{"product_id":"rubicon-miniatures-bofors-40mm-automatic-gun-l-60","title":"Rubicon Miniatures - Bofors 40mm Automatic Gun L\/60","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBofors 40mm Automatic Gun L\/60\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnti-aircraft Autocannon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBofors 40mm Automatic Gun L\/60\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(often referred to simply as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eBofors 40mm gun\u003c\/strong\u003e” and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eBofors gun\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e) is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. The gun was designed as an intermediate anti-aircraft gun, filling the gap between fast firing close-range small calibre anti-aircraft guns and slower firing long-range high calibre anti-aircraft guns, a role which previously was filled by older outdated guns. The Bofors 40mm L\/60 was for its time perfectly suited for this role and outperformed competing designs in the years leading up to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein both effectiveness and reliability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt entered the export market around 1932 and was in service with 18 countries by 1939. Throughout World War II it became one of the most popular and widespread medium-weight anti-aircraft guns. It was used by the majority of the western\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand some\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAxis\u003c\/strong\u003epowers such as Nazi Germany and Hungary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the post-war era, the Bofors 40 mm L\/60 design was not suitable for action against jet-powered aircraft, so Bofors developed a new 40mm replacement design with significantly more power — the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L\/70\u003c\/strong\u003e, also known under the generic name ‘Bofors 40mm gun’ — which was adopted by many nations during the Cold War and was selected as NATO-standard in November 1953. The Bofors 40 mm L\/60 would however continue to see service long after becoming obsolete as an anti-aircraft weapon due to the massive number of surplus guns from WWII, and a small number of Bofors 40 mm L\/60 guns remain in service today. Some weapons saw action as late as the Gulf War and Yugoslav Wars. Over\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e60,000\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunits were produced up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e- Options to build as a Mk I or Mk III gun\u003cbr\u003e- Can be assembled in transport or deployed mode\u003cbr\u003e- Gun can elevate up and down\u003cbr\u003e- Gun platform can rotate left and right\u003cbr\u003e- Outrigger can swing open or closed\u003cbr\u003e- Extra ammo and gun barrel included\u003cbr\u003e- 4 British gun crew included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Code:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e280123\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo of Parts:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e89 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 sprues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlastic Kit - ABS Cement Required\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660532969541,"sku":"RU-280123","price":32.73,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/5218\/0037\/files\/280123_40mmBoforsMkI-III.webp?v=1772117948","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.warandpeacegames.com.au\/products\/rubicon-miniatures-bofors-40mm-automatic-gun-l-60","provider":"War and Peace Games | Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}