Type 87 Chu-MAT

Infobox Weapon
name=Type 87 Chu-MAT


caption=The Type 87 launcher and laser designator on a single tripod.
origin= flagicon|Japan Japan
type=Laser guided anti-tank missile
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service= 1989 - present
used_by=Japan
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designer= Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute
design_date=Late 1970s
manufacturer=Kawasaki Heavy Industries [ [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/type-87.htm Type-87 Chu-MAT anti-tank missile.] Retrieved on April 13, 2008.]
Mitsubishi Motors
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production_date= 1987 to present
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weight=Missile 12 kg
System 140 kg [Designator, launcher and six missiles]
length=1 m
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crew=3
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caliber=Between 110 and 120 mmcite book|title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2005-2006]
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range=2,000 m
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sights= Laser assisted sights
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guidance= LaserThe Type 87 Chu-MAT is a Japanese laser guided anti-tank missile in service with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces. It had been created as a front-line replace for the Type 64 MAT [ [http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/infantry/type87mat/t87mat.html 87式 対戦車誘導弾.] Retrieved on November 26, 2007.] , pressed into service with the Type 79 Jyu-MAT.

History

Development of the system began in 1976, missile trails were conducted in 1982, with a complete prototype system delivered in 1985. The first units entering service with the JGSDF in 1989. The system consists of a launcher, and laser designator mounted on a heavy tripod.

As of 2007, a project had been conducted by the Ministry of Defense Technical Research and Developmental Institute for testing on a new Anti-tank missile platform that would eventually replace the Type 87 in front-line service. As of now, the project's code name is known in the JSDF as the Shin Chu-MAT. [ [http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/japan.html Japanese Military Aircraft Designations (after 1945).] Retrieved on November 26, 2007.]

Description

The unit is situated on a tripod unit with the missile launcher and laser designator on it. The designator and launcher can be separated from each other by up to 200 meters, or can be mounted together on the same tripod, although Jane's notes that the exhaust gas from the missile may interrupt the designator laser .

Like the Type 64 MAT and the Type 79 Jyu-MAT, it can be mounted onto a Mitsubishi Type 73 jeep or the Komatsu LAV for anti-armor roles.

ee also

* Type 64 MAT
* Type 79 Jyu-MAT
* Type 01 LMAT

References

External Links

* [http://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/equipment/index.html#/detail/0/0_9/ Official JGSDF Page]