40mm Bofors Gun near Lae, September 1943

40mm Bofors Gun near Lae, September 1943
Here we see Australian troops manning a 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun in a village near to Lae on New Guinea in September 1943, towards the end of the Salamaua-Lae campaign.
The Bofors Gun, Terry Gander. Looks at the long history of the Bofors guns, most famous as a naval anti-aircraft gun of the Second World War, but that is still be produced in new version today, eighty years after it was first designed. Looks at all of the producers and users of the gun and the many versions that have been developed. A very useful reference work. [read full review]
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