| Type 87 Chu-MAT | |
|---|---|
 The Type 87 launcher and laser designator on a single tripod. | |
| Type | Laser guided anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1989 - present |
| Used by | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute |
| Designed | Late 1970s |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries[1] Mitsubishi Motors |
| Produced | 1987 to present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Missile 12 kg System 140 kg[2] |
| Length | 1 m |
| Crew | 3 |
| Caliber | 110 mm[3] |
| Effective firing range | 2,000 m |
| Sights | Laser assisted sights |
Guidance system | Laser guidance |
The Type 87 Chū-MAT (87式対戦車誘導弾, 87-shiki tai-sensha yūdō-dan) Chū-MAT is a Japanese laser guided anti-tank missile in service with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces. Intended as a front-line replacement for the Type 64 MAT, it has entered into service alongside the SACLOS guided Type 79 Jyu-MAT.
- ^ Type-87 Chu-MAT anti-tank missile. Retrieved on April 13, 2008.
- ^ Designator, launcher and six missiles
- ^ Jane's Infantry Weapons 2005-2006.