40mm Bofors

The 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun is a flak cannon used for Anti-Aircraft purposes. It is featured in the games Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 1943 as stationary emplacements.

Battlefield 1942
This AA emplacement spawn at bases controlled by the Allies ingame and on the American and Japanese aircraft carriers. Its Axis equivalent is the Flak 38.

Battlefield 1943
The AA emplacement can be found everywhere on maps: on top of bunkers, near sandbag bunkers, atop of buildings and on the carriers.

They are very effective against planes, but it can be difficult at long ranges since the shots can be quite slow. Against ground vehicles, it's performance is not so effective against a tank, but it can easily destroy a jeep. The main problem is getting a right angle. It has an absolutely horrible performance against infantry as they are small targets, as well as the fact that soldiers can easily shoot the player through the sight, which would be fatal.

The fact that the AA guns are stationary and there is barely any protection (other than the ballistic shield in front of the user), the user is very vulnerable.