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To: rdcbn1

What 40mm weapons platform were we using in Afghanistan and Iraq that would use WWII BOFORs shells?


143 posted on 03/22/2023 6:03:36 PM PDT by Trinity5
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To: Trinity5

The AC130

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130


148 posted on 03/22/2023 6:34:53 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Trinity5
What 40mm weapons platform were we using in Afghanistan and Iraq that would use WWII BOFORs shells?


The Lockheed AC -130 Spectre gunship. It mounted a Bofors L/60 auto cannon.

This was the same Bofors 40mm L/60 gun used for anti aircraft emplacements on US Navy ships in WWII.

It's a fairly awesome weapon

152 posted on 03/22/2023 7:19:33 PM PDT by rdcbn1
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