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9K32 Strela-2: Applications, Development & Operators

The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian: Cтрела, lit. 'Arrow'; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a light-weight, shoulder-launched, surface-to-air missile or MANPADS system. It is designed to target aircraft at low altitudes with passive infrared-homing guidance and destroy them with a high-explosive warhead.

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9K32 Strela-2 topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications, Development and Operators as prominent areas in the source structure around 9K32 Strela-2. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
440
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
450
Extracted relationships
20
Concept neighborhoods
87
Bridge connections
450

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 223 topics
Operators · 169 topics
Development · 30 topics
Combat use · 15 topics
Versions · 3 topics
Description · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
430 m/s (1,400 ft/s) (Strela-2) 500 m/s (1,600 ft/s)(Strela-2M)
Designed
c. 1964
Designer
KBM (Kolomna)
Detonation mechanism
Non-delay impact and grazing fuzes, 14–17 second delay self-destruct.
Diameter
72 mm (2.8 in)
Effective firing range
800 m (2,600 ft) (Strela-2M) (minimal range)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Development

Description

Combat use

Versions

Operators

Bibliography

  • ISBN ISBN (identifier)

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How 9K32 Strela-2 connects Entity context

The extracted context around 9K32 Strela-2 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 9K32 Strela-2 → 430 m/s (1,400 ft/s) (Strela-2) 500 m/s (1,600 ft/s)(Strela-2M) Another extracted example is 9K32 Strela-2 → c. 1964. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

9K32 Strela-2

Top relations

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → 430 m/s (1,400 ft/s) (Strela-2) 500 m/s (1,600 ft/s)(Strela-2M)
Designed · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → c. 1964
Designer · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → KBM (Kolomna)
Detonation mechanism · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → Non-delay impact and grazing fuzes, 14–17 second delay self-destruct.
Diameter · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → 72 mm (2.8 in)
Effective firing range · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → 800 m (2,600 ft) (Strela-2M) (minimal range)
Flight altitude · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → 50–1500 m (Strela-2) 50–2300 m (Strela-2M)
Guidance system · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → Infra-red passive homing (AM-modulated reticle seeker head with uncooled PbS detector element), proportional navigation logic
In service · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → 1970–present
Length · 1
9K32 Strela-2 → 1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

missile strela-2 aircraft used air war target army missiles shot strela seeker sa-7 fired force strela-2m soviet sa-7s forces one

9K32 Strela-2 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 20 structured relationships around 9K32 Strela-2. Examples in this analysis include 9K32 Strela-2 → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → 430 m/s (1,400 ft/s) (Strela-2) 500 m/s (1,600 ft/s)(Strela-2M) and 9K32 Strela-2 → Designed → c. 1964. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
9K32 Strela-2.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed430 m/s (1,400 ft/s) (Strela-2) 500 m/s (1,600 ft/s)(Strela-2M)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Designedc. 19641.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2DesignerKBM (Kolomna)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Detonation mechanismNon-delay impact and grazing fuzes, 14–17 second delay self-destruct.1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Diameter72 mm (2.8 in)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Effective firing range800 m (2,600 ft) (Strela-2M) (minimal range)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Flight altitude50–1500 m (Strela-2) 50–2300 m (Strela-2M)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Guidance systemInfra-red passive homing (AM-modulated reticle seeker head with uncooled PbS detector element), proportional navigation logic1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2In service1970–present1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Length1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Mass9.8 kg (21.6 lb) (Strela-2M missile) 15 kg (33.1 lb) (system, ready to fire)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Maximum firing range3,700 m (12,100 ft) (Strela-2) 4,200 m (13,800 ft) (Strela-2M)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2TypeMan portable surface-to-air missile launcher1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Unit costUS$75,000 (launcher with 5 missiles, export price to Libya, 1972–1973)1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Used bySee operators1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2VariantsSee versions1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Warhead weight1.15 kg (2.5 lb) directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M), 370 g (13 oz) HE content1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2WarsWar of Attrition Yom Kippur War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Basque conflict Western Sahara War Communist insurgency in Thailand Rhodesia…1.00infobox
9K32 Strela-2Wingspan0.3 m1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around 9K32 Strela-2 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include System, Us and Helicopters. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • 9K32 Strela-2
    • System
    • Us
    • Helicopters
    • Soviet
    • Strela-2m
    • Used
    • Missiles
    • Aircraft
    • Seeker
    • Shot
    • War
    • South
  • 9k32 strela-2
    • System
    • Us
    • Helicopters
    • Soviet
    • Strela-2m
    • Used
    • Missiles
    • Aircraft
    • Seeker
    • Shot
    • War
    • South
  • surface-to-air missile
    • Target
    • Launch
    • Seeker
    • Used
    • Aircraft
    • System
    • Strela-2
    • Second
    • Energy
    • Helicopter
    • Hit
    • Ir
  • aircraft
    • Hit
    • Helicopters
    • Lost
    • Force
    • Pilot
    • Shot
    • One
    • Air
    • Used
    • Fired
    • Missile
    • War
  • us army
    • Missiles
    • Used
    • Soviet
    • Forces
    • South
    • First
    • Near
    • One
    • Strela-2m
    • Fired
    • Strela
    • Us
  • cold war
    • Used
    • Missiles
    • Soviet
    • Sa-7s
    • Strela-2m
    • Force
    • Aircraft
    • Former
    • Second
    • First
    • Air
    • One
  • war of attrition
    • Used
    • Missiles
    • Soviet
    • Sa-7s
    • Strela-2m
    • Force
    • Aircraft
    • Former
    • Second
    • First
    • Air
    • One
  • yom kippur war
    • Used
    • Missiles
    • Soviet
    • Sa-7s
    • Strela-2m
    • Force
    • Aircraft
    • Former
    • Second
    • First
    • Air
    • One

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For 9K32 Strela-2, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects 9K32 Strela-2 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
9K32 Strela-2 — Overview · splits 226 ⟂ 225
9K32 Strela-2 — Operators · splits 281 ⟂ 170
9K32 Strela-2 — Development · splits 420 ⟂ 31
9K32 Strela-2 — Combat use · splits 435 ⟂ 16
9K32 Strela-2 — Versions · splits 447 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

9K32 Strela-2

Nodes451
Edges450
Triples20
Avg. degree2
Density0.004435
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around 9K32 Strela-2 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications, Development & Operators, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — 9K32 Strela-2 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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