Type 64 MAT

Type 64 MAT
Type 60 APC with two Type 64 MAT
TypeMCLOS wire-guided Anti-tank missile
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service1964 - present[1]
Used byJapan
Production history
DesignerDefense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute[2]
Designed1957
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries
Produced1964
No. built220[3]
Specifications
Mass15.7 kg
Length1.02 m
Diameter0.12 m
Crew3

Effective firing range350 to 1,800 m
WarheadHollow charge

EngineTwo-stage solid rocket motor - first stage rated at 130 kg static thrust, second stage rated at 15 kg static thrust.
Maximum speed 306 km/h
Guidance
system
MCLOS system

The Type 64 MAT (64式対戦車誘導弾, Roku yon-shiki tai-sensha yūdō-dan[4]) 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.[5]

  1. ^ The missile has gradually phased out, although is still kept in reserve
  2. ^ 64式 対戦車誘導弾 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. ^ "Index of Japanese Military Equipment - Index des équipements militaires japonais" (in English and French). Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  4. ^ taisensha yuudoudan = Anti-tank guided missile
  5. ^ Andreas Parsch (2004-03-16). "Japanese Military Aircraft Designations (after 1945)". Retrieved 2009-01-12.