APILAS vs MILAN: Specs Compared

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AAnti-tank weapons

APILAS

Anti-tank weapon

Credit

MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

MILAN missile round — licensed equipment photograph

BAnti-tank weapons

MILAN

Anti-tank missile

Credit

Rama · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

APILASLength

1.3 m

Length source ↗

MILANLength

1.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

APILASlarger figure on 1 of 2

Length+8%

MILANlarger figure on 1 of 2

Mass+82%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 80 rows sourced on both sides

1.3m

1.2m

Length+8%

All recorded figures & sources

1.3 m

Length

Single source

1,300 mm (51.2 in)^[source]

1.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

APILAS and MILAN configuration
Specification	APILAS	MILAN
Type	Anti-tank weapon^[source]	Anti-tank missile^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	France, West Germany^[source]
In service	1985-present^[source]	1972–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See operators^[source]

Wars	South African Border War Gulf War Syrian Civil War^[source]	South African Border War Chadian-Libyan conflict Toyota War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War Opération Licorne Libyan Civil War Northern Mali Conflict Operation Sangaris War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designer	GIAT Industries^[source]	—

Manufacturer	GIAT Industries^[source]	MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)^[source]

Unit cost	€2,000^[source]	£7,500 (1984)^[source]

Produced	1985-2006^[source]	1971^[source]

No. built	120,000^[source]	350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers^[source]

Role	portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher^[source]	—

Designed	—	1970s^[source]

Variants	—	See variants^[source]

Warhead	—	Single or tandem HEAT^[source]

Detonation mechanism	—	contact^[source]

Engine	—	solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Guidance system	—	SACLOS wire^[source]

Steering system	—	Jet deflector^[source]

Launch platform	—	Individual, vehicle^[source]

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