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United States Navy, Lt. Ed Early · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Mark 3 per complete round
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| Specification | Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70 | French 100 mm naval gun |
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| Type | Naval artillery[source] | Naval gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1971–present[source] | 1958–present[source] |
| Used by | See users |
Mark 3: 14,000 kg (31,000 lb ) (weight including 1,000 rounds onboard, each weighing 6.5 kg (14 lb) per complete round)[source]
Compact version
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Single source22 tonnes (49,000 lb ) (Compact version: 19 tonnes (42,000 lb ))[source]
( modèle 68 ); later version entirely automatic
Single source2 ( modèle 68 ); later version entirely automatic[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
France , Belgium , Portugal , Turkey , Argentina , Brazil , Saudi Arabia , Bulgaria , Malaysia[source] |
| Designer | Bofors Defence[source] | Tonnelé[source] |
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| Designed | Mark 1: 1970 Mark 2: 1981 Mark 3: 1995[source] | 1953–1961[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bofors Defence (1970–2000) United Defense (2000–2005) BAE Systems AB (2005 onwards)[source] | Naval Group formerly DCNS[source] |
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| Produced | Mark 1: 1970 Mark 2: 1985 Mark 3: 2000[source] | 1961–present[source] |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | modèle 53 modèle 64 modèle 68 modèle 100 TR Compact Type 210 (China)[source] |
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| Shell | 57 × 438 mm R (m/70) 6.1 kg (13 lb ) complete round 2.4 kg (5.3 lb ) pre-fragmented shell[source] | 100x700mmR cartridge weight 23.6 kilograms (52 lb )[source] |
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| Barrels | Single barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 24 grooves)[source] | — |
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| Action | Electronic firing[source] | — |
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| Elevation | Mark 1: −10°/+78° (40°/s) Mark 2: −10°/+75° (40°/s) Mark 3: −10°/+77° (44°/s)[source] | 29°/s[source] |
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| Traverse | Full 360°: Mark 1: 55°/s Mark 2: 55°/s Mark 3: 57°/s[source] | 40°/s[source] |
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| Feed system | Magazine : Mark 1: 40 ready rounds, 128 rounds in ready racks in mount Mark 2: 120 ready rounds, up to 40 rounds in dual hoists Mark 3: 120 ready rounds, up to 40 rounds in dual hoists, 1,000 rounds in mounting[source] | — |
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| Sights | Gyro-stabilized in local control.[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Gulf War , Falklands War[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 13.5 kilograms (30 lb )[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Maximum; Maximum practical range against aerial targets
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