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Bofors 57 mm gun

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--> The Bofors 57 mm guns are a series of dual-purpose naval guns designed and produced by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors (since March 2005 part of BAE Systems AB), designed in 1964 as a revision of the 57 mm lvakan M/50 used on the Halland class destroyers. [1]

65 relations: Ammunition, Anti-ship missile, BAE Systems, BAE Systems AB, BNS Madhumati, Bofors, Bofors 40 mm gun, Brunei, Canada, Croatia, Dual-purpose gun, Durango-class patrol vessel, Electronic firing, Fast attack craft, Finland, Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa, Fire-control system, Forging, Gun barrel, Gun stabilizer, Halland-class destroyer, Heritage-class cutter, HSwMS Spica (T121), Indonesia, Ireland, La Combattante IIa-class fast attack craft, LÉ Eithne (P31), Lürssen, Legend-class cutter, List of active Indonesian Navy ships, List of naval guns by caliber, Littoral combat ship, Louisville, Kentucky, Magazine (artillery), Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Muzzle velocity, Nammo, Naval artillery, Norrköping-class missile boat, Oaxaca-class patrol vessel, OTO Melara 76 mm, Proximity fuze, Radar cross-section, Radome, Republic of Korea Navy, SAKO, Sea skimming, Second Generation Patrol Vessel, ..., Servo drive, Servomechanism, Sierra-class corvette, Singapore, SME Ordnance, Spica-class torpedo boat (Sweden), Swedish Navy, Thailand, United Defense, United States, United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, Weapon mount, World War II, 57mm/60 modèle 1951 gun. Expand index (15 more) »

Ammunition

Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped or detonated from any weapon.

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Anti-ship missile

Anti-ship missiles are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats.

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BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company.

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BAE Systems AB

BAE Systems AB is a Swedish defence company and a subsidiary of BAE Systems Land and Armaments, whose ultimate parent is the British defence contractor BAE Systems.

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BNS Madhumati

BNS Madhumati is a Sea Dragon class large patrol craft of the Bangladesh Navy.

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Bofors

Bofors AB is a Swedish arms manufacturer.

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Bofors 40 mm gun

--> The Bofors 40 mm gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors.

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Brunei

Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Croatia

Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea.

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Dual-purpose gun

A dual-purpose gun is a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets.

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Durango-class patrol vessel

The Durango class is an offshore patrol vessel class in service with the Mexican Navy.

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Electronic firing

Electronic firing refers to the use of an electric current to fire a cartridge, instead of a percussion cap.

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Fast attack craft

A fast attack craft (FAC) is a small, fast, agile and offensive warship armed with anti-ship missiles, gun or torpedoes.

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa

Pohjanmaa is a former minelayer of the Finnish Navy.

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Fire-control system

A fire-control system is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director, and radar, which is designed to assist a weapon system in hitting its target.

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Forging

Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces.

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Gun barrel

A gun barrel is a crucial part of gun-type ranged weapons such as small firearms, artillery pieces and air guns.

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Gun stabilizer

A gun stabilizer is a device intended to facilitate aiming a gun by compensating for the motion of the platform on which the gun is mounted.

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Halland-class destroyer

The Halland-class destroyers were two ships built for the Swedish Navy in the 1950s.

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Heritage-class cutter

The Heritage-class cutter, also known as the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Maritime Security Cutter, Medium, is one design among several new cutter designs developed as part of the United States Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater System Program.

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HSwMS Spica (T121)

HSwMS Spica (T121) is a former Swedish Navy torpedo-armed fast attack craft (FAC), now a museum ship at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Indonesia

Indonesia (or; Indonesian), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia), is a transcontinental unitary sovereign state located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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La Combattante IIa-class fast attack craft

The La Combattante IIa fast attack craft is a class of fast attack craft originally built for the German Navy as Type 148.

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LÉ Eithne (P31)

LÉ Eithne (P31) is a patrol vessel in service with the Irish Naval Service.

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Lürssen

Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard based in Bremen-Vegesack.

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Legend-class cutter

The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard.

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List of active Indonesian Navy ships

All the Indonesian Navy vessels are named with the prefix KRI (Kapal perang Republik Indonesia) or Naval Vessel of the Republic of Indonesia.

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List of naval guns by caliber

No description.

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Littoral combat ship

The littoral combat ship (LCS) is a set of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore by the United States Navy.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States.

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Magazine (artillery)

Magazine is the name for an item or place within which ammunition or other explosive material is stored.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Montenegro

Montenegro (Montenegrin: Црна Гора / Crna Gora, meaning "Black Mountain") is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe.

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Muzzle velocity

Muzzle velocity is the speed of a projectile at the moment it leaves the muzzle of a gun.

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Nammo

Nammo, short for Nordic Ammunition Company, is a Norwegian/Finnish aerospace and defence group specialized in production of ammunition, rocket motors and space applications.

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Naval artillery

Naval artillery is artillery mounted on a warship, originally used only for naval warfare, later also for naval gunfire support against targets on land, and for anti-aircraft use.

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Norrköping-class missile boat

The Norrköping class were a group of fast attack craft built for the Swedish Navy in the 1970s.

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Oaxaca-class patrol vessel

The Oaxaca class are offshore patrol vessels, constructed and designed by and for the Mexican Navy.

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OTO Melara 76 mm

The OTO Melara 76 mm gun is a naval artillery piece built and designed by the Italian defence company Oto Melara.

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Proximity fuze

A proximity fuze is a fuze that detonates an explosive device automatically when the distance to the target becomes smaller than a predetermined value.

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Radar cross-section

Radar cross-section (RCS) is a measure of how detectable an object is by radar.

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Radome

A radome (which is a portmanteau of radar and dome) is a structural, weatherproof enclosure that protects a radar antenna.

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Republic of Korea Navy

No description.

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SAKO

SAKO, Limited (Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy, lit "Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works Ltd") is a Finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland.

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Sea skimming

Sea skimming is a technique many anti-ship missiles and some fighter or strike aircraft use to avoid radar and infrared detection during their approach.

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Second Generation Patrol Vessel

The Second Generation Patrol Vessel (SGPV), also called Littoral combat ships (LCS) is a class of six stealth frigates being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy.

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Servo drive

A servo drive is a special electronic amplifier used to power electric servomechanisms.

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Servomechanism

In control engineering a servomechanism, sometimes shortened to servo, is an automatic device that uses error-sensing negative feedback to correct the action of a mechanism.

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Sierra-class corvette

The Sierra-class corvettes are intended mainly for interception of drug smugglers, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) patrol, and countering terrorism.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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SME Ordnance

The SME Ordnance Sdn Bhd company (SMEO), formerly known as Syarikat Malaysia Explosive Sdn Bhd, is a Malaysian defence company that specialises in the manufacturing and marketing of ordnance.

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Spica-class torpedo boat (Sweden)

The Spica class was a class of six fast torpedo boats built for the Swedish Navy in the 1960s and decommissioned in the late 1980s.

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Swedish Navy

The Swedish Royal Navy (Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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United Defense

United Defense Industries (UNI) was a United States defense contractor which is now part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Weapon mount

A weapon mount is a weapon component used to affix an armament for stabilization.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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57mm/60 modèle 1951 gun

The 57mm/60 modèle 1951 gun was a dual purpose artillery piece in use in the French Navy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_57_mm_gun

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