ARockets & launchers
Alcotán-100
Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system
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ARockets & launchers
Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system
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Alcotán-100larger figure on 0 of 5
BM-21 Gradlarger figure on 5 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.15 m (3.8 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alcotán-100 | BM-21 Grad |
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| Type | Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Spain[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See operators |
7,350 mm (24 ft 1 in)[source]
Mass
Single sourceALCOTAN-ABK (M2)
Single sourceALCOTAN-BIV (M2)
Single sourceALCOTAN-MP (M2)
Single sourceFire system
Single sourceLauncher with projectile ALCOTAN-AT (M2)
Single source14 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]
Mass
Single source13.71 tonnes (30,225 lb)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source75 km/h (47 mph)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourcefor ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) (area target) and
Single sourcefor ALCOTAN-MP (M2) (airbust)
Single sourcepoint target for the ALCOTAN-AT (M2), ALCOTAN-BIV (M2), ALCOTAN-ABK (M2) and ALCOTAN-MP (M2) >
Single source600 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]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceV8 gasoline ZiL
Single sourceV8 gasoline ZiL -375 180 hp (130 kW)[source]
Barrel length
Single source3,000 mm (9 ft 10 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source690 m/s (2,264 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Instalaza SA[source] | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] |
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| Unit cost | Approx. 17,500 ~ 24,500 $[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1998–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
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| 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] | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | Telescopic sight with night vision[source] | PG-1M panoramic telescope[source] |
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| Warhead | HEAT HE/FRAG HEDP[source] | — |
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| Blast yield | 700 mm (28 in) penetration ( ERA + armour steel)[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Man-portable launcher[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| 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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| Role | man portable, single-use (firing control unit is reusable) anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Sino-Soviet border conflict Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Western Sahara War Eritrean War of Independence Angolan Civil War Ogaden War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Second Sudanese Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) First Chechen War 1995 Cenepa War Kargil War Second Chechen War Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel Ethiopian invasion of Somalia Russo-Georgian War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Gaza War (2008-2009) 2012 Gaza War Bombardment of Yeonpyeong First Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Northern Mali conflict War in Donbas Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Russo-Ukrainian war 2023 Las Anod conflict Gaza war Kivu conflict 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | — | Splav State Research and Production Enterprise[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1963[source] |
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| No. built | — | 100,000 +[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 40[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 2 rounds/s[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 6×6 wheeled[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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