In 1922, the Swedish Navy ordered 2-lb. “Pom Pom” guns as anti-aircraft guns. By 1928, the 2-pounders were inadequate and he Swedes began seeking out a replacement. They approched Bofors, a Swedish steel producer, about a replacement cannon. Bofors got to work on their 40 mm design and fired it off in 1930.
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