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| type = [[Anti-aircraft gun]] |
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| origin = [[Sweden]] |
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| used_by = Sweden & [[Belgium]] |
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| ref = ''Brassey's Artillery of the World''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Blunt |first1=Brian |last2=Hewish |first2=Mark |last3=Hogg |first3=Ian V. |author-link3=Ian V. Hogg |last4=Taylor |first4=Tolley |editor-last1=Bidwell |editor-first1=Shelford |editor-link1=Shelford Bidwell (British Army officer) |editor-last2=Buchanan-Brown |editor-first2=John |date=1981 |title=Brassey's Artillery of the World |edition=2nd |location=Oxford |publisher=Brassey's Publishers Ltd |page=195 |isbn=0-08-027035-2}}</ref> & ''Jane's Weapons Systems''<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Pretty |editor-first1=R. T. |editor-last2=Archer |editor-first2=D. H. R. |date=1974 |title=Jane's Weapons Systems 1973-74 |edition=5th |location=London |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks |page=415 |isbn=0-354-00118-3}}</ref> |
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The '''Bofors 57 mm m/54''' ('''57 mm luftvärnsautomatkanon m/54''' or '''57 mm lvakan m/54''') was a wheeled<ref>Jane's p. 560.</ref> automatic [[anti-aircraft gun]] for land based use produced by [[Bofors]] and developed from the similar [[Bofors 57 mm m/50 naval artillery gun]]. The gun was developed in the 1950s and fielded by the Belgian and Swedish forces. |
The '''Bofors 57 mm m/54''' ('''57 mm luftvärnsautomatkanon m/54''' or '''57 mm lvakan m/54''') was a wheeled<ref>Jane's p. 560.</ref> automatic [[anti-aircraft gun]] for land based use produced by [[Bofors]] and developed from the similar [[Bofors 57 mm m/50 naval artillery gun]]. The gun was developed in the 1950s and fielded by the Belgian and Swedish forces. |
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Bofors 57 mm M54 | |||||||
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Type | Anti-aircraft gun | ||||||
Place of origin | Sweden | ||||||
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Used by | Sweden & Belgium | ||||||
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Designer | Bofors | ||||||
Specifications | |||||||
Mass | 8.1 t (8.0 long tons; 8.9 short tons) | ||||||
Barrel length | 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in) L/60 | ||||||
Shell weight | 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) | ||||||
Caliber | 57 mm (2.2 in) | ||||||
Elevation | +90 ° to –5 ° | ||||||
Traverse | 360 ° | ||||||
Rate of fire | 120 rounds/min | ||||||
Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,700 ft/s) | ||||||
Effective firing range | 4,000 m (4,400 yd) against aircraft | ||||||
Maximum firing range | 14,500 m (15,900 yd) horizontal | ||||||
References | Brassey's Artillery of the World[1] & Jane's Weapons Systems[2] |
The Bofors 57 mm m/54 (57 mm luftvärnsautomatkanon m/54 or 57 mm lvakan m/54) was a wheeled[3] automatic anti-aircraft gun for land based use produced by Bofors and developed from the similar Bofors 57 mm m/50 naval artillery gun. The gun was developed in the 1950s and fielded by the Belgian and Swedish forces.
The m/54 fired a 2.67-kilogram high explosive projectile at a muzzle velocity of 880 meters per second and a rate of fire of 160 rounds per minute. Weighing in at 8.1 tons, the m/54 had an effective range of 4,000 meters.[4] The ballistics of the m/54 at practical air defense altitudes were not particularly superior to those of the Bofors 40 mm AA gun, resulting in relatively few sales of the m/54.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Blunt, Brian; Hewish, Mark; Hogg, Ian V.; Taylor, Tolley (1981). Bidwell, Shelford; Buchanan-Brown, John (eds.). Brassey's Artillery of the World (2nd ed.). Oxford: Brassey's Publishers Ltd. p. 195. ISBN 0-08-027035-2.
- ^ Pretty, R. T.; Archer, D. H. R., eds. (1974). Jane's Weapons Systems 1973-74 (5th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 415. ISBN 0-354-00118-3.
- ^ Jane's p. 560.
- ^ www.quarry.nildram.co.uk Archived December 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ www.tfd.chalmers.se
- Christopher Foss (Ed.), Jane's Armour and Artillery 1981-82, London: Jane's Publishing Co. Ltd., 1981.