Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute
Designed
1993
Manufacturer
Kawasaki Heavy Industries[1][2]
Unit cost
$260,000 (reusable Command Launch Unit) (2001)
Produced
2001–present
Specifications
Mass
11.4 kg missile[3] 17.5 kg system[3]
Length
970 mm
Diameter
140 mm
Caliber
140 mm
Effective firing range
4 km
Sights
Thermographic camera (Uncooled infrared detector)
Warhead
Tandem-charged HEAT warhead
Detonation mechanism
Impact force
Engine
Solid Fuel Rocket
Guidance system
infrared homing, CCD[2]
The Type 01 LMAT (01式軽対戦車誘導弾, 01-shiki kei-tai-sensha yūdō-dan) is a Japanese man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. Development began in 1993 at Kawasaki Heavy Industries and was accepted into service in 2001. During development, the missile was designated with the codename XATM-5.[4] Later it was known briefly as the: ATM-5.[1]
In the 1st Airborne Brigade, it is used as its main anti-armor weapon.[5]
^ abＡＴＭ-5（01式軽対戦車誘導弾） (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
^ ab"01式軽対戦車誘導弾 略称：LMAT" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
^ ab"01式軽対戦車誘導弾（Type 01 LMAT）" (in Japanese). Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
^"XATM-5 Light Anti-Tank Missile [MAT]". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
^平成22年 習志野 第1空挺団 降下訓練始め (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
The Type01LMAT (01式軽対戦車誘導弾, 01-shiki kei-tai-sensha yūdō-dan) is a Japanese man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. Development began in 1993...
machine gun for anti-personnel duties. It can also mount the Type01LMAT or a Kawasaki Type 87 anti-tank missile for anti-armored missions. Smoke grenade...
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