Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the anti-aircraft artillery (aaa) category.
01 / Overview
Bofors 40 mm
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1934–
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) · INTERWAR PERIOD
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the anti-aircraft artillery (aaa) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
- Service Entry Year1934
- Crew6
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre40 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)60
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
- Muzzle BrakeNo
▣Performance6MOD.6
- Minimum Range0.5 km
- Maximum Range (standard)7 km
- Muzzle Velocity881 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)120
- Elevation-5° to +90°
- Traverse360°
◇Ammunition6MOD.6
- Projectile Weight0.9 kg
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundYes
- Illumination RoundYes
- Cluster / DPICMYes
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
◆Mobility1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1934Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
92
years in service
6
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 11 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
BOFORS 40 MM · CONFLICTS SERVED IN100% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries17country
06 / MASS Score
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) RANKING Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
21ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)3INTERWAR PERIOD · ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)36SWEDEN · ALL WEAPONS1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)
ⓘ Rankings are within theAnti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
Cluster/DPICM refers to artillery ammunition that disperses submunitions for anti-personnel and anti-vehicle effects.
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
Smoke grenades are pyrotechnic devices deployed by infantry fighting vehicles to create a visual screen, obscuring movement or positions from enemy observation or targeting.
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