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9K32 Strela-2

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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.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)

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.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)

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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

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