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Anti-submarine missile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Type 07 vertical-launch anti-submarine rocket (07式垂直発射魚雷投射ロケット, 07-shiki suichoku hassha gyorai tōsha roketto) is a Japanese ship-launched anti-submarine missile.[2]
Type 07 VL-ASROC | |
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Type | Anti-submarine missile |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 2007 - present |
Used by | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,284 kg |
Length | 6.535 m |
Diameter | 450 mm |
Warhead | Type 97 or 12 torpedo |
Engine | Two-stage solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | over 30 kilometers (33,000 yd)[1] |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance |
Launch platform | Surface ship |
In fiscal year 1991, the Japanese Technical Research and Development Institute (技術研究本部, Gijutsu Kenkyū Honbu) began developing an extended-range version of the RUR-5 ASROC to exploit the greater direct-path range of the new low-frequency OQS-XX and OQS-2x sonar systems. Following the end of the Cold War, this new anti-submarine missile yielded a complete improvement over prior systems, including not only simple range extension but also an improvement in responsiveness.[2]
The missile is fired from Mark 41 vertical launching systems and is capable of reaching supersonic speeds. It is controlled by an inertial guidance system and uses thrust vectoring.[2] Its maximum range is said to be over 30 kilometres (19 miles).[1]
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