RBS 70

Question 1

Combination of what enables RBS70 to initiate

Answer 1

Combination of Laser guided Proximity and impact Fuse

Question 2

NEQ’s

Answer 2

AUR - 5.354kg
Warhead - OCTOL NSV 10/RDX NSH 46 x 475g
Launch Motor Grain - NK 1256 Pressed DB x 460g
Sustainer Motor - Cast RDX/DB x 4.6 kg

Question 3

What does MiC Stand for?

Answer 3

Missile in Container

Question 4

What is used for storage and transport protection?

Answer 4

Shock absorbing cellular end caps and a centre pad

Question 5

What are the Launch and Sustainment Motor burn times?

Answer 5

LT - 40ms

Sustainment Motor - 4 secs

Question 6

What does the Electronics packages(ELP) do?

Answer 6

ELP 1 - houses the CPU which provides control and guidance during activation, firing, flight and detonation

ELP 2 - Thermal battery, voltage converters, stabilisers used to produce electrical power

ELP 3 - Detects the guidance beam pulses from the sight, converts them to amplified signals and provides them to ELP 1

Question 7

Warhead design features

Answer 7

Multiple effects warhead combines blast, frag and shaped Charge

Question 8

Warhead Shape and disperse Effects

Answer 8

Convex Contour to provide effective dispersion both front and rear

Question 9

Why layers are used to enhance Fragmentation?

Answer 9

Plastic layer around steel casing containing approx 3000 tungsten steel balls

Question 10

Safe and Arm Device (SAD) performs what?

Answer 10

Keeps the warhead initiator out of line prior to firing

Question 11

What are it’s detection ranges whilst in Prox Fuze setting?

Answer 11

Minimum- 0.4m to 6m

Detonation range of 4m at 30% reflectivity at 20 degrees C