Type 01 LMAT
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| Type 01 LMAT | |
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 A Type 01 LMAT launcher on display. It is missing the bulky polystyrene end-caps, as well as an optical unit above the control stick. |
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| Type | Manportable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin |  Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2001 to present |
| Used by | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute |
| Designed | 1993 |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Produced | 2001 - Present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 11.4 kg missile 17.5 kg system |
| Length | 970 mm |
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| Warhead | Tandem-charged HEAT warhead |
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Impact force |
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| Engine | Solid Fuel Rocket |
| Speed | 4 Kilometers/minute |
| Guidance system |
Infrared homing |
The Type 01 LMAT is a Japanese man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. Development began in 1993 at Kawasaki Heavy Industries and was accepted into service in 2001. During development, the missile was designated XATM-5.
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[edit] History
As a replacement was needed for the Sumitomo FT-84 recoilless rifle in front-line service with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces, plans to replace it with a Infrared homing anti-tank missile was commissioned by the Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute. In 1993, Kawasaki Heavy Industries was selected to create the said anti-tank missile system. In trials conducted by the JGSDF, the system was known as the XATM-5. The system was created in the same year with live testing done in 1996.
In 2001, after 11 years, it was finally placed into service with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces as the Type 01 LMAT anti-tank missile launcher.
[edit] Application
The Type 01 LMAT, while used for infantry in anti-tank roles, can be mounted on the Komatsu LAV for a mobile anti-tank platform.
