CONVERGENCE IS UPON US! THE RIFT BETWEEN GUN JESUS AND TANK JESUS IS SHRINKING! PRAISE THE BOFORS FOR THIS HOLY EVENT!

A Gun Jesus reference made by Tank Jesus himself, my life is complete.

Oh noes, next thing I know he's gonna shoot me down...

You made a slight mistake when talking about the ejection mechanism. The shells don't just get redirected, they go "Zweeeee!"

I used to work on the USS Pampanito docked in San Francisco. We would play with the 40mm, training it on the tourist helicopters that took of and landed on the adjacent pier. it's very easy to elevate and traverse and the look on folks faces as they flew past was priceless.

That safety "don't do this exact thing to fire this gun" brief made me think of those wine-o kits from Prohibition that gave explicit instruction on everything that you "should never do" with the ingredients within them to make wine. I love it.

No home is complete without a lawn armament

Having your own 40mm...Means never having to ask the neighbor to keep the noise down.

What? No, "Oh bugger, the gun's on fire"?

Lemmy out of Motorhead had one of these in his back garden when he was living in London. He had a load of unsold records acting as sandbags around it and would sit there in his German helmet reading the paper of a morning.

That warning plate is indeed Norwegian. It reads "Don't touch the lock when the wheels are clear of the ground" In Norwegian service it was known as "KANON, LV 40mm L60 US M1". The L70 was also used.

Actually both the Forgotten Weapons and this video out back to back makes for some very interesting takes on the same subject and how each person approaches something an object. I honestly learned something from each on this Bofors.

Forgotten Ian

GUN JESUS AND TANK JESUS* CROSSOVER / COLLABORATION NOW! 2:40 - Tank Jesus* references Gun Jesus. Is this proof that the prophecy will be fulfilled? No joke though, I would LOVE Nick and Ian to get together and make a video. Or video series? ;) *Military Vehicles & Weapons Jesus

Lawn armaments is not wrong

The same "do not" operating instructions was read in the movie '1941', and the gun was in the backyard.

I just saw the Forgotten Weapons episode on this same gun. (Oh and Gun Jesus, that's the funniest thing I've heard all week)

Translation of plate seen at 2 min 38 sec: "Do not touch lock when wheels are clear of ground."

Great “1941” reference! “Did I get him?” “Close, Herb, close.”

My dad operated the trigger and elevation of a 40mm Bofors from the bow of LSM 46 while beached on Red Beach at Iwo Jima. They were being heavily shelled at the time that they were ordered to put some rounds into a few of the Japanese positions on Mount Suribachi. Quite effective at that short range. Thanks for the great video!

"Significant emotional event." Yeah, that's one way of putting it.

Who would win in a fight Lindybeige or the Chieftain?... na it would be a crossover episode were it would be a 3h podcast.

@The_Chieftain nice 1941 reference :D

The plate shown are Norweigian. Being a Swede, and fairly fluent in Norwegian, I can say that with upmost confidence.

Gun Jesus and Tank Apostle. Now all we need is a holy book with the writings of Browning, Kalashnikov, and Mauser.

Love your Dan Aykroyd impression!!

I have head that operation speech before! Dan Aykroyd gave the exact same speech in the movie 1941! The gun in Ned Beaty's front yard even has the same sights.

Wonderful gun. There's film of them being manufactured by Chrysler during the war. I heard somewhere that when the Air Force decided to mount Bofors guns on AC-130 gunships they had a hard time finding guns and spare parts. Odd, considering how many were produced. They wound up salvaging guns from M42 Dusters which were being used as live fire targets on an aircraft gunnery range.

My grandpa was on one of these with 103rd AAA (AW), part of 1st ID. I'm doing research on his service and the unit in general. Thank you for the knowledge.

I'm loving the variety of equipment you've been reviewing. Next week: Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: 1943 Army Issue Mess Kit.

These were mounted on the Royal Navy 's 'ton' class mine hunters and River class fishery protection vessels as main armament. I had a lot of fun in the 1980s shooting at barrels with one.

You and Ian mesh nicely on these. Different interests and expertise lead to a more complete picture, even with minor differences in "take."

I really enjoy watching your channel and as with your description of "what not to do" with a Bofors gun a little fun is what I think makes you a very good presenter. Many thumbs up and am looking forward to many more of your videos.

Inside the Chieftain's AA emplacement

The reference to the movie 1941 was great, all I could picture was Ned Beatty skewing the gun around.

This was one of the machines my late father operated during his service in the Army in the 50's. He was stationed domestically at Fort Bliss in Texas, and deployed internationally to England for a time. In his belongings I found one of the TM's for a gun system, including a mimeographed update/errata bulletin.

My father was in a U.S. WW2 antiaircraft battalion and always pronounced it BOW-fors. Their Bofors shot down 11 German planes at the Bulge, so the guns didn't just look pretty. Thanks for showing how elegantly they could move.

It's really amazing how much information you pack into your videos. Ian's video on this gun was already great, but somehow you managed to provide so much more.

Its really awesome your doing these videos look forward to every video. Gj man I hope you enjoy making them as much as we enjoy watching them.

For when you get sick of the neighbors drone flying..

Excellent quality overview of this device

Enjoyed your Dan Akroyd explanation of what not to do.

Did my service in Sweden 1985, we still used the 40/36 as it’s called in Sweden, mainly for sea targets, we had the 40/48 system for the anti-aircraft. You can change barrel with 3 men. The powered ones are called 40/48, not the same gun.

Ode to 1941 (movie) ... nice

2 of my favorite military history youtubers do separate videos on the same gun. You two need to collaborate on something!

Leveling the gun is important as because the gun will dip quite quickly towards the lower end if nobody is serving the gun. Can be quite the safety hazard as the barrel will swing quite quickly under its own weight. You can also use this to your advantage for leveling as you can swing the barrel to see where it dips to ensure it is leveled correctly.

40mm Bofors are still in US inventory with the Air Force on the AC-130 gunships.

A few lines of Dan Akroyds dialogue from '1941' had me rolling.

I was so waiting for the 1941 reference... going home happy

1 thing I always wondered is. This thing was up for sale in 1931. Almost everyone had it during ww2 but they only decided to add it to tank over a generation after the war. This with ap rounds that could be scary vs 80% of the tanks used in ww2 head-on. According to what I heard they had ap rounds and it could punch in around 50mm of armor which is basically everything the Germans had when invading France. Not to mention how effective distance fuse rounds would be vs infantry behind cover.

06:15 "1941" paraphrase was priceless thank you MR. Moran!

Picture of an Irish Army L70 used to show case ejection

You and Forgotten Weapons are in the same building, you should do a video together! Great video by the way, always love your stuff, irreverent and incredibly informative.

Thanks for the 1941 movie reference. The funniest part imo.

Talking to Navy veterans, that's since passed away, about their experience with the guns and literature on the Naval version of the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns, after refits started replacing the old "Chicago Pianos" with the Bofors tied into the ships fire control systems they simply shot down aircraft, they were accurate and dependable.

isn't this the same gun Forgotten Weapons did a video on? (also; cheers on making these videos :) ) edit: should have watched the entire video first. my bad >

Go to the BB Massachusetts museum and they have racks of spare 40mm barrels stored around the outside of the 16 inch turret base- the below decks portion.

You should have done a collaboration with Ian, he talked about that a couple of days ago. You should have met and made a video together!

Did you find an "Ian was here" on the gun, Nick?

7:11 In the background you can see a B-17 Flying Fortress disguised as a truck. A very rare model that was used slightly during operation Barbarossa where it failed to take off.

God I love that 1941 movie reference!!😂😂

Bufords are still in use. AC 130 gunships have one on board. I hear them from my house at night, Elgin Air Force base Florida.

Chieftain mentioned the term gun jesus, praise the lord

I wonder how many different items in the US military are called "M1" Surely at some point somebody must have mentioned that it is silly to give so many things the same name?

Interesting that The Chieftain manages to cover a lot of details Ian did not in the Forgotten Weapons video. Good job on Nick Moran's part.

Thanks, Chieftan... Laughed my arse off with the 1941 movie reference.

My father was in the Royal artillery during 1944 in an anti aircraft battery using bofors guns they also used them in anti tank roles as they could put multi pull clips in the same spot on the tank

My fathers first posting was a turret commander on a Yugoslav corvette during 1991. He still swears by this gun.

Speaking of significant emotional events, specifically of the tanker type, you GOT to do one of these for an 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 the next time you are around one.

This would be the quickest "Oh bugger, the thing's on fire!" ever.

awesome lawn ornament review!!!! :D

Thanks for making this video

That text at 02:39 is Norwegian in deed. And nice to hear you say Bofors, not Bofurs/Bofers as Gun Jesus Ian did..

The "1941" Dan Akroyd reference is dope!

I once knew a woman who worked for Curtice in Buffalo during WW2. She told me that Curtice worked closely with the British to make sure they were all using the same measurements whether it was metric, Wentworth or the American SAE standards. The British had already reduced the number of parts in the Bofos 40mm as well as eliminating some precision metal turnings with cast pieces. American manufacturers reduced the number even further and developed some of the mass production techniques. The result: an American made part would fit a British plane or vehicle.

This really is an iconic gun from WW2. The US even built motorized mounts, usually on tank chassis. One such, the M19, was built on the chassis of the M24 light tank and was not developed in time for WW2 but was used for ground fire in Korea. The M42 used on the chassis of the M41 light tank and was used for ground fire in Viet Nam. In that conflict iit was usually nicknamed "Duster". After Viet Nam the Army was in the process of discarding the Dusters when somebody realized that 1) the attack helicopter had become a real danger on the battlefield and 2) we no longer had mid-range AA weapons that would destroy or deter an attack helicopter. The remaining M42s in the National Guard received a short lease on life, but finally retired. Bottom line is that the original Bofors design stayed in US service until the early 1980s!

The photograph at 12.24 showing the gun firing and spent cases ejecting forward looks like an Irish Defence Forces Bofors L70.

I love the 1941 reference at the 6:40 mark!

I have been shooting these cannons in the early 80ts (danish airforce) They were in reserve, but we were trained to use them just before we ended our conscription. normaly we used L70.

Shame this was not a colab with Ian, haha. Could not think of something more perfect for a colab.

Thanks, I had never seen how you were to unload the beast. that had always been a question of how you get around those ratchet things in the load chute.

Liked for the comment on how to work it. That was instructional gold.

The 40mm Bofos was almost not that long gone from US service. If the M247 Sgt York had been adopted (if it had worked), then there would likely still be some of these in USAR or ARNG service today. As it was, the M42 Duster, which also used twin Bofors guns, remained in active service until the early 70s and the ARNG until 1988.

Keep em coming Chieftain! When’s the next book coming out?

I think a garden feature with Knomes at each action station of the gun would be a unique back garden feature!

The L/70 version of this gun (only some tweaks) is used today in the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle. Pretty much the same gun, only longer barrel.

Very interesting. My Farther used this gun during the WW2. I have many pictures of him sitting in the left hand seat.

Man, gopher season with one of these would be craaaaazy! lol

I've got a squirrel problem in my backyard...seems like it's the perfect tool for the job

Fun fact: The Kingston class patrol vessels still mount a 40 mm Bofors.

Hmm. An improvement in audio quality and accent and I'd been hooked...

The reason the safe selector is in Swedish is because it's an early production Swedish gun, on an american mount.

IAN ALREADY DID IT. I need to get over to Rock Island this weekend to hang out with these two.

To be honest I'm surprised the USAF didn't buy it (AC130U still mounts a dual Bofors, I'd heard they were running short of barrels).

OMG! I 've seen this twice before, and just realized you were quoting the movie "1941"! 🤣

I have never before heard the word Bofors pronounced with the stress on the second syllable.

I almost expected Ian to pop up and assist with releasing the travel lock.

There's one of these, in US Army design, on Fort Warren, George's Island, Boston Harbor.

You really *have* to make a collab video with Ian. Idk, like a presentation of the standard gear of the US army in WW2 or perhaps different points of view on something. PLEASE, GOOD SIR, I BEG OF YOU.

i really enjoy him .keep it up