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MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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APILASlarger figure on 2 of 2
Eryx (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,300 mm (51.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | APILAS | Eryx (missile) |
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| Type | Anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1985-present[source] | 1994–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
0.905 m (2.97 ft)[source]
Maximum; at 600 m
Single sourceMaximum; at launch to
Single source18 m/s (65 km/h) at launch to 245 m/s (880 km/h) at 600 m[source]
Barrel length
Single source180 mm (7.1 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source293 m/s (961 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | South African Border War Gulf War Syrian Civil War[source] | Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Saudi-led intervention in Yemen[source] |
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| Designer | GIAT Industries[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | GIAT Industries[source] | MBDA France, MKEK (under license)[source] |
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| Unit cost | €2,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1985-2006[source] | From 1993[source] |
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| No. built | 120,000[source] | — |
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| Role | portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1985–1992[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 137 mm diameter 3.6 kg tandem HEAT (penetrating 900 mm RHA behind reactive armour , or 2.5 m through concrete )[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | SACLOS wire[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Man-portable Vehicle-launched[source] |
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