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Autocannon
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 is a autocannon originating in Sweden. It was built by AB Bofors > BAE Systems AB Breda > OTO Melara. Reported operators include Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Finland, France, Gabon, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sweden, Spain, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela.
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English article interlanguage links · sv
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70
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Mapped labelled specifications
Swedish anti-aircraft gun model Bofors L70 40 mm L/70 40mm Bofors L/70 Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – Englis
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Autocannon
Sweden
1952–present
See Users
Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Falklands War Iran–Iraq War Yugoslav Wars Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 India–Pakistan conflict
AB Bofors
1946–1950
AB Bofors > BAE Systems AB Breda > OTO Melara
1947–present
Over 5,000
Several
2,400 kg (5,300 lb) – gun 4,800 kg (10,600 lb) – gun & field carriage
≈4,000 mm (13 ft 1 in) for most variants
2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in) – barrel 3,245 mm (10 ft 7.8 in) – barrel, breech & flash hider
40 × 365 mm R
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Mapped labelled specifications
Swedish anti-aircraft gun model Bofors L70 40 mm L/70 40mm Bofors L/70 Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – Englis
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Official equipment index linked profile names
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0.96 kg (2.1 lb)
40 mm L/70
240, 300, 330 rounds/min
≈1,000 m/s (3,300 ft/s) for most shells
12,500 m (41,000 ft)
16–26 round hopper
Bofors 1958, Bofors 350 år, navweaps.com
Argentina
Bahrain
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Croatia
Denmark
Djibouti
Ecuador
Finland
France
Gabon
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Latvia
Libya
Lithuania
Malaysia
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sweden
Spain
Republic of Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for Bofors 40 mm gun. Service scope: Argentine Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 24. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Air defence". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Anti-aircraft weapons". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Towed anti-aircraft guns". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Reported count for Bofors 40 Mk 2. Service scope: Finnish Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 7 (1 × per ship). Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for L/70. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 3. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Approximate count for Bofors L/70 Bofors L/70 Upgraded. Service scope: Indian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: ~1720 200. Origin: Sweden India. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Bofors L/70. Service scope: Kenya Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 13. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Bofors 40 Mk2. Service scope: Swedish Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 7 (1 × per Koster, 2 × for the Carlskrona). Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Lower-bound count for L/70. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 114+. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Finland, France, Gabon, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sweden, Spain, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela
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