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Originally Posted by AlexKall probebly light as in protable by man. Thats usually how the light in light anti tank weapon is defined. It can be fired by a man holding it. BILL 2 on the other hand is fired from a platform, and its not called Light anti tank weapon  |
Dear Member,
The BILL is a dang good medium antitank weapon. I did the first US article on it and one of my first articles for Popular Mechanics was on the BILL. You have to give the engineers from Bofors credit for coming up with that unique system for killing a tank even if it is hidden below a ridge line with only the top of the turret showing. If the US had chosen an interim weapon for the DRAGON I would have picked the BILL. But the US Army (ie the Marines big time) would have chosen the MILAN. Luckly the US never had to find out about the DRAGON in combat against modern MBTs. The Javelin is in service now and it gives an over kill ability -- it basically gives an infantry force the same ability as the TOW almost.
Jack E. Hammond