40mm Bofors

The 40mm Bofors Anti-Air Gun is a flak cannon used for anti-aircraft purposes.

Battlefield 1943
The AA emplacement can be found a bit everywhere on maps: on top of a bunker, near sandbag bunkers atop of buildings or on carriers.

They are very effective against planes, but it can be difficult a long ranges since the shots can be quite slow. Against ground vehicles, its performance is not so effective against tanks, but it can easily destroy a jeep. The main problem is getting a right angle. It has an absolutely horrible performance against infantry.

The fact that the AA guns are stationary and there is barely any protection. the user is very vulnerable.

Trivia

 * In real life, rapid firing, Japanese Type 93 AA guns would be placed over the Pacific islands and carriers. The 40mm Bofors would still, obviously, be on the American carriers.