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BAnti-tank weapons
Air-to-surface missile Air-to-air missile Surface-to-surface missile Anti-tank guided missile
At a glance
AT4larger figure on 0 of 1
PARS 3 LRlarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source102 cm (40 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AT4 | PARS 3 LR |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Disposable anti-tank launcher[source] | Air-to-surface missile Air-to-air missile Surface-to-surface missile Anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden United States[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | See Wars[source] |
1,600 millimetres (63 in)[source]
Diameter
Single source159 millimetres (6.3 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source1,044 kilometres per hour (290 m/s)[source]
CS
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source290 m/s (950 ft/s; 1,000 km/h), 220 m/s (720 ft/s; 790 km/h) (CS)[source]
high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round
Single source440 g high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Förenade Fabriksverken[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)[source] | Parsys GmbH, MBDA Deutschland GmbH , Diehl BGT Defence ,[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)[source] | €600,000[source] |
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| No. built | 600,000+[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | see text[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights , optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unit[source] | — |
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| Filling | Octol[source] | — |
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| Role | man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1988–2011[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2012–present[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 9 kg (19.84 lb) tandem HEAT 1,000+ mm RHA penetration after ERA from TDW[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | impact[source] |
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| Engine | — | solid fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Target acquisition: passive IR and television CCD sensors in a mast mounted on launching helicopter Missile guidance: passive IR CCD sensors in the missile[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Helicopter[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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