Hi everyone! Me and others have been comparing the Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 ammunition as it appears across different nations in-game, and after plotting the data and checking basic performance specs, I’ve run into several inconsistencies that don’t really line up with how this gun system was standardized in real life. It’s time to point out what looks off and to hopefully gather better information and sources with help from the community.
List of potentially affected vehicles
Ground Vehicles:
(USA) Sgt. York M247, (Italy) Bofors 40/70, (France) AMX-13 DCA 40, (Sweden) Lvkv 42, (Sweden) VEAK 40
Naval:
(Ger) Jaguar, (Ger) Köln, (Ger) Hugin, (Ger) Pfeil, (Ger) Schütze, (Ger) Lübeck, (Ita) Saetta P-494, (Ita) Albatros, (Ita) Alcione, (Ita) Freccia P-493, (Ita) Baleno MC-492
Disclaimer:
This post does not cover the Bofors 40mm L/70B, the later modular upgrade introduced in the late 1990s–2000s for platforms such as the CV9040 and K21.
It also does not cover the L/70 Mark 3, the most modern variant.
These systems fall outside the era and do not apply to the vehicles currently represented in-game.
Oerlikon:
Sammanfattning
High-Explosive
40mm SSB/K (HE-I) “High-explosive Inciediary”
Explosive filler: 140 g. HEXAL 30
Velocity: 1000-1005 m/s40mm SSBL/K (HE-I-T) “High-explosive Inciediary Tracer”
Explosive filler: 140 g. HEXAL 30 (Tracer Removes -18 Grams for it to fit in the round)
Velocity: 1000-1005 m/sArmour-Piercing
40mm PKLH (APBCHC-T) “Armour-Piercing Ballistic-Capped Hard-Core Tracer”
Velocity: 1120 m/s40mm PSBLH/B (APHE-I) “Armour-Piercing High-explosive Inciediary”
Explosive filler: 52 g. HEXAL 30
Velocity: 1000~ m/s40mm PLH (AP-T) “Armour-Piercing Tracer”
Velocity: 1000~ m/s
Penetration Datacards: (Oerlikon) AP Munitions
(Oerlikon) 40mm PKLH (APBC-T)
98 mm (90 Degrees)
95~mm (80 Degrees)
89~mm (70 Degrees)
80~mm (60 Degrees)
70~mm (50 Degrees)
58~mm (40 Degrees)
45~mm (30 Degrees)
N/A (20 Degrees)(Oerlikon) 40mm PSBLH/B (APHE-I)
58 mm (90 Degrees)
55~mm (80 Degrees)
52~mm (70 Degrees)
49~mm (60 Degrees)
44~mm (50 Degrees)
40~mm (40 Degrees)
35~mm (30 Degrees)
30~mm (20 Degrees)(Oerlikon) 40mm PLH (AP-T)
60 mm (90 Degrees)
59~mm (80 Degrees)
58~mm (70 Degrees)
55~mm (60 Degrees)
53~mm (50 Degrees)
50~mm (40 Degrees)
45~mm (30 Degrees)
40~mm (20 Degrees)
DIEHL
Sammanfattning
High-Explosive
“DM81 A2” (HEI-T) “High-Explosive Inciediary Tracer”
Explosive filler: N/A
Velocity: N/A
“DM 31 A3” (HEI-T) “High-Explosive Inciediary Tracer”
Explosive filler: N/A
Velocity: N/A
“DM 68” (Training round)
Explosive filler: N/A
Velocity: N/A
Bofors AB
Sammanfattning
High-Explosive
(Bofors) slsgr m/ 483 (HE-T) “High-Explosive Tracer”
Propelant-Type: “Nc 105411,2”
Propelant-Weight:: 500 g
Muzzle-Velocity: 980-1010 m/s
Explosive-Filler: Trotyl (110 grams)
Projectile-Weight: 965 g
Complete-Round Weight: 2520 g(Bofors) slsgr m/484 (HE-T) “High-Explosive Tracer”
Propelant-Type: “Nc 105411,2”
Propelant-Weight: 500 g
Muzzle Velocity: 980-1010 m/s
Explosive Filler: Hexotonal (110 grams)
Projectile Weight: 983 g
Complete-Round Weight: 2520 gArmour-Piercing
(Bofors) Slrppj m/49(24mm) (APDS-T) “Armour-Piercing Discarding-Sabot”
Propelant-Type: N/A
Propellant mass (g) 480-500
Muzzle velocity (m/s) 1200
Projectile mass: 705 g
Core-Projectile Diameter: 24 mm
Complete-Round Weight: 2250 gPenetration Datacards: (Bofors) AP Munitions
(Bofors) 40mm Slrppj m/49 (24mm) (APDS)
(90 Degrees) 120 mm
(80 Degrees) N/A
(70 Degrees) N/A
(60 Degrees) N/A
(50 Degrees) N/A
(40 Degrees) N/A
(30 Degrees) 40 mm
(20 Degrees) N/A
Detailed In-Game Values
Detailed In-Game Values: And Performance Chart.
Swedish 40mm Bofors L/70 (Designated “Lvakan 48”)
Swedish 40mm Bofors L/70 (Designated “Lvakan 48” In-Service for Sweden)
Edit: Lvakan 48 is known to be incorrect an Bug reported(Here) is currently suggested to the developers as a “Historical error”
French 40mm Bofors L/70 (French License production designated “40mm Mle51 T1”)
Note: The values for this SPAA seems to line-up.
Italy 40mm Bofors L/70 (Italian License production designated “Breda-Bofors 40mm L/70”)
Note: Its strange these rounds share the exact same stats despite being different ammunition types, and could be potentially incorrect.
USA 40mm Bofors L/70 (American License production designated “40mm M226”)
Note: Its strange that all rounds are performing exactly equally to each other And there could be a potential error involved.
If you have anything to add use this formula below:
Nation:
Round Type:
Specs:
Source:Then Ping “karnitin75”(Author of post) So i can see it and look at it and determine if its relevant and can be added to the collective folder.
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Thanks and Happy Hunting!