Single mount on wheeled trailer | 1975 | |
The Eagle Has Landed | German soldiers | single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version | 1976 | |
Soldier of Orange | German soldiers | single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version | 1977 | |
1941 | American soldiers | Single ground mount | 1979 | |
1941 | Ned Beatty | Ward Douglas | Single ground mount | 1979 |
Concorde Affaire '79 | Single mount on French patrol boat P659 Canopus | 1979 | ||
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear | O.J. Simpson | Detective Nordberg | Single ground mount dressed up to resemble a giant Browning M1919 | 1991 |
Bullet Ballet | archive footage | 1998 | ||
The Thin Red Line | Naval twin mount | 1998 | ||
Stealth | American soldiers | Single ground mount | 2005 | |
Flags of Our Fathers | Marines | Naval Mk 12 quad mount | 2006 | |
Transformers | Mounted on AC-130U "Spooky" gunship | 2007 | ||
Lone Survivor | Mounted on AC-130U "Spooky" gunship | 2013 | ||
Tom of Finland | Finnish soldiers | single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version | 2017 | |
Dunkirk | British soldiers | single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version | 2017 | |
The Unknown Soldier | Finnish soldiers | single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version | 2017 |
Television
Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
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Band of Brothers | British soldiers | "Currahee" (Ep.1) | 2001 | |
Ultimate Force | UN forces | Trailer mounted | 2002 | |
Foyle's War - Season 2 | British soldiers | "Fifty Ships" (S2E1) and "Among the Few" (S2E2) | 2003 | |
Foyle's War - Season 3 | "A War of Nerves" (S3E4); Mounted on Royal Navy destroyer | 2004 | ||
Dunkirk | British soldiers | single mount on wheeled trailer in AA version | 2004 | |
Sea Patrol | Single naval mount on Australian Fremantle-class patrol boat | 2007 | ||
Atonement | British soldiers | 2007 | ||
Ultimate Weapons | on AC-130 Spooky | 2010 | ||
Loki - Season 1 | USS Eldridge sailors | Mounted on USS Eldridge; "Journey Into Mystery" (S1E05) | 2021 |
Video Games
Game Title | As | Notes | Release Date |
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Battlefield: 1942 | 2002 | ||
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | Single ground mount | 2004 | |
Civilization IV | "Road to War" scenario | 2005 | |
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 40mm | mounted on AC-130H Spectre | 2007 |
Dark Sector | Single naval mount on a submarine | 2008 | |
Mare Nostrum | unusable | 2008 | |
Call of Duty: World at War | L/60 quad mounting | 2008 | |
Battlefield: 1943 | Single ground mount | 2009 | |
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Single ground mount | 2010 | |
Medal of Honor | L/60 Bofers cannon | mounted on AC-130 Spooky II | 2010 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 40mm | mounted on AC-130 Spooky II | 2011 |
Company of Heroes 2 | Single ground mount; The Western Front Armies 2014 | 2010 | |
Battlefield 4 | mounted in AC130 | 2014 | |
Battlefield Hardline | mounted to a grounded AC130 | 2015 | |
Call of Duty: WWII | Single ground mount | 2017 | |
Land of War: The Beginning | Single ground mount. Wz. 36 Bofors plot. Polish variant. | 2021 |
L/70
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune) | Mounted on German patrol boat | 1977 | ||
April Captains (Capitães de Abril) | Mounted on Portuguese corvette | 2000 |