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9K31 Strela-1larger figure on 1 of 3
Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 2 of 3
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Measured figures
GAZ 41 V-8 water-cooled petrol at 3,400 rpm
Single sourceGAZ 41 V-8 water-cooled petrol 140 hp at 3,400 rpm[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source3 kg (6.6 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | 9K31 Strela-1 | Flakpanzer Gepard |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Vehicle-mounted SAM system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1968–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Arab–Israeli wars Western Sahara War South African Border War Lebanon wars Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Yugoslav wars 2003 invasion of Iraq Russian invasion of Ukraine Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designer | OKB-16 design bureau (now the Moscow-based KB Tochmash Design Bureau of Precision Engineering)[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
| Manufacturer | Soviet state factories[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
| Produced | 1966[source] | — |
| Variants | 9K31, CA-95[source] | — |
| Armour | 5–14 mm (0.20–0.55 in)[source] | — |
| Main armament | 4 × 9M31 (or 9M31M)[source] | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
| Power/weight | 20 hp/t (15 kW/t)[source] | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
| Ground clearance | 0.43 m (1.4 ft)[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 290 litres (77 US gal)[source] | — |
| Guidance system | infrared homing[source] | — |
| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | — |
| Detonation mechanism | RF Proximity[source] | — |
| Propellant | single-stage Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | — |
| Flight altitude | 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) (some sources give also higher figures)[source] | — |
| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
| Secondary armament | — | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |