| Type 07 VL-ASROC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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) |
| Guidance system | Inertial guidance |
| Launch platform | Surface ship |
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.
Description
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.
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. Its maximum range is said to be over 30 kilometres (19 miles).
Operators
- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
- - Akizuki-class destroyer
- - Asahi-class destroyer
- - Maya-class destroyer
See also
References
- ^ Military information research group 2010.
- ^ Technical Research and Development Institute 2012, chpt. 3..
Books
- Technical Research and Development Institute, ed. (2012). Technical Research and Development Institute Sixty Year History. NCID BB10936527.
- Kaijin-sha, ed. (January 2015). "Shipboard weapons of the World". Ships of the World (811). Kaijin-sha: 1–183. NAID 40020297435.
Articles
- Military information research group, ed. (August 2010). "Anti-submarine warfare of helicopter carrier type destroyer against high performance submarine". Military research. 45 (8). Japan Military Review: 123–146. NAID 40017178402.
| Japan Self-Defense Forces missiles | |
|---|---|
| Air-to-air missiles | |
| Air-to-surface missile | |
| Anti-tank missile | |
| Surface-to-air missile | |
| Surface-to-surface missile | |
| Anti-submarine missile | |