APILAS

APILAS
M136 AT-4 Finnish soldier ready to fire APILAS.
Type	Anti-tank
Place of origin	France
Production history
Unit cost	2,000 €
Specifications
Mass	9.5 kg
Length	1.26 m
Caliber	112 mm
Muzzle velocity	293 m/s
Effective firing range	500m

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 Belgium, Chile, Finland, France, Italy, Jordan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.

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.

The system is known as 112 RSKES APILAS in Finland.

Specifications

• Calibre: 112 mm
• Length
  • Launcher: 1.26 m
  • Projectile: 925 mm
• Weight:
  • Overall: 9.5 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 RHA or 2 m of concrete.

See also

• C-100, LAW 80, AT4

External links

• Finnish Defense Forces official information.
• Finnish Defense Forces official information in finnish with better pictures and more up to date.

References

• Jane's Infantry Weapons 2005-2006
• Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006