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Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46larger figure on 2 of 3
Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46 | Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun |
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| Crew | — | unmanned[source] |
| Type | Anti-aircraft autocannon[source] | CIWS[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| In service | 1968–present[source] | 2003–present |
Width
Single source2.39 m[source]
FAK 120
Single sourceTAK 120
Single sourceFAK 120: 23 t (51,000 lb) TAK 120: 28 t (62,000 lb)[source]
Gun
Single sourceInstallation
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; 8.0 seconds to 21.7 seconds to
Single sourceMaximum; at 45°
Single source8.0 seconds to 5,000 m 21.7 seconds to 10,000 m[source]
18,500 m at 45°[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source3,500–5,000 m (3,800–5,500 yd)[source]
with breech
Single source5,520 mm (217 in) (with breech)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | FAK 120 Swedish Army TAK 120 Finnish Navy Indonesian Navy[source] | Danish Navy Venezuelan Navy Indonesian Navy[source] |
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| Designer | AB Bofors[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1963–1967[source] | 1995[source] |
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| Manufacturer | AB Bofors[source] | Rheinmetall Air Defence , Oerlikon Contraves[source] |
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| No. built | FAK 120: 1 built TAK 120: 6 built[source] | — |
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| Variants | FAK 120 TAK 120[source] | — |
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| Shell | 120 × 615 mm R Bofors[source] | 35×228mm[source] |
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| Shell weight | Complete cartridge: 33.7 kg (74 lb) High-Explosive shell: 21 kg (46 lb) Explosive charge: 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) Propellant charge: 5.5 kg (12 lb)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 1 × liquid-cooled[source] | Singular[source] |
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| Recoil | 47 cm (19 in) nominal[source] | — |
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| Elevation | FAK 120: -5°/+85°, 25°/s TAK 120: -10°/+80°, 32°/s, acc 40°/s squared[source] | -15 / +85 degrees rate: 70 degree/s[source] |
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| Traverse | FAK 120: 360°, 32°/s TAK 120: 360°, 40°/s, acc 50°/s squared[source] | 360 degrees rate: 120 degrees per second[source] |
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| Feed system | 52 rounds in feed system[source] | 252 linkless rounds in installation[source] |
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| References | navweaps.com, tdf.chalmers.se, fromtheswedisharchives.wordpress.com[source] | — |
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| Developed into | — | Rheinmetall Oerlikon Skyranger 35[source] |
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| Action | — | Gas-operated four-chamber revolver cannon[source] |
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Gun: 450 kg Installation: 3300 kg[source]