APILAS

External images
	APILAS - 1983 1st Version
	APILAS and soldier 1
	APILAS and soldier 2
	APILAS and soldier 3
	APILAS and soldier 4
	APILAS launcher and rocket
	APILAS rocket projectile

APILAS
APILAS
	soldier preparing to fire the APILAS.
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
Mass	9 kg (19.84 lb)
Length	1,300 mm (51.2 in)
Barrel length	180 mm (7.1 in)
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

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]}

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
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

Users[]

Belgium
Chile
Colombia
Cyprus
Finland
France
Italy
Jordan
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Taiwan

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

External links[]

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[1] 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

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