Type 07 vertical-launch anti-submarine rocket

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
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

Description

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]

Operators

 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

- Akizuki-class destroyer

- Asahi-class destroyer

- Maya-class destroyer

See also

• List of missiles by country#Japan
• SMART