Alcotán-100
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Alcotán-100 is a recoilless, one-man portable, single-use (firing control unit is reusable) anti-tank rocket launcher system used by infantry, manufactured by Instalaza.[1][2] The firing control unit predicts the future aiming point based on calculation before the rocket fire.[1] It is being used as an infantry-type weapon and fireable from confined spaces. Instalaza claiming it to be, "the highest performance in unguided shoulder launched systems".[1] It is in service with the Spanish Armed Forces and exported to other countries.
The ALCOTAN-100 shoulder launched weapon system has been deployed successfully in several conflicts around the World.
History
Production of the Alcotán-100 began in 1998.[3]
Description
The Alcotán-100 fires a Script error: No such module "convert". HEAT charge, in addition to HE/FRAG and HEDP (dual-purpose) rounds, and the weapon can be fired from confined spaces. The weapon also has a laser range finder and a ballistic computer; this firing control unit must be turned on before the weapon can be operated.[3]
VOSEL Fire System
The VOSEL fire control unit is available in two different versions, VOSEL (M2) and VOSEL (M2)-IR.[1] The VOSEL (M2) fire system gives the Alcotán-100 (M2) a high hit probability. It incorporates night vision that allows the operator to identify a target up to 1,200 metres in the night, a laser rangefinder with a range up to 2,000 metres and a ballistic computer.[2] After calculating the lead of the moving target, the computer will shows the gunner the future aiming point. The soldier then uses the aiming point to a hit. This mechanism reduces the reaction time and maximize the hit probability.[1]
The VOSEL fire system can be used separately from the launcher tube as a night surveillance telemetric device.[2]
Specifications
- Calibre: 100 mm
- Length: 1.15 m
- Weight:
- Range:[1]
- 30 m to 600 m point target for the ALCOTAN-AT (M2), ALCOTAN-BIV (M2), ALCOTAN-ABK (M2) and ALCOTAN-MP (M2)
- >1,000 m for ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) (area target) and 1,000 m for ALCOTAN-MP (M2) (airbust)
- Engine: Solid-fuel rocket
- Penetration:[1]
- Anti-tank ALCOTAN-AT (M2): 700 mm (explosive reactive armour + armour steel)
- Dual purpose ALCOTAN-BIV (M2): 400 mm (armour steel) along with >1000 fragments
- Anti-bunker ALCOTAN-ABK (M2): 350 mm (concrete, ∅ >50 mm for 2nd warhead follow-through) along with >2500 fragments inside bunker, 170 mm (armour steel)
- Multi-purpose ALCOTAN-MP (M2): Effective against light armour and brick walls, >3000 fragments (airbust)
Users
Current operators
- Bangladesh Army: ALCOTAN-AT (M2) and ALCOTAN-BIV (M2) along with VOSEL (M2) firing control units.[5]
- Border Guard Bangladesh: ALCOTAN-100 along with VOSEL (M2) firing control units.[5]
See also
References
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