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| Type 80 air-to-ship missile, ASM-1 | |
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| Type | Anti-ship missile |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1980 |
| Used by | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 600 kg (1,323 lb) |
| Length | 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
| Diameter | 350 mm (13.8 in) |
| Wingspan | 1.2 m (3.9 ft) |
| Warhead | HE |
| Warhead weight | 150 kg (331 lb) |
| Engine | solid rocket |
| Propellant | Single stage solid propellent Rocket motor |
Operational range | 50 km (27 nmi) |
| Maximum speed | 0.9 Mach |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance and terminalactive radar homing |
Launch platform | Air |
Type 80 air-to-ship missile (Japanese:80式空対艦誘導弾,ASM-1)[1] is an air-launchedanti-ship missile developed byMitsubishi Heavy Industries. It entered service with theJapan Air Self-Defense Force in 1980. The major launch platforms for the Type 80 are theMitsubishi F-1, and theP-3 Orion.
The missile is primarily intended as an air-launched coastal defence weapon. In fact, it is somewhat more capable than this, able to engage both sea and land targets such as buildings and bridges. The Type 80 also serves as the basis of several other weapons; it forms part of the ground-launched SSM-1 system and was also developed into theType 88 SSM (surface-to-ship missile), theType 90 ship-to-ship missile, and theType 91 andType 93 ASMs.
The ASM-1 has been superseded (although not altogether replaced) by theASM-3, which is currently in production. The ASM-1 is still in service with the JSDF in both ground and air-launched configurations.[2]
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