Type 64 MAT
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| Type 64 MAT | |
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 Type 64 MAT in missile pod |
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| Type | MCLOS wire-guided Anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin |  Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1964 - present [1] |
| Used by | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute |
| Designed | 1957 |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Produced | 1964 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 15.7 kg |
| Length | 1.02 m |
| Diameter | 0.12 m |
| Crew | 3 |
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| Effective range | 350 to 1,800 m |
| Warhead | Hollow charge |
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| Engine | Two-stage solid rocket motor - first stage rated at 130 kg static thrust, second stage rated at 15 kg static thrust. |
| Speed | 306 km/h |
| Guidance system |
MCLOS system |
The Type 64 MAT was an Japanese wire guided anti-tank missile developed during the late 1950s. The missile is a broadly similar to the Swiss/German Cobra and the 9M14 Malyutka. Within the JGSDF, it is also known as 64MAT. [2]
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[edit] History
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.
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.
[edit] Description
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.
[edit] Operational Use
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.
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.
[edit] Similar missile systems
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- 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
- 64式 対戦車誘導弾.
- ^ The missile has gradually phased out, although is still kept in reserve
- ^ Japanese Military Aircraft Designations (after 1945). Retrieved on November 26, 2007.
