The Type 64 ATM was a 16 kilogram missile featuring a 1 meter length and diameter of 120mm. The weapon supported a missile that utilized a hollow charge warhead with contact detonation as well as a two-stage solid rocket motor. The propulsion system allowed for a speed of 278 feet per second while the missile maintained an effective minimum range of 350 meters to a maximum range of 1,800 meters. As a wire-guided development, the Type 64 ATM made use of an "MCLOS" system - "Manual Command Line-Of-Sight"- which provided the operator use of a control system to guide the missile in flight to add some accuracy at range. Fins aided the missile's stability during its flight path. A typical operating crew was three personnel and, due to the system's size, mounting of the launcher on vehicles proved commonplace.
The Type 64 ATM continues to serve in an active capacity today (2014) though in a limited sense due to the arrival of the Type 79 "Jyu-MAT", Type 87 "Chu-MAT" and Type 01 lines (detailed elsewhere on this site). This has placed the Type 64 ATM in a second-line, reserve-minded role. The weapon system may also be referred to under the designations of "64MAT" and "KAM-3". It is reported that only 220 Type 64 ATM units were produced by KHI.
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