APILAS
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| APILAS | |
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| File:Cc apilas.jpg
soldier preparing to fire the APILAS.
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| Type | Anti-tank weapon |
| Place of origin |  France |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | GIAT Industries |
| Manufacturer | GIAT Industries |
| Unit cost | €2,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 9 kg (19.84 lb) |
| Length | 1,300 mm (51.2 in) |
| Barrel length | 180 mm (7.1 in) |
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| Caliber | 112 mm (4.4 in) |
| Muzzle velocity | 293 m/s (961 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 25–350 m |
APILAS antitank rocket projectile
APILAS launcher
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| APILAS - 1983 1st Version | |
 APILAS and soldier 1[1] |
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| APILAS and soldier 2 |
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| APILAS and soldier 3 |
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| APILAS and soldier 4 |
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| APILAS launcher and rocket |
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| APILAS rocket projectile |
APILAS (Armor-Piercing Infantry Light Arm System) is a portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon, designed in France by GIAT Industries. Over 120,000 of the APILAS launchers have been produced, and they are in service with many countries.[citation needed]
Contents
Description
The APILAS is supplied in an aramid fibre launcher tube with a retractable sight. The effective range of APILAS is from 25 m (it takes 25 m for the rocket to arm itself) up to 500 – 600 m depending on the target. The shaped charge warhead is electrically fused and will detonate at impact angles up to 80 degrees.
An off-route mine system was developed using the APILAS rocket mounted on a tripod using a sensor package, or tripwires.
Specifications
- Calibre: 112 mm
- Length
- Launcher:
- Transportation: 1290 mm
- Fire-ready: 1260 mm
- Projectile: 920 mm
- Launcher:
- Weight:
- Overall: 9.0 kg
- Projectile: 4.3 kg
- Launcher: 4.7 kg
- Range: 25 m to 300 m + (moving target) 500 m + (static target)
- Engine: Solid-fuel rocket
- Muzzle velocity: 293 m/s
- Time of flight to 500 m: 1.9 s
- Warhead: 1.5 kg shaped charge capable of penetrating 720 mm RHAe or 2 m of concrete
- Trigger: Piezoelectric sensor with 50g black powder
Operators
File:APILAS operators.png
Map with APILAS operators in blue
Current operators
Belgium
Chile
Colombia
Cyprus
Djibouti
Finland- France
Italy
Jordan
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Republic of China (Taiwan)
See also
References
- ↑ the first versions did not have the gunner's face mask, but was added later due to unburn propellant after the projectile left the tube
Sources
- Jane's Infantry Weapons 2005-2006
- Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006
