Strf 9040 BILL - Revision history

U137903626: Changed "6 missiles" to "8 missiles".

2024-09-14T10:16:46Z

Changed "6 missiles" to "8 missiles".

U112797145: /* Usage in battles */ advice to one shot carousel type ammo racks/autoloaders

2024-06-17T17:26:56Z

‎Usage in battles: advice to one shot carousel type ammo racks/autoloaders

U103691029: /* Main armament */ Autoloader

2024-04-17T02:43:21Z

‎Main armament: Autoloader

U6883713: /* Description */

2023-12-07T23:43:29Z

‎Description

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-11-23T09:57:29Z

‎Description

U120313908: /* Description */

2023-11-21T21:07:06Z

‎Description

U44629479: Undo revision 161456 by U59134132 (talk)

2023-04-28T19:31:10Z

Undo revision 161456 by U59134132 (talk)

U59134132: /* Pros and cons */ added no elevation and depression as con

2023-04-27T20:06:10Z

‎Pros and cons: added no elevation and depression as con

U131973918: /* Pros and cons */

2023-02-13T10:24:54Z

‎Pros and cons

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-02-05T16:56:07Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

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 * Unreliable armour
 * It takes time to deploy the missile launcher before the missiles can be fired
-* The 40 mm gun chews through ammo very quickly, and replenishing the first stage ammo rack takes time; also only 6 missiles
+* The 40 mm gun chews through ammo very quickly, and replenishing the first stage ammo rack takes time; also only 8 missiles
 * Aiming too high above the enemy vehicle ensures the missile does next to no damage to said enemy vehicle
 * Missiles are not as effective versus helicopters or spacious tank fighting compartments (like on [[M1A1 Abrams|M1A1]] and [[M1A2 Abrams]])

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 If the enemy tanker reverses, goes over an object in its path and ends up exposing the underside (belly) of the tank, a few rounds targeted in this area from the 40 mm Bofors will knock it out.
-One of the key strategic advantages which the Strf 9040 BILL has over its competitors is its [[Rbs 56]] ATGMs. These ATGMs are not like normal ATGMs. Instead, these explode above the target, allowing the blast to penetrate the roof of the enemy tank and knock the crew out. This means when any tank tries to use the terrain or an object to hide, fire the Rbs 56 ATGM towards the target but make sure it's not too high, about 3-5 feet above it, for the best results. If the ATGM is too high when it explodes, the energy from the blast will be reduced and less damage will occur. The missile is already flying above the aiming point in the gunner's sight, so it is not needed to aim above the enemy target except to go over the terrain and cover.
+One of the key strategic advantages which the Strf 9040 BILL has over its competitors is its [[Rbs 56]] ATGMs. These ATGMs are not like normal ATGMs. Instead, these explode above the target, allowing the blast to penetrate the roof of the enemy tank and knock the crew out. This means when any tank tries to use the terrain or an object to hide, fire the Rbs 56 ATGM towards the target but make sure it's not too high, about 3-5 feet above it, for the best results. If the ATGM is too high when it explodes, the energy from the blast will be reduced and less damage will occur. The missile is already flying above the aiming point in the gunner's sight, so it is not needed to aim above the enemy target except to go over the terrain and cover. Against tanks with carousel type auto-loaders (T-72, T-80 etc) aim towards the edge of the turret to avoid the cannon breach and detonate the ammo rack.
 '''Air Threats'''

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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 |-
-! colspan="6" | [[akan m/70B (40 mm)|40 mm akan m/70B]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
+! colspan="6" | [[akan m/70B (40 mm)|40 mm akan m/70B]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || Reloading rate (seconds)
 |-
 ! Mode !! Capacity !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
 ! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
-! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
+!Autoloader
 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 234 || rowspan="2" | 300 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+35° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Two-plane|up to 30 km/h}} || 33.2 || 46.0 || 55.8 || 61.7 || 65.7 || rowspan="2" | 0.20 || rowspan="2" | 0.20 || rowspan="2" | 0.20 || rowspan="2" | 0.20
+| rowspan="2" | 234 || rowspan="2" | 300 || rowspan="2" | -8°/+35° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Two-plane|up to 30 km/h}} || 33.2 || 46.0 || 55.8 || 61.7 || 65.7 || rowspan="2" | 0.20
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''

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 Since its introduction in early 1998, the Strf 9040 was criticized for its lack of guided munitions against tanks; most IFVs like the Marder, the BMP-2, and the Bradley used ATGMs to engage heavily armoured targets. Thus, a demonstrator was ordered, using the Strf 9040A as a basis. The vehicle was heavily modified to use the Rbs 56 BILL II ATGM launcher, the launch mechanism was actually very similar to the one used by the Bradley, the launcher could fold itself, and be used from inside the vehicle, while the reload required manual loading from the outside. The system was promising, but issues in development cancelled the project.
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]]. It is a very versatile IFV, one of the most critical aspects about Swedish IFVs is the lack of ATGMs like the ones found in other IFVs. However, this has access to both the powerful 40 mm cannon of other Strf 9040s and the Rbs 56 ATGM. Unlike other missiles, the Rbs 56 does not have a conventional HEAT warhead; instead of exploding on impact, it has a proximity fuze and explodes on the top of enemy tanks, this means that it should be aimed 2-3 metres above the enemy tank. This is a dangerous process since it requires precision, it's a good idea to disable the enemy tank's gun and tracks using the 40 mm cannon, and then use the ATGM.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]] (then as '''strf 9056'''). It is a very versatile IFV, one of the most critical aspects about Swedish IFVs is the lack of ATGMs like the ones found in other IFVs. However, this has access to both the powerful 40 mm cannon of other Strf 9040s and the Rbs 56 ATGM. Unlike other missiles, the Rbs 56 does not have a conventional HEAT warhead; instead of exploding on impact, it has a proximity fuze and explodes on the top of enemy tanks, this means that it should be aimed 2-3 metres above the enemy tank. This is a dangerous process since it requires precision, it's a good idea to disable the enemy tank's gun and tracks using the 40 mm cannon, and then use the ATGM.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-Since its introduction in early 1998, the Strf-9040 was criticized for its lack of guided munitions against tanks, most IFVs like the Marder, the BMP-2 and the Bradley used ATGMs to engage heavily armored targets. Thus a demonstrator was ordered, and using the Strf-9040A as a basis. The vehicle was heavily modified to use the Rbs 56 BILL II ATGM launcher, the launch mechanism was actually very similar to the one used by the Bradley, the launcher could fold itself, and be used from inside the vehicle, while the reload required manual loading from the outside. The system was promising, but issues in development cancelled the project, Sweden still operated both vehicles, until the Rbs 56 was retired in 2013.
+Since its introduction in early 1998, the Strf 9040 was criticized for its lack of guided munitions against tanks; most IFVs like the Marder, the BMP-2, and the Bradley used ATGMs to engage heavily armoured targets. Thus, a demonstrator was ordered, using the Strf 9040A as a basis. The vehicle was heavily modified to use the Rbs 56 BILL II ATGM launcher, the launch mechanism was actually very similar to the one used by the Bradley, the launcher could fold itself, and be used from inside the vehicle, while the reload required manual loading from the outside. The system was promising, but issues in development cancelled the project.
-The '''{{Specs|name}}'''was introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]]. Is a very versatile IFV, one of the most critical aspects about Swedish IFVs is the lack of ATGMs like the ones found in other IFVs. However, this has access to both the powerful 40mm cannon of other Strf-9040s and the Rbs 56 ATGM. Unlike other missiles, the Rbs 56 does not have a conventional HEAT warhead, instead of exploding on impact, it has a fuze and explodes on the top of enemy tanks, this means that it should be aimed 2-3 meters above the enemy tank. This is a dangerous process since it requires precision, it's a good idea disabling the enemy tanks gun and tracks using the 40mm cannon, and then use the ATGM.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]]. It is a very versatile IFV, one of the most critical aspects about Swedish IFVs is the lack of ATGMs like the ones found in other IFVs. However, this has access to both the powerful 40 mm cannon of other Strf 9040s and the Rbs 56 ATGM. Unlike other missiles, the Rbs 56 does not have a conventional HEAT warhead; instead of exploding on impact, it has a proximity fuze and explodes on the top of enemy tanks, this means that it should be aimed 2-3 metres above the enemy tank. This is a dangerous process since it requires precision, it's a good idea to disable the enemy tank's gun and tracks using the 40 mm cannon, and then use the ATGM.
 == General info ==

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 * Multipurpose 40 mm shells, great for tank side armour and air vehicles
 * Access to generation 2 thermals for both gunner and commander - Along with the [[CV 90105 TML]], the BILL is the only Strf 90 that has CITV
-* Two-plane stabilizer works up to 30 km/h
+* Two-plane stabilizer
 * Access to the scouting mechanic
 * Wide FOV for the gunner
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 '''Cons:'''
 * Tanks with ERA on top of the turret (especially Russian tanks) renders the missiles less effective
 * Does not have access to the improved Slpprj m/01 APFSDS shell with 170 mm of penetration the [[Strf 9040C]] has

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:akan m/70B (40 mm)/Ammunition|slpprj m/90, slsgr m/90, kulsgr m/90}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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 ==== Ammunition ====
-The BILL missiles are immune to infrared jamming from tanks like the [[AMX-30B2 BRENUS]] and the [[T-90A]] but they still can be destroyed by hard-kill active protections systems.
+{{:Rbs 56/Ammunition|RB 56 BILL II}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====