9K35 Strela-10 SA-13 Gopher | |
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Type | Vehicle-mounted SAM system |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1976–present |
Used by | See list of operators |
Wars | Angolan Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 |
Production history | |
Designer | KB Tochmash Design Bureau of Precision Engineering |
Designed | 1969–1976 |
Manufacturer | Saratovskiy Zenit Machine Plant (Muromteplovoz Joint Stock Company for the 9K35M3-K) |
Produced | 1976–present |
Variants | Strela-10, Strela-10SV (Prototype),[1] Strela-10M, Strela-10M2, Strela-10M3, Strela-10M3-K, Strela-10M4 |
Specifications (9K35 Strela-10M3[1]) | |
Mass | 12,300 kg |
Length | 6,600 mm |
Width | 2,850 mm |
Height | 2,300 mm (travelling), 3,800 mm (firing) |
Crew | 3 (commander, gunner and driver) |
Armour | 7 mm |
Main armament | 4 × 9M333 (or 9M37MD) |
Secondary armament | 1x PKMB machine gun |
Engine | YaMZ-238 V diesel 240 hp |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Ground clearance | 0.5 m |
Fuel capacity | 450 litres |
Operational range | 500 km |
Maximum speed | 61.5 km/h (road) 6 km/h (water) |
The 9K35 Strela-10 (Russian: 9К35 «Стрела-10»; English: arrow) is a Soviet highly mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile system. It is visually aimed, and utilizes optical/infrared-guidance. The system is primarily intended to engage low-altitude threats, such as helicopters. "9K35" is its GRAU designation; its NATO reporting name is SA-13 "Gopher".