The APILAS on display at the 2014 Flag Day event, sponsored by the Finnish military.
Type
Anti-tank weapon
Place of origin
France
Service history
In service
1985-present
Used by
See Operators
Wars
Gulf War[1]
Syrian Civil War[2]
Production history
Designer
GIAT Industries
Manufacturer
GIAT Industries
Unit cost
€2,000
Produced
1985-2006
No. built
120,000
Specifications
Mass
9 kg (19.84 lb)
Length
1,300 mm (51.2 in)
Barrel length
180 mm (7.1 in)
Caliber
112 mm (4.4 in)
Muzzle velocity
293 m/s (961 ft/s)
Effective firing range
25–350 m
Maximum firing range
500 m
APILAS antitank rocket projectile
APILAS launcher
External images
APILAS - 1983 1st Version
APILAS and soldier 1[3]
APILAS and soldier 2
APILAS and soldier 3
APILAS and soldier 4
APILAS launcher and rocket
APILAS rocket projectile
The RAC 112 APILAS (Armor-Piercing Infantry Light Arm System) is a portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon, designed in France by GIAT Industries. Over 120,000 of the APILAS launchers have been produced, and they are in service with many countries.
^Rottman, Gordon L. (1993). Armies of the Gulf War. Elite 45. Osprey Publishing. pp. 58-59. ISBN 9781855322776.
^Cite error: The named reference FSA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^the first versions did not have the gunner's face mask, but was added later due to unburn propellant after the projectile left the tube
Industries. Over 120,000 of the APILAS launchers have been produced, and they are in service with many countries. The APILAS is supplied in an aramid fibre...
Laphria apila is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. "Laphria apila Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12...
1983 by the US Army: the British LAW 80, the German Armbrust, the French APILAS, the Norwegian M72E4 (an upgraded M72 LAW), the US Viper (for baseline comparison...
FR F2 sniper rifle; The 20 mm modèle F2 gun; The M811 25 mm cannon; The APILAS anti-tank rocket launcher; The Wasp 58 Light Anti-Armour Weapon; The Armes...
December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018. ATGMs MILAN,9K111 Fagot, HJ-8, APILAS launcher, ammo handed over to Syrian Army in south Syria. "Syrian MILANs"...
1981 grenade year Dard 120 (presented at the same time competing launchers APILAS and Jupiter 300 ). The DARD 120 was designed in France for use by the infantryman...
M2 84mm Hundreds donated by Canada and Estonia. FFV AT4 Disposable recoilless rifle Used by special forces. APILAS France 112mm Donated by Finland....
208 missiles ordered in 2017. 42 launchers, 400 missiles ordered in 2019 APILAS Anti-tank missile France 1,000+ Over 1,000 delivered by 1998, deployed...
Yemen. M47 Dragon United States Anti-tank missile 140 mm [citation needed] APILAS France Anti-tank missile 112 mm Mounted anti-tank weapons HOT France Anti-tank...
Recollections of a Contrary Marxist (which has also been published in Bengali as Apila Chapala). He founded a journal entitled Arek Rakam. Mitra was married to...
Kurdi joined the epic series Amaya for a multi-episode guest arc playing Apila, she then quit show business to concentrate on her college education and...
in mortals Sugudun: also called Sugujun; the god of hunters and trappers Apila: the god of wrestling and sports Kakiadan: the goddess of rice Taphagan:...
M40A1 United States Recoilless rifle 105mm 144 M40A1s as of 2016. RAC 112 APILAS France Recoilless anti-tank weapon 112mm 1,000+ launchers. 9M117 Bastion...
Global Information
APILAS and soldier 1[3]