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Type 64 MAT

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Type 64 MAT
Type 60 APC with two Type 64 MAT
TypeMCLOS wire-guided Anti-tank missile
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service1964 - present[1]
Used byJapan
Production history
DesignerDefense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute[2]
Designed1957
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Produced1964
No. built220[3]
Specifications
Mass15.7 kg
Length1.02 m
Diameter0.12 m
Crew3

Effective firing range350 to 1,800 m
WarheadHollow charge

EngineTwo-stage solid rocket motor - first stage rated at 130 kg static thrust, second stage rated at 15 kg static thrust.
Maximum speed 306 km/h
Guidance
system
MCLOS system

The Type 64 MAT (64式対戦車誘導弾, Roku yon-shiki tai-sensha yūdō-dan[4]) is a Japanese wire-guided anti-tank missile developed during the late 1950s. Within the JGSDF, it is also known as 64MAT and KAM-3.[5]

History

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Development of the missile began in 1957, and was adopted as standard equipment for the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces with the official designation Type 64 ATM in 1964. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had been responsible for manufacturing the Type 64.[6]

Though the Type 64 MAT had been largely phased out and replaced by the Type 79 Jyu-MAT and Type 87 Chu-MAT as front-line anti-tank missiles in the 1970s to the 1990s, a small number are being held as reserve missiles.

Description

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Mitsubishi Type 73 jeep with two Type 64 anti-tank missile pods.

The missile is cruciform in cross-section with four large wings. It is powered by a dual thrust rocket motor, which accelerates the missile to its cruising speed in 0.8 seconds.

Operational use

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The missile is launched from an open framed launcher at an angle of 15 degrees. The operator steers the missile using a control box, which sends commands down a wire that is trailed from the missile. A gyroscope in the missile compensates for pitch and yaw.[2]

The Type 64 is typically operated by a three-man crew. It can also be deployed from a Mitsubishi Type 73 jeep, which can carry four missiles[2] and a Type 60 armoured personnel carrier.

Similar missile systems

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The missile has gradually phased out, although is still kept in reserve
  2. ^ a b c 64式 対戦車誘導弾 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. ^ "Index of Japanese Military Equipment - Index des équipements militaires japonais" (in English and French). Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  4. ^ taisensha yuudoudan = Anti-tank guided missile
  5. ^ Andreas Parsch (2004-03-16). "Japanese Military Aircraft Designations (after 1945)". Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  6. ^ "Type-87 anti-tank missile". Federation of American Scientists. 1999-08-10. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  • Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary, Kenkyusha Limited, Tokyo 1991, ISBN 4-7674-2015-6

Biography

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  • Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World, J.I.H. Owen.
  • Jane's Infantry Weapons 1991-92, Ian V. Hogg.
  • Brassey's Anti-tank weapons, John Norris