Type 79 Jyu-MAT

The Type 79 Jyu-MAT (79式対舟艇対戦車誘導弾, 79-shiki tai-shūtei tai-sensha yūdō-dan) is a Japanese SACLOS guided anti-tank missile that entered service with the JGSDF in 1984.

It was initially issued to coastal defence units, intended to destroy troop and vehicle landing ships as they approached the shoreline.

After traveling a safe distance from the operator, the Daicel flight motor ignites and takes the missile to its cruising speed of approximately 200 meters per second.

The warhead is either a shaped charge for use against tanks, or a semi-armour piercing fragmentation type with a delayed-action fuze for use against landing vessels.

The Type 79 missile can be fired remotely, at a distance of up to fifty meters from the tripod mounted guidance system.

The operator's position on the Type 79