SA-8 Gecko
Country of Origin: Russia
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The Russian 9K33 Osa (NATO: SA-8 Gecko) is a BAZ-5937 6 x 6 wheeled vehicle fitted with six short-range surface-to-air missiles (SAM) on a traversable, elevating launcher. A Land Roll target acquisition and fire-control radar and two missile-guidance radars are carried on the vehicle. It was the principal division-level air defense vehicle in service in the Russian ground forces.
The Osa was the first mobile air defense missile system incorporating its own engagement radars on a...
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