Description should be changed to : This promotional film for the Bofors 20 mm L/70 automatic gun shows the popular weapon mounted in an armored vehicle. This gun was a belt fed evolution of their previous 20 mm L/70 anti air gun, which was based on their classic 40 mm L/60 anti air gun. The weapon can be used as an anti-aircraft gun (used against helicopters and recon aircraft) and as an anti-personnel weapon. As noted above, the weapon is a distant relative of the famous Bofors 40 mm L/60 anti air gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun. The 40 mm L/60 is an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II, used by most of the western Allies as well as by the Axis powers. A small number of these weapons remain in service to this day, and saw action as late as the Gulf War. The history on the 20 mm cannon is this: during World War II, the Swedish air force lacked a belt fed 20 mm cannon. Bofors responded to this by developing the 20 mm L/70 automatic gun, in Swedish service known as the 20 mm autocannon m/45. This used the 20x110 Hispano Suiza cartridge and had a cyclic rate of fire of 725 rpm in aircraft configuration. The gun came too late to serve in the war but was used on the Saab 21 fighter aircraft past the A-1 model. The gun was very reliable and had a good rate of fire. After the Saab 21 had left service Bofors bought up all remaining guns from the Swedish air force and developed an armored gun mount around it for use on armored vehicles. In this configuration the gun's rate of fire was reduced to 300 rpm to allow continiues fire on the ground without overheating. The 20 mm armored gun mount saw service in the Swedish army on the Pbv 301 infantry fighting vehicle, as featured in the video. The mount was also planned for the Swedish S-tank during its early development. In this video the gun's fire rate has been restored to 725 rounds per minute as a selling point. The two projectiles types shown in the video are Bofors designs originally developed for the Swedish air force. The high explosive projectile had the Swedish designation "20 mm mingranat m/52" (short: 20 mm mgr m/52) or "20 mm mine shell m/52" in English. It featured a 14 gram high explosive incendiary charge. Interestingly it was never fielded to the Swedish army for use on their Pbv 302 and is only featured in the video since Bofors owned the design. The armored piercing projectile had the Swedish designation 20 mm spårljuspansarprojektil m/68 (short: 20 mm slpprj m/68) or 20 mm tracer armor projectile m/68 in English. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
@@Blockhaj I thought the m/45 was an evolution of the Hispano Suiza...but maybe it was only the calibre 20x110 that was adopted from HS to Bofors m/45. As I see, the m/40 with 20x145 was more sutible as AA and AT, were the m/45, m/47 was more suitible as arm in airplanes and vehicles.
Sweden built their own modified 38t tanks on license during WW2. When they became obsolete, they were later rebuilt into apcs since it was a pretty solid, well liked chassie. Some were also made into assault guns with a 105mm howitzer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormartillerivagn_m/43 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansarbandvagn_301
It's a nice little gun. I had the opportunity to use one during my military service and it was cool to observe everything disappear with the hits in line of fire. But I do wonder which year this was filmed? Early 1960' s?
It was only planned as a temporary APC until the PBV 302 was ready. The chassi was based on an old (bad) tank, and the tracks were a constant source of problems. The didn't want to stay on. The cannon was a 20 mm canon from an airplane, but the rate of fire were downscaled for the 301. Crew compartment was much to small and the gearbox demanded that you had a left foot capable of pressing down serious amounts of pressure.
Out of curiosity, how hot was the cartridge after it was ejected ? Wondering if it can ignite something if enough of them fall onto someone or something inside the hatch from the heat after firing.
It really depends on the cartridge. Small ones heat up faster, bigger ones don't. But I would say most cases after being ejected would be around the 350-400° F for a few seconds, brass tends to cool down very rapidly.
The 20mm should be the newcHMG/LAC for vehicle mounts instead of the 12x7 ,the Ma Deuce is a great weapon that can be used but for the 21st century it needs some assistance and vehicles equipped with the 20mm will be a great benefit. A RWS on the AMPV using a combo 20mm plus aaws (Carl Gustav) will be a lethal and effective weapon system especially for Infantry support in urban areas.
Gå in och kolla lite på Panzer 38T och Jg Pz 38T. Sverige har också sånna "Tyska stridsvagnar" och Panzer 38T är inte ens ett tyskt fordon. Byggt i landet brevid men använt av tyskland.
+Henrik Kalashnikov Nej sverige använde inte panzer 38t sverige använde Strv m/41 som är licenstillverkad i sverige med svensk bestyckning. Jag vet att Panzer 38 var byggd av skoda i Tjeckoslovakien men eftersom landet var under tysk ockupation så är det alltså en tyskbyggd stridsvagn och Jg Pz aka ''Hetzer'' verisionen var endast byggd i tyskland. och eftersom man helt klart kan se soldater debarkera ur dörrar på fordonets baksida kan jag inte förstå hur du fortfarande kunde tro att det var en stridsvagn från en annan era.
I can imagine if this was American the guy would sound like some sort of Texan drill sgt screaming "hhooooweeeeeee, get some". The British accent just makes it sound so relaxed and 'keep calm'
Please provide the date or at the very least the year that the film was produced/released if at all possible. You provide a lengthy and comprehensive description of the film itself, but not a simple date of release? Thank you!
It is written the small turret the Gunner occupies and operates from is gas tight and later the film mentions that all gasses produced when firing are ejected overboard. Does the mean to imply that the vehicle interior is "Positive Pressure" to ensure NO outside gasses, as may be employed during combat in a NBC environment, is employed whenever the vehicle is in operation? The reason I point this out is because the empty shell ejection port doesn't seem to be sealed/enclosed when NOT in firing operation. Small but important consideration for the crew/occupants. Thank you for posting this interesting and informative video.
Funny how Sweden has been a neutral country since arounfd1775, but makes some of the best guns especially low-medium calibre AT and AA guns! They sent the Finns loads of 47MM AT guns during the winter war they made the Russian tanks look like mincemeat after hitting them.
Being neutral doesn't mean you don't need an army. Quite the opposite, you need to show that you can defend yourself without the protection of more powerful allies. In reality, during the cold war, Sweden would have sided with the western powers if it came to war between east and west. Everybody knew this, but the official policy was non-alliance. Neutrality (as defined by international law) is something you can only declare in relation to a de-facto conflict.
The Pbv301 was not an IFV in any way, it was an APC armored for stopping nothing heavier than Soviet 14.5mm API-T rounds on a licence built Pz38(t) carriage...
Yes it is. When the tank was out of service, it was reused as a base for the first tracked APC in the Swedish armed forces. This was both a experimental project as it in the same time was in service in the army. The PBV 301 was later replaced with PBV 302.
@@jacklarkson4505 yes, they just keep getting more compact for every decade. Bofors recently released the new 4,5 mm desktop version that connects to your phone or laptop via bluetooth.
@@jacklarkson4505 the 40mm was too big and cumbersome to mount in armored combat vehicles before Hägglunds and Bofors developed the turret to the Strf9040 and Lvkv9040 in the late 1980ies where the updated 40mm/L70 gun was fitted with tripple slot single stack magasines and flipped the gun mechanism upside down. Prior to that, only the Lvkv m/41 and the VEAK prototype had been fitted with the 40mm/L60, in the m/41 as a manually loaded and aimed SPAAG, and in the VEAK in a motorised radar assisted SPAAG prototype that never entered service.
Adam Goatfish they're cheaper to use versus using a full fleet of dedicated transport aircraft and are quieter. Might also be disposable due to cheapness.
Gliders had actually pretty good record during ww2, they were cheap and unlike paratroopers the soldiers were together and not spread out during landing and could also land heavier weapons than just paratroopers. Yeah there were accidents, but gliders were pretty important for several battles. However when helicopters came they pretty much had served their purpose.
It is even a Swedish narrator. Possibly he has British parent, probably went to a British boarding school, but the Swedish accent just about shines through if you know what to listen for.
Description should be changed to :
This promotional film for the Bofors 20 mm L/70 automatic gun shows the popular weapon mounted in an armored vehicle. This gun was a belt fed evolution of their previous 20 mm L/70 anti air gun, which was based on their classic 40 mm L/60 anti air gun. The weapon can be used as an anti-aircraft gun (used against helicopters and recon aircraft) and as an anti-personnel weapon.
As noted above, the weapon is a distant relative of the famous Bofors 40 mm L/60 anti air gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun. The 40 mm L/60 is an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II, used by most of the western Allies as well as by the Axis powers. A small number of these weapons remain in service to this day, and saw action as late as the Gulf War.
The history on the 20 mm cannon is this: during World War II, the Swedish air force lacked a belt fed 20 mm cannon. Bofors responded to this by developing the 20 mm L/70 automatic gun, in Swedish service known as the 20 mm autocannon m/45. This used the 20x110 Hispano Suiza cartridge and had a cyclic rate of fire of 725 rpm in aircraft configuration. The gun came too late to serve in the war but was used on the Saab 21 fighter aircraft past the A-1 model. The gun was very reliable and had a good rate of fire.
After the Saab 21 had left service Bofors bought up all remaining guns from the Swedish air force and developed an armored gun mount around it for use on armored vehicles. In this configuration the gun's rate of fire was reduced to 300 rpm to allow continiues fire on the ground without overheating. The 20 mm armored gun mount saw service in the Swedish army on the Pbv 301 infantry fighting vehicle, as featured in the video. The mount was also planned for the Swedish S-tank during its early development.
In this video the gun's fire rate has been restored to 725 rounds per minute as a selling point. The two projectiles types shown in the video are Bofors designs originally developed for the Swedish air force.
The high explosive projectile had the Swedish designation "20 mm mingranat m/52" (short: 20 mm mgr m/52) or "20 mm mine shell m/52" in English. It featured a 14 gram high explosive incendiary charge. Interestingly it was never fielded to the Swedish army for use on their Pbv 302 and is only featured in the video since Bofors owned the design.
The armored piercing projectile had the Swedish designation 20 mm spårljuspansarprojektil m/68 (short: 20 mm slpprj m/68) or 20 mm tracer armor projectile m/68 in English.
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
Wasn't it the 20 mm m/40 that was based at the same design as the 40 mm Bofors?
@@satanihelvetet yes, but the 20 mm m/45 was an evolution of the 20 mm m/40. However it shares very little with the original 40 mm design.
@@Blockhaj I thought the m/45 was an evolution of the Hispano Suiza...but maybe it was only the calibre 20x110 that was adopted from HS to Bofors m/45.
As I see, the m/40 with 20x145 was more sutible as AA and AT, were the m/45, m/47 was more suitible as arm in airplanes and vehicles.
@@satanihelvetet The m/45 only used the same cartridge as the Hispano Suiza 404.
Thank you for mentioning what APC that was.
Sweden built their own modified 38t tanks on license during WW2. When they became obsolete, they were later rebuilt into apcs since it was a pretty solid, well liked chassie. Some were also made into assault guns with a 105mm howitzer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormartillerivagn_m/43
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansarbandvagn_301
It's a nice little gun.
I had the opportunity to use one during my military service and it was cool to observe everything disappear with the hits in line of fire.
But I do wonder which year this was filmed?
Early 1960' s?
Most likely yes since the APC (Pansarbandvagn 301) with the 20mm in question was in service with the Swedish military from 1961-1971
I want one!! It would go great on my van.
Ray Giordano will be great to blew up your van instead
Amirul Johari
Sure, I always want to blow up valuable equipment for no reason because I am an idiot like you.
Ray Giordano ä l
i think the recoil would rip the roof of sadly
4N1M3 H8T3R not if you use enough duct tape
Can you rent this for a Feral Pig Problem or do you have to buy?
all i want for christmas..is a bofors 20mm autocannon =(
I want an RPK
1:25 close the damn door behind your ass!
Even though I bet the armor on that apc was nothing I would feel like terminator in that turret
it was enough to stop small arms fire, but not enough to stop AT weapons
Iirc, it was intended to stop a Soviet 14.5mm AT rifle API-T round from the front and 7.62×54R API-T rounds from the sides and rear.
A note, the title should be changed to BOFORS 20mm AUTOMATIC GUN for TRACKED ARMORED CARRIERS 49114
This hatch with arm was originally designed as a second arm for the 103 MBT, but was never used at the MBT in service.
This is ATV 301 (PBV 301) It was a miserable machine. It's predecessor PBV 302 was much better and was used for 50 years.
Martin Birgersson How?
It was only planned as a temporary APC until the PBV 302 was ready. The chassi was based on an old (bad) tank, and the tracks were a constant source of problems. The didn't want to stay on. The cannon was a 20 mm canon from an airplane, but the rate of fire were downscaled for the 301. Crew compartment was much to small and the gearbox demanded that you had a left foot capable of pressing down serious amounts of pressure.
The 302 was not the predecessor.
Martin Birgersson sucessor, not predecessor.
Samuel Yahata you asked how but weren’t even interested in the response nice
Out of curiosity, how hot was the cartridge after it was ejected ? Wondering if it can ignite something if enough of them fall onto someone or something inside the hatch from the heat after firing.
It really depends on the cartridge. Small ones heat up faster, bigger ones don't. But I would say most cases after being ejected would be around the 350-400° F for a few seconds, brass tends to cool down very rapidly.
Bofors 20mm Mister. When you positively, absolutely, must see a spray of goo.
Sorta like a Bradley....
Yes but much shittier and unable to kill BMPs from the front.
@@maceosikes bmp 1 didnt exist
fallout my ass, good luck my ass, good my ass
The 20mm should be the newcHMG/LAC for vehicle mounts instead of the 12x7 ,the Ma Deuce is a great weapon that can be used but for the 21st century it needs some assistance and vehicles equipped with the 20mm will be a great benefit. A RWS on the AMPV using a combo 20mm plus aaws (Carl Gustav) will be a lethal and effective weapon system especially for Infantry support in urban areas.
Does Anybody knows what the vehicle was?
A Panzer 38T i guess
Cagatay Teoman swedish apc "pbv 301", see en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansarbandvagn_301
+Henrik Kalashnikov
Du är svensk men misstar ett svenskt pansarfordon med en tysk stridsvagn från andra världskriget. bra jobbat
Gå in och kolla lite på Panzer 38T och Jg Pz 38T. Sverige har också sånna "Tyska stridsvagnar" och Panzer 38T är inte ens ett tyskt fordon. Byggt i landet brevid men använt av tyskland.
+Henrik Kalashnikov
Nej sverige använde inte panzer 38t sverige använde Strv m/41 som är licenstillverkad i sverige med svensk bestyckning. Jag vet att Panzer 38 var byggd av skoda i Tjeckoslovakien men eftersom landet var under tysk ockupation så är det alltså en tyskbyggd stridsvagn och Jg Pz aka ''Hetzer'' verisionen var endast byggd i tyskland.
och eftersom man helt klart kan se soldater debarkera ur dörrar på fordonets baksida kan jag inte förstå hur du fortfarande kunde tro att det var en stridsvagn från en annan era.
I can imagine if this was American the guy would sound like some sort of Texan drill sgt screaming "hhooooweeeeeee, get some". The British accent just makes it sound so relaxed and 'keep calm'
Ditchy69 and the award for the stupidest comment ever goes to you you must not have watched any American documentaries
Fail
yes, all Americans daily run around shrieking "hoooweee get some." We do this in the drive through lane at Burger King.
For you us guys ... 20mm is BIGGER than what the M2 is firing!? =) By more than 60%
Little Boy had a 28.57% lighter yield than Fat Man.
Please provide the date or at the very least the year that the film was produced/released if at all possible. You provide a lengthy and comprehensive description of the film itself, but not a simple date of release? Thank you!
Definitely filmed in the 1960s. What year exactly I can’t say. But it’s definitely from the 60s.
reminds me of the Hetzer tank with it's MG and tracks
Well, you got right because its build on Panzer 38t
Ahmed Salim panzer 38 NA... better....
The Hetzer was not a tank. It was an SPG.
It is written the small turret the Gunner occupies and operates from is gas tight and later the film mentions that all gasses produced when firing are ejected overboard.
Does the mean to imply that the vehicle interior is "Positive Pressure" to ensure NO outside gasses, as may be employed during combat in a NBC environment, is employed whenever the vehicle is in operation?
The reason I point this out is because the empty shell ejection port doesn't seem to be sealed/enclosed when NOT in firing operation.
Small but important consideration for the crew/occupants.
Thank you for posting this interesting and informative video.
the gun is compleatly outside of the vehicle there is no interior conection to the fighting compartement from the gun (source: im a swede)
@@alcapone796 apart from the ammo belt...
而且是以二戰時期捷克38t坦克車開發出來的機關槍履帶運兵車。
Funny how Sweden has been a neutral country since arounfd1775, but makes some of the best guns especially low-medium calibre AT and AA guns! They sent the Finns loads of 47MM AT guns during the winter war they made the Russian tanks look like mincemeat after hitting them.
Being neutral doesn't mean you don't need an army.
Quite the opposite, you need to show that you can defend yourself without the protection of more powerful allies.
In reality, during the cold war, Sweden would have sided with the western powers if it came to war between east and west. Everybody knew this, but the official policy was non-alliance.
Neutrality (as defined by international law) is something you can only declare in relation to a de-facto conflict.
1809/12 was the reference we use our selfs.
二戰結束以後新開發機關槍坦克。
WOT, the Next Premium ..
What game is this? Really realistic graphics, a bit scratchy but super realistic
Moscovian Polar it's game of love
It's an IFV. An Infantry Fighting Vehicle. A Bradley it ain't, but it still packs a hell of a wallop!
The Pbv301 was not an IFV in any way, it was an APC armored for stopping nothing heavier than Soviet 14.5mm API-T rounds on a licence built Pz38(t) carriage...
The narrator sounds bored to tears...
Wait, it's mounted on a Panzer 38 chasis?!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansarbandvagn_301
On a licence built Swedish version of the Pz38(t) chassis, yes.
Great video
What year is this from?
Probably early 1960s
PBV 301 was Fielded 1962, decommissioned 1972 (replaced by PBV 302) in Sweden.
How old is this video clip?
What is that vehicle that the turret is mounted on?
Thanks, I had a feeling that this thing was of WWII vintage and the wheels reminded me of the Panzer 38t. Now I know why.
its a swedish apc "pbv 301", see en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansarbandvagn_301
what APC is that?
Joel Atwater Pansarbandvagn 301
Fielded 1962, decommissioned 1972 (replaced by PBV 302).
Is that an apc on the chassis of a 38t??? It looks really good! Didnt know about that thing yet!
Yes. The Swedes produced the 38t under licence as the m/41.
Yes it is. When the tank was out of service, it was reused as a base for the first tracked APC in the Swedish armed forces. This was both a experimental project as it in the same time was in service in the army. The PBV 301 was later replaced with PBV 302.
PBV 301 Fielded 1962, decommissioned 1972 (replaced by PBV 302).
The turrets can still be found around airport/airbases, harbours and other instalations. 95% of them in none active/museum reserv status.
Bof Bof Bof Bof Bof, goes the Boffers.
I will buy 10
Call me crazy but that APC chassis looks a lot like a Jagdpanzer 38t.
Delray58 Yes its panzer 38t chasis :-)
Matyas Grohmann Strv m41 (there are some important differences to the 38(t)
Cant get over how the running gear is from the Panzer 38T
Gary Dufton close but no cigar for you ;)
I'd hate to have it jam
What is jamming?
-Remember it is a Bofors gun made in Sweden.
what year this clip was made?
PBV 301 was Fielded 1962, decommissioned 1972 (replaced by PBV 302). Film is probably from early 1960s
@@petter5721 we had 40 mm BOFORS in WW2 then 20 mm in 1960s?
@@jacklarkson4505 yes, they just keep getting more compact for every decade.
Bofors recently released the new 4,5 mm desktop version that connects to your phone or laptop via bluetooth.
@@jacklarkson4505 the 40mm was too big and cumbersome to mount in armored combat vehicles before Hägglunds and Bofors developed the turret to the Strf9040 and Lvkv9040 in the late 1980ies where the updated 40mm/L70 gun was fitted with tripple slot single stack magasines and flipped the gun mechanism upside down.
Prior to that, only the Lvkv m/41 and the VEAK prototype had been fitted with the 40mm/L60, in the m/41 as a manually loaded and aimed SPAAG, and in the VEAK in a motorised radar assisted SPAAG prototype that never entered service.
Wait--gliders?
Adam Goatfish they're cheaper to use versus using a full fleet of dedicated transport aircraft and are quieter. Might also be disposable due to cheapness.
But wasn't the hard lesson about using gliders learned during D-Day?
Its cheap
+Adam Goatfish
the glider landings on d-day was succesfull i don't know what you are talking about
Gliders had actually pretty good record during ww2, they were cheap and unlike paratroopers the soldiers were together and not spread out during landing and could also land heavier weapons than just paratroopers. Yeah there were accidents, but gliders were pretty important for several battles. However when helicopters came they pretty much had served their purpose.
I was looking for juicy Shaq meat on RUclips, how'd I get here ?
Redlettermedia 😀
what does that gun on a 38 t ?
Can someone confirm the brits tinkered with a ww2 German 38T tank, and explain why??
Never heard of this.
Nope.. Thats a Swedish gun on a Swedish AFV... (quite possibly based on the 38T)
PBV 301 was Fielded 1962, decommissioned 1972 (replaced by PBV 302).
It is even a Swedish narrator.
Possibly he has British parent, probably went to a British boarding school, but the Swedish accent just about shines through if you know what to listen for.