Bulsae-4 vs MILAN: Specs Compared

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Bulsae-4

AAnti-tank weapons

Bulsae-4

Anti-tank guided missile

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Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · 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

Bulsae-4larger figure on 1 of 1

Range+1491%

MILANlarger figure on 0 of 1

None

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Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 66 rows sourced on both sides

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1.2m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Length

Single source

1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)^[source]

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260mm

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

Configuration

Details

Bulsae-4 and MILAN configuration
Specification	Bulsae-4	MILAN
Type	Anti-tank guided missile^[source]	Anti-tank missile^[source]
Place of origin	North Korea^[source]	France, West Germany^[source]
Used by	North Korea Russia^[source]	See operators^[source]
Wars	Russo-Ukrainian 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

Designed	2010 (combat vehicle) 2018 (missile)^[source]	1970s^[source]

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

Guidance system	Electro-optical seeker combined with command guidance^[source]	SACLOS wire^[source]

Launch platform	Armoured launcher Pickup truck launcher^[source]	Individual, vehicle^[source]

In service	—	1972–present^[source]

Unit cost	—	£7,500 (1984)^[source]

Produced	—	1971^[source]

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

Variants	—	See variants^[source]

Warhead	—	Single or tandem HEAT^[source]

Detonation mechanism	—	contact^[source]

Engine	—	solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Steering system	—	Jet deflector^[source]

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