Bofors L70.

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Ancient and venerable but under the right circumstances still can be effective?

"Lithuania handed over Bofors L70 guns to Kyiv, created more than 70 years ago - OSN"

From https://www.weeklyblitz.net | News Desk | February 12, 2023.

The Lithuanian military sending their entire inventory of  Bofors anti-aircraft artillery [AAA] to Ukraine! A battalion of AAA consisting of eighteen 40 mm firing pieces.

"Politician Alexander Pavlyuk, who took over the leadership of the Kyiv defensive line, pointed to the fact that the Lithuanian side sent Bofors L70 guns to the Nazis."

"The text of this publication says that the work on the creation of anti-aircraft guns was built during the Second World War, and they began to be used more than 70 years ago."

"The militants of the Kyiv regime hope that this type of weapon will allow them to defend their own infrastructure by hitting unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation."

My instantaneous response to this news item was that this represents a noble gesture of Lithuanian solidarity with Ukraine. But in this regard I might well be wrong.

Consider:

"Several upgrade packages are offered to keep the guns up to date. One of them is the BOFI package which adds a radar system above the barrel."

Ammunition also available in a pre-fragmented round with proximity fuse!

Variants of the L70 to include:

* REMO   * BOFI   * BOFI-R

* REMO / REnovation MOdernization

* BOFI / Bofors Optronic Fire-control Instrument

See also yet further an Indian army improved and upgraded version of the L70 with specific mission of anti-drone defense, the Zen Anti Drone System (ZADS)

Again, if the L70 used in a reasonable and rational manner can provide a solution to the Shahed-136 kamikaze drone problem? 

Just don't expect miracles!

coolbert.