Author: Terry Gander
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783462027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The 40mm Bofors Gun, first produced in the 1930s, has become one of the most famous artillery pieces of all time. It shows no sign of fading from the defence scene even though, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, it performs in many roles that were not contemplated by its original designers. It has also proved to be so versatile that it is now allied to electronic and other technological marvels that were mere pipe dreams only a few years ago. When the Bofors entered the international defence market, its primary quarry, the military aircraft, was still a slow and fragile machine that could be terminally damaged by a single hit from a 40mm projectile. Terry Gander describes this early period in the gun's development and he shows how, despite recent?increases in target speed and other performance parameters, it can still inflict a one-hit kill on almost any aircraft, helicopter?or guided missile. Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of the story is that the fundamentals of today's Bofors guns remain virtually unchanged from the very first examples to come off the Karlskoga production line in Sweden. In all its forms, the Bofors continues to be a sound, reliable and lethal piece of military hardware that has given good service to gunners all over the world.?Terry Gander's comprehensive account of the history of this remarkable weapon over the course of almost eighty years is fascinating?reading and an invaluable work of reference for military historians and artillery specialists alike. It is the definitive work in the field.??As featured on BBC Radio Guernsey.
The Bofors Gun
Author: Terry Gander
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783462027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The 40mm Bofors Gun, first produced in the 1930s, has become one of the most famous artillery pieces of all time. It shows no sign of fading from the defence scene even though, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, it performs in many roles that were not contemplated by its original designers. It has also proved to be so versatile that it is now allied to electronic and other technological marvels that were mere pipe dreams only a few years ago. When the Bofors entered the international defence market, its primary quarry, the military aircraft, was still a slow and fragile machine that could be terminally damaged by a single hit from a 40mm projectile. Terry Gander describes this early period in the gun's development and he shows how, despite recent?increases in target speed and other performance parameters, it can still inflict a one-hit kill on almost any aircraft, helicopter?or guided missile. Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of the story is that the fundamentals of today's Bofors guns remain virtually unchanged from the very first examples to come off the Karlskoga production line in Sweden. In all its forms, the Bofors continues to be a sound, reliable and lethal piece of military hardware that has given good service to gunners all over the world.?Terry Gander's comprehensive account of the history of this remarkable weapon over the course of almost eighty years is fascinating?reading and an invaluable work of reference for military historians and artillery specialists alike. It is the definitive work in the field.??As featured on BBC Radio Guernsey.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783462027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The 40mm Bofors Gun, first produced in the 1930s, has become one of the most famous artillery pieces of all time. It shows no sign of fading from the defence scene even though, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, it performs in many roles that were not contemplated by its original designers. It has also proved to be so versatile that it is now allied to electronic and other technological marvels that were mere pipe dreams only a few years ago. When the Bofors entered the international defence market, its primary quarry, the military aircraft, was still a slow and fragile machine that could be terminally damaged by a single hit from a 40mm projectile. Terry Gander describes this early period in the gun's development and he shows how, despite recent?increases in target speed and other performance parameters, it can still inflict a one-hit kill on almost any aircraft, helicopter?or guided missile. Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of the story is that the fundamentals of today's Bofors guns remain virtually unchanged from the very first examples to come off the Karlskoga production line in Sweden. In all its forms, the Bofors continues to be a sound, reliable and lethal piece of military hardware that has given good service to gunners all over the world.?Terry Gander's comprehensive account of the history of this remarkable weapon over the course of almost eighty years is fascinating?reading and an invaluable work of reference for military historians and artillery specialists alike. It is the definitive work in the field.??As featured on BBC Radio Guernsey.
Bofors
Author: Bofors Aktiebolaget
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arms transfers
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arms transfers
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The 40mm Bofors Gun
Author: Terry Gander
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781852603878
Category : Bofors gun
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781852603878
Category : Bofors gun
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Who Owns Whom
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Quarterly Review
Author: Skandinaviska banken, a.-b
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Clear Thinking
Author: Randolph H. Pherson
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031487664
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031487664
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Malta's Savior
Author: John Henshaw
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147669009X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Holding the small island of Malta, the British Empire's strategic centerpiece in the Mediterranean Sea, was critical to the Allied cause in World War II--and taking it was essential for Axis victory. German forces laid siege to the island beginning in June 1940, and it soon became the most bombed place on Earth. By August 1942, with supplies running out, Malta was in dire need of relief. In what was then the largest Royal Navy force yet assembled in the war, two battleships, three aircraft carriers, seven light cruisers, 32 destroyers and a fleet of transports were mustered from far-flung theaters. This day-by-day account of Operation Pedestal chronicles the planning, execution and climactic battle that saw only five of 14 merchant ships make it to Valletta, all but one heavily damaged.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147669009X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Holding the small island of Malta, the British Empire's strategic centerpiece in the Mediterranean Sea, was critical to the Allied cause in World War II--and taking it was essential for Axis victory. German forces laid siege to the island beginning in June 1940, and it soon became the most bombed place on Earth. By August 1942, with supplies running out, Malta was in dire need of relief. In what was then the largest Royal Navy force yet assembled in the war, two battleships, three aircraft carriers, seven light cruisers, 32 destroyers and a fleet of transports were mustered from far-flung theaters. This day-by-day account of Operation Pedestal chronicles the planning, execution and climactic battle that saw only five of 14 merchant ships make it to Valletta, all but one heavily damaged.
Bofors
Author: Chitra Subramaniam
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Air Defense Artillery
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The 40mm Bofors Gun
Author: Terry Gander
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780850598407
Category : Antiaircraft guns
Languages : da
Pages : 128
Book Description
Den svenske Bofors luftværnskanon har været produceret siden 1936 og er stadig 50 år senere i brug mange steder.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780850598407
Category : Antiaircraft guns
Languages : da
Pages : 128
Book Description
Den svenske Bofors luftværnskanon har været produceret siden 1936 og er stadig 50 år senere i brug mange steder.