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Do you hate aircraft? Do you hate anything what can fly? Do you want to destroy them? Then you are in a right place! Just join this group, and take control over one of our AA systems then you can blow them out of the skies! (header image done by vlado32)
Polish WZ.1936 Bofors 40mm AA platform
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40mm Bofors Antiaircraft Gun Facts
Firing Table Muzzle Velocity: 2,800 feet/second
Breech: Automatic
Maximum Rate of Fire: 120 rounds/minute
Elevation Limits: -5º to 90º
Recoil Type: Hydro-spring
Fire Control Director: M5
Maximum Effective Slant Range: 1,500 yards
Maximum Effective Horizontal Range: 3,500 yards
Maximum Effective Vertical Range: 3,500 yards
Maximum Effective Fire Control Altitude: 7,500 feet
Actual muzzle velocity was dependent on ammunition used and environmental conditions. Range was limited by tracer burnout, at which point the projectile was destroyed.