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The Japanese Type 80 ASM-1 Missile is designed primarily as an air-launched coastal defense weapon. In practice it could be used against a variety of surface targets, including ships, truck convoys, light armored vehicles, buildings and bridges. With the addition of a solid-fuel booster stage, this missile is also used as part of the ground-launched SSM-1 system.Based on the Type-80 Air-to-Ship Missile, various anti-ship systems including Type-88 SSM (Surface-to-Ship Missile), Type-90 SSM (Ship-to-Ship Missile), Type-91 and 93 ASMs (Air-to-Ship Missile) have been developed. These systems comprise the Japanese anti-ship missile family and are deployed in the Ground, Maritime, and Air Self Defense Forces.
Specifications | ||
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | |
| Entered Service | 1980 | |
| Total length | 4.0 m | |
| Diameter | 0.35 m | |
| Wingspan | 1.2 m | |
| Weight | 600 kg | |
| Warhead | 150kgHE semi-armor piercing | |
| Propulsion | solid | |
| Maximum Speed | ||
| Maximum effective range | 50 km | |
| Guidance mode | Inertial + active radar | |
| Single-shot hit probability | ||
