ACCULAR vs Alcotán-100: Specs Compared

ARockets & launchers

ACCULAR

family of artillery rockets

Alcotán-100 — licensed reference photograph

BRockets & launchers

Alcotán-100

Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system

Credit

Lobo Estepario · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

ACCULARlarger figure on 1 of 1

Calibre+41%

Alcotán-100larger figure on 0 of 1

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

6 of 24 rows sourced on both sides

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1.15m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.15 m

Length

Single source

1.15 m (3.8 ft)^[source]

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14kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

9.8 kg

ALCOTAN-ABK (M2)

Single source

10 kg

ALCOTAN-BIV (M2)

Single source

10.3 kg

ALCOTAN-MP (M2)

Single source

4.5 kg

Fire system

Single source

10.5 kg

Launcher with projectile ALCOTAN-AT (M2)

Single source

14 kg

Mass

Single source

14 kg (31 lb)^[source]

Launcher with projectile: 10.5 kg ALCOTAN-AT (M2), 10 kg ALCOTAN-BIV (M2), 9.8 kg ALCOTAN-ABK (M2), 10.3 kg ALCOTAN-MP (M2) Fire system: 4.5 kg^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Crew

Single source

1^[source]

40kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

1kmfor ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) (area target) and

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

40 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

40 km^[source]

0.6 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1 km

for ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) (area target) and

Single source

1 km

for ALCOTAN-MP (M2) (airbust)

Single source

0.03–0.6 km

point target for the ALCOTAN-AT (M2), ALCOTAN-BIV (M2), ALCOTAN-ABK (M2) and ALCOTAN-MP (M2) >

Single source

600 m (2,000 ft)^[source]

30 m to 600 m point target for the ALCOTAN-AT (M2), ALCOTAN-BIV (M2), ALCOTAN-ABK (M2) and ALCOTAN-MP (M2) >1,000 m for ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) (area target) and 1,000 m for ALCOTAN-MP (M2) (airbust)^[source]

122–160mmCaliber

100mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

122–160 mm

Caliber

Single source

122–160 mm (4.8–6.3 in)^[source]

100 mm

Caliber

Single source

100 mm

Calibre

Single source

100 mm (3.9 in)^[source]

100 mm^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

ACCULAR and Alcotán-100 configuration
Specification	ACCULAR	Alcotán-100
Type	Artillery rocket^[source]	Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Spain^[source]
Designer	Israel Military Industries^[source]	—
Guidance system	global navigation satellite system (GNSS) / inertial navigation system (INS)^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Israel Military Industries^[source]	Instalaza SA^[source]
Role	family of artillery rockets^[source]	man portable, single-use (firing control unit is reusable) anti-tank rocket launcher^[source]
In service	—	2002–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Unit cost	—	Approx. 17,500 ~ 24,500 $^[source]
Produced	—	1998–present^[source]
Variants	—	ALCOTAN-AT (M2) munition: Anti-tank behind ERA ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) munition: Dual purpose (anti-armour + fragmentation) ALCOTAN-ABK (M2) munition: Anti-bunker ALCOTAN-MP (M2) munition: Multi-purpose, three different modes (impact, impact delay and airburst)^[source]
Sights	—	Telescopic sight with night vision^[source]
Warhead	—	HEAT HE/FRAG HEDP^[source]
Blast yield	—	700 mm (28 in) penetration ( ERA + armour steel)^[source]
Propellant	—	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]
Launch platform	—	Man-portable launcher^[source]
Engine	—	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]
Penetration	—	Anti-tank ALCOTAN-AT (M2): 700 mm ( explosive reactive armour + armour steel) Dual purpose ALCOTAN-BIV (M2): 400 mm (armour steel) along with >1000 fragments Anti-bunker ALCOTAN-ABK (M2): 350 mm (concrete, ∅ >50 mm for 2nd warhead follow-through) along with >2500 fragments inside bunker, 170 mm (armour steel) Multi-purpose ALCOTAN-MP (M2): Effective against light armour and brick walls, >3000 fragments (airbust)^[source]

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ACCULAR

Alcotán-100

Type

Artillery rocket^[source]

Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

Spain^[source]

Designer

Israel Military Industries^[source]

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Guidance system

global navigation satellite system (GNSS) / inertial navigation system (INS)^[source]

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Manufacturer

Israel Military Industries^[source]

Instalaza SA^[source]

Role

family of artillery rockets^[source]

man portable, single-use (firing control unit is reusable) anti-tank rocket launcher^[source]

In service

—

2002–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Unit cost

—

Approx. 17,500 ~ 24,500 $^[source]

Produced

—

1998–present^[source]

Variants

—

ALCOTAN-AT (M2) munition: Anti-tank behind ERA ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) munition: Dual purpose (anti-armour + fragmentation) ALCOTAN-ABK (M2) munition: Anti-bunker ALCOTAN-MP (M2) munition: Multi-purpose, three different modes (impact, impact delay and airburst)^[source]

Sights

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Telescopic sight with night vision^[source]

Warhead

—

HEAT HE/FRAG HEDP^[source]

Blast yield

—

700 mm (28 in) penetration ( ERA + armour steel)^[source]

Propellant

—

Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Launch platform

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Man-portable launcher^[source]

Engine

—

Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Penetration

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Anti-tank ALCOTAN-AT (M2): 700 mm ( explosive reactive armour + armour steel) Dual purpose ALCOTAN-BIV (M2): 400 mm (armour steel) along with >1000 fragments Anti-bunker ALCOTAN-ABK (M2): 350 mm (concrete, ∅ >50 mm for 2nd warhead follow-through) along with >2500 fragments inside bunker, 170 mm (armour steel) Multi-purpose ALCOTAN-MP (M2): Effective against light armour and brick walls, >3000 fragments (airbust)^[source]