SA-8 'Gecko'  / 9K33 'Osa'
 Mobile Air Defense Missile System

 

SA-8 'Gecko' Air Defense System

Designer -  Antey Scientific Industrial Organization
Russian Designations:
     Industrial Designation:
     Common Name:

 
9K33
Romb (meaning: Diamond)

Manufacturer:

Uncertain at present

Role:

Low altitude air defense

Year Adopted:
1973 Entered Service
1975 First shown in Moscow parade
1980 Improved 9K33M enters service
Weight: 17,500 kg

Operational Status:

Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, India, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Syria, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro.

Armament:
     (early model):
 
     (later model):

 
4 x SA-8 (9M33) surface to air missiles
 
6 x SA-8b (9M33M) surface to air missiles

Engine:

Water-cooled D20B-200 diesel engine, developing 200 horsepower at 2000 RPM.

Crew:

5 men
Armor:

None

Length:
__ feet, _ inches 9.14 meters

Height
     (with surveillance radar):
     (to hull top)
   
13 feet, 9 inches 4.2 meters
6 feet 1.85 meters

Width (vehicle only):

9 feet, 2 inches

2.8 meters

Maximum Speed
     On Road:
     On Water:
   
50 miles per hour 80 kph
5 miles per hour 8 kph

Vehicle Range:
311 miles on road 500 kilometers

 

Missile Statistics
Designer: Fakel MKB (formerly Grushin Design Bureau)
Missile Variant: 9M33 9M33M
NATO Designation(s): Gecko 'Mod 0' Gecko 'Mod 1'
SA-8b
Speed: Mach 2.4
Launch Weight: 130 kg 126.3 kg
Length: 3.16 meters 3.16 meters
Diameter: 0.21 meters 0.21 meters
Wingspan: 0.65 meters 0.65 meters
Maximum Range: 10,000 meters 10,000 meters
Minimum Range: 1,500 meters 1,500 meters
Maximum Altitude: 15,000 meters 5,000 meters
Minimum Altitude:: 20 meters 25 meters
Warhead:

20kg of HE fragmentation

Fuze: Contact and Proximity

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