ARockets & launchers
Alcotán-100
Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system
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Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system
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Alcotán-100larger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.15 m (3.8 ft)[source]
armed
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alcotán-100 | M72 LAW |
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| Type | Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system[source] | Anti-tank disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Spain[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Operators |
M72 LAWlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Length
Single sourceunarmed
Single source630 mm (24.8 in) (unarmed) 881 mm (34.67 in) (armed)[source]
780 mm[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
780 mm[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
ALCOTAN-ABK (M2)
Single sourceALCOTAN-BIV (M2)
Single sourceALCOTAN-MP (M2)
Single sourceFire system
Single sourceLauncher with projectile ALCOTAN-AT (M2)
Single sourceMass
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]
(M72A1–3) /
Single sourceM72A4–7
Single sourceEffective; 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 sourceEffective; A4–7
Single sourceM72A1–3
Single sourceM72A4–7
Single source145 m/s (480 ft/s)(M72A1–3) 200 m/s (660 ft/s)(M72A4–7)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Instalaza SA[source] | Norway: NAMMO ( Raufoss , Norway) U.S.: NAMMO Defense Systems ( Mesa , Arizona ) Turkey: under license by MKEK[source] |
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| Unit cost | Approx. 17,500 ~ 24,500 $[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1998–present[source] | 1963–1980 2004–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] | — |
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| Sights | Telescopic sight with night vision[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HEAT HE/FRAG HEDP[source] | High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT)[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by 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 | — | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Falklands War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War Bougainville Civil War Somali Civil War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war[source] |
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| Designer | — | FA Spinale, CB Weeks and PV Choate[source] |
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| Designed | — | Patent filed 1963[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Point-initiated, base-detonated[source] |
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| Launcher capacity | — | single-shot[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source |
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| Reported operators | — |
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M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb) (M72A1–3) / 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) (M72A4–7)[source]
3.45 kg[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
3.45 kg[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
Effective; M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Effective firing range · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Effective range
Single source200 m (660 ft), 220 m (720 ft) (A4–7)[source]
Up to 350 m[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Maximum RangeSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
220 m[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Effective range