MAT-1 Type-64
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The MAT-1, KAM-3D or Type 64 was an Japanese wire guided anti-tank missile developed during the late 1950s. The missile is a broadly similar to the Swiss/German Cobra.
Development of the missile began in 1957, after development was complete it was adopted as standard equipment for the Japanese Self-Defence Force with the official designation Type 64 ATM. 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. 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.
[edit] Specifications
- Length: 1.02 m
- Diameter: 0.12 m
- Wingspan: 0.60 m
- Weight: 15.7 kg
- Range: 350 to 1,800 m
- Speed: 306 km/h
- Warhead: Hollow charge
[edit] References
- Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World, J.I.H. Owen.
- Jane's Infantry Weapons 1991-92, Ian V. Hogg.
