37mm Bofors in British service

[blazejos]

In british OOB was forgoten famous 37mm Bofors AT guns was used by 7th Armoured Division on Western Desert and in Ethiopia. They were used too by polish indenpendent Carpathian Brigade. This guns was bought in prewar times from two sources . For Sudan goverment from Sweden and for Britain from poland.

source http://www.btinternet.com/~ian.a.pat...y.htm#37bofors

[Mobhack]

If the 40mm bofors is already available in the OOB - it will do perfectly well for this weapon, without having to use up a weapon and unit slots for a functionally identical piece of kit.

Cheers
Andy

[blazejos]

That isn't necesary this gun is in british OOB in weapon slot. You moust see weapon 015 this is 37mm bofors. Today is used only by unit 252 LRDG Chevy ATG (gun on truck).

I think this units need a new picture for example this http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsforum9/v_bofors1.jpg
http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsforum9/v_bofors2.jpg
this presents Cheavy trucks used by LRDG with this AT gun
And secound truck in LRDG service Ford F30 30cwt
http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsforum5/37boforsqf.jpg


British Bofors in polish Carpathian lancers brigade as portee http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsfo..._rgt_at_ar.jpg
and as infatery AT gun during fights in Tobruk too Carpathian lancers http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsfo...ofors_copy.jpg


Bofors in Australian hands
http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsforum10/ump_copy1.jpg
http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsforum10/ump_copy2.jpg

And bofors in British service western desert as standalone gun
http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsfo...obritatgun.jpg
http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsfo...bof_copy13.jpg

as british portee
http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsforum16/bof_copy9.jpg

and during exercises in Britain homeland short before war propably summer 1939

http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsfo...bof_copy10.jpg
http://odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsfo...bof_copy14.jpg

I reead about use this gun in north africa , portee version too in greece. Was too used in Malta defense force

[Mobhack]

1) this is the 37mm Bofors ATG, not the AA gun, which is what we were discussing
2) we really do not need a zillion photos on the board best to post links, if > 1 or 2 !

cheers
Andy

[Cross]

Great photos Blazejos...

My screensaver is a collection of WW2 photos similar to those.

Cheers,
Cross

[blazejos]

You must misunderstand me I discuss about 37mm Bofors AT gun know in sweden as 37mm pvkan m/38 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_37_mm not about another famous 40mm AA gun too from bofors.

1) I fixed photos yet we have links not galery
2) I sugest changes in british OOB
- for unit 252 LRDG Chevy ATG new picture from existing in game Pm27588 is more accurate
- add a typical army not LRDG portee truck with this gun what user can use during fight in grecce and North Africa
-add a standalone gun for use in Mediterean theatre and in Home Guard units in Britain.
3) Meaby ANZAC should have too 37mm bofors in standalone version and in portee?

[Mobhack]

My mistake - I had read the original message as the 37mm AAG for some strange reason! - must have been without the reading glasses

Cheers
Andy