| Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46 | |
|---|---|
 Bofors 120 mm TAK 120 on Finnish Turunmaa-class gunboat | |
| Type | Anti-aircraft autocannon |
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1968–present |
| Used by | FAK 120
TAK 120 |
| Production history | |
| Designer | AB Bofors |
| Designed | 1963–1967 |
| Manufacturer | AB Bofors |
| No. built | FAK 120: 1 built TAK 120: 6 built |
| Variants | FAK 120 TAK 120 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | FAK 120: 23 t (51,000 lb) TAK 120: 28 t (62,000 lb) |
| Barrel length | 5,520 mm (217 in) (with breech) |
| Height | FAK 120 height of fire: 1,950 mm (77 in) |
| Shell | 120 × 615 mm R Bofors |
| Shell weight | Complete cartridge: 33.7 kg (74 lb) High-Explosive shell: 21 kg (46 lb) Explosive charge: 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) Propellant charge: 5.5 kg (12 lb) |
| Caliber | 120 mm |
| Barrels | 1 × liquid-cooled |
| Recoil | 47 cm (19 in) nominal |
| Elevation | FAK 120: -5°/+85°, 25°/s TAK 120: -10°/+80°, 32°/s, acc 40°/s squared |
| Traverse | FAK 120: 360°, 32°/s TAK 120: 360°, 40°/s, acc 50°/s squared |
| Rate of fire | 75–80 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 810 m/s (2,700 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 08.0 seconds to 5,000 m 21.7 seconds to 10,000 m |
| Maximum firing range | 18,500 m at 45° |
| Feed system | 52 rounds in feed system |
| References | navweaps.com,[1] tdf.chalmers.se,[2] fromtheswedisharchives.wordpress.com[3] |
Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46,[4] most commonly referred to as either Bofors FAK 120 or Bofors TAK 120 depending on the configuration (field gun vs naval gun), was a Swedish liquid-cooled single-barreled 120 mm (4.7 in) caliber long-range anti-aircraft autocannon designed by Bofors during the 1950s for indigenous use and export.[2][4]
It was produced in two different variants during the 1950s and 1960s respectively, a field variant[4] and a naval variant,[1] and the latter still being in service today with the Indonesian Navy.[1]
- ^ a b "120 mm Anti Aircraft Gun 4501". tfd.chalmers.se. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "The worlds largest autocannon". fromtheswedisharchives.wordpress.com. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ a b c Bofors (in Swedish). Karlskoga, Sweden: AB Bofors, Karlskoga (Boforskoncernen). 1958. p. 74.