The New Bofors Naval gun that will equip the Royal navy Type 31 Super frigates

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Ай бұрын

There is some controversy around the number of new gun systems that the Royal Navy is introducing but the Bofors Mk4 appears to good value, being relatively cheap and effective. Assuming the gun proves successful on Type 31, this compact and light weapon could be fitted to other Royal Navy platforms.

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@tgsgardenmaintenance4627 Ай бұрын

40mm Bofors has always been an excellent weapon system. My Dad used them while in the Royal Artillery in the 50's , stationed in West Germany. He spoke about them very fondly!

@s3p4kner Ай бұрын

AI generated video and speech = not enough fact checking so the video matches the content. This is how humans will win the war against the machine XD

@greyvoice7949 Ай бұрын

But humans rely heavily on the machine... AI is not as clever as they say as it follows a program and people forget that... Like AI is programmed to be inline with the climate agenda and Covid response when we know both to be fatally flawed...

@ENGBriseB Ай бұрын

And Sea Ceptor as well would be hopefully be fitted for the Royal Navy's Type 31 Frigate.

@tsclly2377 Ай бұрын

Empty shell casing recovery should be incorporated.. This caliber is more defensive than offensive, good for the smaller patrol boats that will become more prevalent and good vehicles for commanders to start on.

@scottjackson5173 Ай бұрын

A step in the right direction. Particularly in the current anti-ship missile environment. Larger, faster missiles mean a more powerful, accurate and harder hitting CIWS system is needed. Weapons in the 4 to 8 cm range make a lot of sense. Would like to see the development of a 40 mm chain gun. Primarily for use against faster ballistic and hypersonic missiles. A weapon designed to put 10 or more smart rounds in the path of such fast moving and hard hitting missiles. Preferably preventing pieces of those missiles from hitting the ship. Endangering things like radar antennas, and deck personnel.

@michaeldelaney7271 Ай бұрын

"300 roads per minute?" "Bay Systems?" And, as mentioned below, why so much video of 5" and 57 mm guns?

@cliveherbert9476 Ай бұрын

And M K 4, not pronounced Mark 4 😅

@madsteve9 Ай бұрын

40mm Cannon, is to be the British Army standard for the Ajax Reconnaissance Tracked Vehicles that are replacing the Scimitar. So for once, they will be able to share ammunition.

@Bananaskin101 29 күн бұрын

Ajax uses the 40mm CTA cannon which has different ammo to the Bofors

@waynebelshaw7961 22 күн бұрын

Cool weapon but ciws are essential in total coverage

@Bimboysize15 Ай бұрын

They should retrofit the River class with this 40 mm.

@savethebeesplantherbs8809 Ай бұрын

Fit radiowave system to remove all air threats

@tonkerdog1 Ай бұрын

Where to start......

@michaelr4858 Ай бұрын

Vehicle application looks great but it carries only 18 rounds. Definitely need more.

@cedhome7945 Ай бұрын

Why use the dreadful automated voice over ?

@michaeldelaney7271 Ай бұрын

I guess the idea of paying a human a few Dollars (or Euro's) is asking too much? Just profit generating click-bait.

@tomdarco2223 Ай бұрын

Right on Go Army!

@TheGrowler55 Ай бұрын

Rule Britannia from Glasgow 🇬🇧👍💙😎

@stefanselen2565 2 күн бұрын

Rule Sweden. Bofors are Swedish!

@thebritishengineer8027 Ай бұрын

Yet... the MOD have access to a "super gun" rather than just a poxy 40mm derived from WW2. The BAE CTA 40mm with it''s cased telescopic ammunition, SMART round capability that sees multiple round types selected without interrupting firing rate... Delivers a higher kinetic damage with solid shot or can distance/fuse a flak round in-front of an air target or above say a small dingy. The same fools who dithered about catapults on the new aircraft carriers...

@simplyphil.photography164 Ай бұрын

Should also come back with pom-pom guns, cheaper than missiles to knock out drones, don't rely on electronic weapons, one power cut or electronic interference stops the power.

@fredtedstedman Ай бұрын

say Bee- ay-eee systems .

@loddon82 5 күн бұрын

Once again there's the statement referring to Phalanx's 'wall of lead' operation. With ten years experience with operating Phalanx for the RN this is a myth. Phalanx tracks it's own projectiles as well as the target and brings both together, it is an accurate weapon not a shotgun!

@AdurianJ Ай бұрын

The British army used the L/70 before Rapier

@robertopiedimonte2078 Ай бұрын

...so italian navy was right choosing 40 mm gun, specifically a twin gun, over commonly selected Phalanx in the eighties, like probably is right too going on 76 mm Superapido Leonardo gun as CIWS and more...

@JudgeVandelay Ай бұрын

6:42- Stryker MGS (105mm)

@fightingspirit-rl8xb Ай бұрын

Why is it a super gun it's a gun no matter how big or small it is . Nothing super about it

@louisbabycos106 Ай бұрын

Programmable shells

@user-td8ls5mn5q 9 күн бұрын

I wish we would do as America does and instead of scraping and selling off our older warships and military weapons off all types even armoured fighting vehicles we should invest in creating safe sites in Australias dry climate and mothball our older equipment, I know some people will say it’s to expensive and it’s possibly cheaper to build new ships and yes this might be the case but should a large war ever break out and we lose a few of the very limited few we have them surely It would be quicker to upgrade the systems and weapons onto the older vessels than trying to build new during a large conflict, just look at Russia with its vast stocks off old tanks which it kept in terrible conditions and Terran but yet it’s these old scraps that has kept them in this war, im sure we could do a much better job than them at looking after our old equipment

@michaelhband Ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@rashidahmad7830 Ай бұрын

40mm as the main gun of a frigate? That is too small a calibre. Why not use the 57mm Mark 3 gun?

@russellbenton2987 Ай бұрын

Cheap I suspect is the key factor here !

@painfulorwhat8872 Ай бұрын

It might be a great gun, but the MOD will pair it up with a director from another manufacturer and a computer control system from a third. Typical “Bath” RN procurement method!

@tomeng9520 Ай бұрын

Ai sux.

@thecurlew7403 Ай бұрын

Crap.

@user-xh3lz9xt4l 14 күн бұрын

Get rid of that awful AI voice

@erictan470 Ай бұрын

Lousy ship....👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

@karlp8484 Ай бұрын

Christ, what an awful computer voice, loaded with mispronounciations.

@fraserconnell21 Ай бұрын

Bosswanka clickbait. We see more footage of the 5inch gun and the 57mm bofors than we do the 40mm Bofors...???🫡

@znail4675 Ай бұрын

I think that's because the 40mm aren't used by many navies right now while the 57mm are very popular. But the 40mm does compete well with CIWS and got longer range as well.