Type 64 MAT
Japanese MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile
The Type 64 MAT (64式対戦車誘導弾, Roku yon-shiki tai-sensha yūdō-dan; Type 64 anti-tank guided missile) is a Japanese wire-guided anti-tank missile developed during the late 1950s. Within the JGSDF, it is also known as 64MAT and KAM-3.
01History
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. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had been responsible for manufacturing the Type 64.
Production of the missile ended in 1980.
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. The Type 54 MATs were officially retired by 2008.
02Description
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.
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. When fired, the Type 64 produces black smoke, which allows enemy forces to locate the anti-tank missile team.
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 and a Type 60 armoured personnel carrier.
03Similar missile systems
- 9M14 Malyutka , (Soviet Union)
- Cobra , (West Germany)
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Type 64 MAT”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Type 60 APC with K3D missiles.jpg by Operator 17, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Type 73 truck with Type 64 ATGM.jpg by Hvhv, from Japanese wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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