RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missile

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The RBS 56 BILL is a Swedish-made, wire-guided, top-attack anti-tank missile system designed to defeat armored vehicles by striking their thinner upper armor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-tank guided missile
weapon system
attackProfile top-attack
combatFunction destroy tanks from covered positions
countryOfOrigin Sweden
deployment infantry units
vehicle-mounted anti-tank units
designedBy Bofors Anti-Armour Division
designedToDefeat armored vehicles
main battle tanks
era Cold War late period
feature day sight
dual fuzes for top-attack
optional thermal sight
overfly top-attack detonation
guidanceMethod SACLOS
guidanceSystem wire-guided
introducedBy Swedish Armed Forces
launchPlatform man-portable launcher
tripod
vehicle-mounted launcher
manufacturer Bofors (as an arms manufacturer)
surface form: Bofors
missileControl command link via wire
munitionClass guided missile
nameExpansion Bofors Infantry Light & Lethal (BILL)
natoCategory infantry anti-tank guided weapon
operatorTask keeps crosshairs on target
primaryRole anti-tank warfare
propulsion solid-fuel rocket motor
successor RBS 56B BILL 2
targetsArmorSection engine deck
turret roof
upper armor
usedBy Austria
Brazil
Latvia
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Tunisia
warheadFunction defeat explosive reactive armor
warheadType tandem HEAT

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Swedish Army uses RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missile