Type 80 air-to-ship missile explained

Is Missile:yes
Type 80 air-to-ship missile, ASM-1
Origin:Japan
Type:Anti-ship missile
Used By:Japan
Manufacturer:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Service:1980
Engine:solid rocket
Weight:6000NaN0
Length:41NaN1
Diameter:3351NaN1
Wingspan:1.021NaN1
Speed:0.9 Mach
Propellant:Single stage solid propellent Rocket motor
Vehicle Range:500NaN0
Filling:HE
Filling Weight:1500NaN0
Guidance:Inertial guidance and terminal active 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-launched anti-ship missile developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It entered service with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1980. The major launch platforms for the Type 80 are the Mitsubishi F-1, JASDF F-4EJ Kai and Mitsubishi F-2.

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 the Type 88 SSM (surface-to-ship missile), the Type 90 ship-to-ship missile, and the Type 91 and Type 93 ASMs.

The ASM-1 will be replaced by the ASM-3, which is currently in development.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASM-1 Weaponsystems.net . 2023-07-26 . old.weaponsystems.net.