RBS 56B BILL 2
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| RBS 56B BILL 2 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | ATGM |
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1988 |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Saab Bofors Dynamics |
| Manufacturer | Saab Bofors Dynamics |
TheRBS 56B BILL 2 Anti-Tank Guided Weapon[1]is a man-portable orvehicle-mounted guidedanti-tank missileusing theoverfly top attackmethod to attack the weaker parts of anarmoured vehicle.BILL is acronym forBofors Infantry Light & Lethal.
System
[edit]Design
[edit]The RBS 56B BILL 2 was designed upon the originalBILL 1 Anti-tank guided weaponthat has been in the service of theSwedish Armysince 1988. The BILL 2 is currently produced bySaab Bofors Dynamics,who are located inKarlskoga,Sweden. The BILL 2 comes with one 10.5 kg missile, a launching tube,tripodwith x7 magnification day sight, and onethermal imagingsight.
Operation
[edit]The RBS 56B BILL 2 uses OTA orOverfly Top Attackto attack its target. The missile flies towards the target on a standard horizontaltrajectory,but rather than directly hitting the target head on, it overflies it, detonating its warhead on top of an armored vehicle, where thearmouris usually lighter. It also utilizes additional guidance accuracy via the installed rategyro,which monitors the tracking movement of the launcher. It is designed primarily to attack armoured or unarmoured vehicles, but can also be used to attackhelicoptersor soft ground targets, such as light buildings.
The BILL 2 can be mounted onto a variety of vehicles and then fired remotely from inside the vehicle.
Firing Modes
[edit]The BILL 2 has three firing modes that the launcher's operator can select, before launching the missile.
- Basic – In this mode the missile will use both of its sensors to hit the armoured vehicle from the top.
- Non-Armored – In this mode the missile uses no sensors and flies on a LOS or line-of-sight, while using the impact fuse.
- Soft Target – In this mode the optical sensor is used, but the magnetic sensor is not. The missile then uses OTA to attack its target.
Missile
[edit]The BILL 2 Missile uses aSACLOSor semi-automatic command to line-of-sight guidance system, and is controlled via a communications wire that trails behind the missile from the launch tube. The BILL 2 warhead has an optical and magnetic sensor. The optical sensor serves to find the target's range, while the magnetic sensor detects metallic targets to determine the best point for the missile to detonate.
The BILL 2 contains both aproximity fuseand an inertial impact fuse. The BILL 2 is armed with a pair of vertically strikingexplosively formed penetratorwarheads, which each direct a self-forging slug of metal downwards at extreme velocities using a high explosive blast. The 40 mm frontal "precursor" warhead destroys anyreactive armourprotecting the target and leaves the 110 mm rear warhead to penetrate the armour.
Total penetration capabilities are classified, but are known to be at least 550 mm in rolled homogeneous armor.
Operators
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Austria:Known as Panzerabwehrlenkwaffe PAL 2000 Bill[2]
Saudi Arabia[3][citation needed]
Sweden:In service from 1999 to 2013, returned to service in December 2021[4]
References
[edit]- ^"RBS 56 BILL Anti-Tank Guided Missile".Military-Today.Retrieved2022-08-20.
- ^Austrian Army
- ^Dagens Nyheter: Boforsvapen till Saudiarabien
- ^"En Suède, une solution intérimaire en attendant le MMP".28 December 2021.