Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile, SSM-1
Basic data
Function Anti-ship cruise missiles
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Entered service 1988
General characteristics
Engine solid propellant and Turbojet engine
Launch mass 660kg
Length 5m
Diameter 0.35m
Speed 1150km/h
Range 180km
Flying altitude 5-6m
Warhead 270kg
Guidance Inertial and active radar
Launch platform Land

Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile (88式地対艦誘導弾, SSM-1) is a surface-to-ship missile developed in Japan.

SSM-1 is an improved and land launched version of ASM-1. JSDF develop two variant, air launch missile (ASM-1C) and ship launch missile (SSM-1B).

The basic configuration is same launcher vehicles and loader veheicles (6 SSM-1), some rader vheicles, fire control systems, and a command control system. Usually, SSM-1 is launched from less than 100km inland from the seashore.

In other languages