Akeron MP vs AT4: Specs Compared

Akeron MP — licensed reference photograph

AAnti-tank weapons

Akeron MP

Anti-tank guided missile Surface-to-surface missile

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BAnti-tank weapons

AT4

Disposable anti-tank launcher

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Akeron MPin tactical canister

1.3 m

Length source ↗

AT4Length

1.02 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 64 rows sourced on both sides

1.3min tactical canister

1.02m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.3 m

in tactical canister

Single source

1.3 m (4.3 ft) in tactical canister^[source]

1.3m in tactical canister^[source]

1.02 m

Length

Single source

102 cm (40 in)^[source]

140mm

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Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.14 m

Diameter

Single source

140 mm (5.5 in)^[source]

140mm^[source]

15kgincl. Tube

8kgAT4-CS

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15 kg

incl. Tube

Single source

11 kg

launch tube included Firing post tripod and battery included

Single source

15 kg

Missile

Single source

Missile: 15 kg (33 lb), launch tube included Firing post: 11 kg (24 lb), tripod and battery included^[source]

15kg (incl. Tube)^[source]

6.7 kg

AT4

Single source

8 kg

AT4-CS

Single source

6.7 kg (14.8 lb ) (AT4) 8 kg (18 lb) (AT4-CS)^[source]

5km

2.1kmMaximum

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.15 km

Operational; Operational range · source measurement 1

Single source

5 km

Operational; Operational range · source measurement 2

Single source

150 m – 5 km^[source]

0.3 km

Effective; point target

Single source

2.1 km

Maximum

Single source

0.5 km

Maximum; area target

Single source

300 m (point target)^[source]

500 m (area target) 2,100 m (maximum)^[source]

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84mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

84 mm

Caliber

Single source

84 mm^[source]

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290m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

220 m/s

Single source

290 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

290 m/s (950 ft/s; 1,000 km/h), 220 m/s (720 ft/s; 790 km/h) (CS)^[source]

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0.44kghigh-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round

Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

0.44 kg

high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round

Single source

440 g high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Akeron MP and AT4 configuration
Specification	Akeron MP	AT4
Type	Anti-tank guided missile Surface-to-surface missile^[source]	Disposable anti-tank launcher^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	Sweden United States^[source]
In service	2018 – present^[source]	1987–present^[source]
Used by	See operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Designed	2010 – 2015^[source]	—
Manufacturer	MBDA France^[source]	Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)^[source]
Produced	2016 – present^[source]	—
No. built	400 launch units and 3,000 missiles ordered for the French Armed Forces as of November 2023 (total export numbers difficult to assess)^[source]	600,000+^[source]
Warhead	Tandem HEAT^[source]	—
Blast yield	Can penetrate 1,000 mm of RHA Can penetrate 2,000 mm of concrete^[source]	—
Engine	solid-fuel rocket, two-phase thrust ( soft launch )^[source]	—
Guidance system	infrared homing and television guidance^[source]	—
Launch platform	Tripod (man-portable) Combat vehicles Naval vessels^[source]	—
Launch platforms	Multi-platforms^[source]	—
Wars	—	See Wars^[source]
Designer	—	Förenade Fabriksverken^[source]
Unit cost	—	US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Sights	—	Iron sights , optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unit^[source]
Filling	—	Octol^[source]
Role	—	man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Canada Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Croatia Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · France Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Kurdistan Reported operator · Ireland Reported operator · Jaysh al-Islam Reported operator · Kurdistan Workers' Party Reported operator · Latvia Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Netherlands Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Sweden Reported operator · Syrian Democratic Forces Reported operator · Taiwan (Republic of China) Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Venezuela

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Akeron MP

AT4

Type

Anti-tank guided missile Surface-to-surface missile^[source]

Disposable anti-tank launcher^[source]

Place of origin

France^[source]

Sweden United States^[source]

In service

2018 – present^[source]

1987–present^[source]

Used by

See operators^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Designed

2010 – 2015^[source]

—

Manufacturer

MBDA France^[source]

Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)^[source]

Produced

2016 – present^[source]

—

No. built

400 launch units and 3,000 missiles ordered for the French Armed Forces as of November 2023 (total export numbers difficult to assess)^[source]

600,000+^[source]

Warhead

Tandem HEAT^[source]

—

Blast yield

Can penetrate 1,000 mm of RHA Can penetrate 2,000 mm of concrete^[source]

—

Engine

solid-fuel rocket, two-phase thrust ( soft launch )^[source]

—

Guidance system

infrared homing and television guidance^[source]

—

Launch platform

Tripod (man-portable) Combat vehicles Naval vessels^[source]

—

Launch platforms

Multi-platforms^[source]

—

Wars

—

See Wars^[source]

Designer

—

Förenade Fabriksverken^[source]

Unit cost

—

US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Sights

—

Iron sights , optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unit^[source]

Filling

—

Octol^[source]

Role

—

man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Canada
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Croatia
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Kurdistan
Reported operator · Ireland
Reported operator · Jaysh al-Islam
Reported operator · Kurdistan Workers' Party
Reported operator · Latvia
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Netherlands
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Sweden
Reported operator · Syrian Democratic Forces
Reported operator · Taiwan (Republic of China)
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Venezuela