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 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.15 m (3.8 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alcotán-100 | Type 69 RPG |
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| Type | Ballistics computer-assisted anti-tank shoulder-launched rocket system[source] | Anti-tank , anti-personnel , RPG[source] |
| Place of origin | Spain[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | 1970–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Operators |
Type 69 RPGlarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
910 mm (35.8 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 source5.6 kg (12.3 lb)[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 sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Instalaza SA[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Unit cost | Approx. 17,500 ~ 24,500 $[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1998–present[source] | 1970–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] | Type 69-I[source] |
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| Sights | Telescopic sight with night vision[source] | Iron sights. Infrared and night vision sights possible[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 | — | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Mozambican War of Independence Rhodesian Bush War Angolan Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War War in North-West Pakistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kivu conflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Ethnic violence in South Sudan Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Tigray War Myanmar Civil War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict[source] |
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| Designer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1970[source] |
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| Feed system | — | one round per shot[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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