File:FIM-43 Redeye (Robot 69) 001.jpg
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English: The General Dynamics FIM-43 Redeye was a man-portable surface-to-air missile system. It used infrared homing to track its target. Production began in 1968 and ended in September 1969 after about 85,000 rounds had been built - in anticipation of the Redeye II, which later became the FIM-92 Stinger. The Redeye was withdrawn gradually between 1982 and 1995 as the Stinger was deployed.
The photo shows the version used by the Swedish Army between 1970 and 1992, under the designation Robot 69 or RBS 69. From the collections of the Swedish Army Museum.
Svenska: I svenska armén känd som Robotsystem 69 (RBS 69). För bekämpning av luftmål. Vikt 5,0 kg utan robot, med robot 13,3 kg. Typen användes i svenska armén mellan åren 1970-1992. Köptes in i stort antal från USA och användes för att bekämpa flygplan på upp till 2000 meters höjd. När vapnet avfyrats är det förbrukat. Missar roboten målet så förstörs den genom autodestruktion efter cirka 15 sekunder. Den var värmesökande men hade sina brister och kunde exempelvis störas ut med facklor och ansågs inte tillförlitliga mot jetflyg. Mest lämplig att använda mot helikoptrar och propellerflyg.
En infanteribrigad under kalla kriget utrustades med 108 stycken Robot 69 i exempelvis krigsorganisation 66. Ersattes med Robot 70-systemet under slutet av 1970-talet. |
| Date | Unknown date |
| Source | Armémuseum: AM.036241 |
| Author | Armémuseum (Swedish Army Museum) |
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