Type 3 Chū-SAM
| Type 03 Chu-SAM | |
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Type 03 Chu-SAM | |
| Type | surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2003 - Present |
| Used by | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | |
| Manufacturer | Kato Works Co Ltd and Mitsubishi Electric |
| Unit cost | 1set 47billion japanese yen |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | about 570kg |
| Length | 4.9 m |
| Diameter | about 0.32m |
| Warhead | High-explosive |
Detonation mechanism | proximity fuse |
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| Engine | Mitsubishi |
Guidance system | track-via-missile |
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Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (03式中距離地対空誘導弾 maru-san-shiki-chu-kyori-ti-tai-kuu-yuudou-dan) or SAM-4 or Chu-SAM (中SAM Chū-Samu) is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile system currently in service with the Japan Army as JGSDF. The SAM's vehicle chassis is based on the Kato Works Co Ltd/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NK series heavy crane truck (and similar to chassis used in Oshkosh Corporation's Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck). It uses a state-of-the-art active electronically scanned array radar.[1]
Deployment
- JGSDF Anti-aircraft Artillery (Advanced) Training Unit (高射教導隊 kousya-kyoudou-tai) since 2003
- JGSDF Eastern Army (Japan) 2nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Group (第2高射特科群 dai2-kousya-tokka-gun) at Camp Matsudo in Matsudo, Chiba since 2007
- JGSDF Central Army (Japan) 8th Anti-aircraft Artillery Group (第8高射特科群 dai8-kousya-tokka-gun) in Ono, Hyōgo since 2008
Gallery
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Fire position
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Radar vehicle with active electronically scanned array
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Ammo transporter
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Power vehicle
See also
Comparable SAMs:
Notes
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to JGSDF Type 03 (SAM). |
- JGSDF official(japanese) 陸上自衛隊
- 03式中距離地対空誘導弾
- TRDI Department of Guided Weapon Systems Development
- Chu-SAM in Janes Land Based Air Defence
- Chu-SAM in global security.org
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