Shipbucket

Does anyone know of a top view daring of the 40mm Boffin mounting? I saw the side view in the RN parts sheet, but no top view in sight. Or, Does anyone know of a picture of it? I can't find any straight up vertical photos of the gun mount anywhere.

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What you mean that you don't have the April 1974 copy of Military Modeler at your right hand !!!!

The rest of the articals and drawings are here

http://s719.photobucket.com/albums/ww199/graham003/

No there is not so far.

Make sure you use the proper one though

Apparently the "Boffin" is a Bofors somehow shoehorned into a 20mm mount. I haven't found any more info though.

Opps I stuffed up yes a boffin is a 40 MM in a power operated twin mount
Photos to follow !!

here it is


Graham

Your a gem Graham, and looking at it, I'd think its the bog-standard twin 20mm mount that's been adapted?

Yes Bill/ Bpffin was the standard twin power operated 20mm guns, and was adapted for a single 40mm gun. This was done to give all RN ships more hitting power for the Pacific theatre.

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Thank you Kim for the crest

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Thanks a ton!

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