About the 40mm Twin Mount Mark V - WWII US Navy Anti-Aircraft Gun

The US Navy's 40mm Anti-Aircraft cannon was a mass-produced licensed copy of the gun designed by the Swedish firm Bofors. Placed in a wide range of mountings, it became the standard medium-range anti-aircraft gun on almost every ship in the United States Navy during World War II. This Mk V Mount features a pair 40mm automatic guns, on a motorized mount, which could be controlled locally or by separate computerized (and later on radar-assisted) gun directing device. A typical Twin Mount Mk V would be manned by 7 sailors (1 gun captain, 1 pointer, 1 trainer, 4 loaders + possible additional ammunition passers). The gun was fully automatic, with the rate of fire effectively limited by how fast the four-round ammunition clips could be loaded into the breech.  While the 40mm "Bofors" was sufficient for most medium range anti-aircraft coverage during the war.  However, in response to Japanese Kamikaze swarm attacks,  the US Navy began replacing the 40mm with automatic 3" guns, which were better able to destroy oncoming high-speed aircraft at a greater range. 

Suggested gun crews / figure parts:

• WWII US Navy Sailor at Battle Stations
• WWII US Navy Gun Crew Talker
• WWII US Navy Sailor Blue Dungarees Torso
  
• WWII Kapok Life Vest
• WWII US Navy Kapok Lifejackets Sticker Pack
• US Navy Talker Helmet

Model Statistics:

Designed by Daniel Siskind
167 LEGO® & BrickArms® elements
High quality UV-prints
Full-color printed building instructions
1/35th scale to match other Brickmania kits
Sophomore Skill Level (2-4 years building experience recommended)

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