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9K32 Strela-2larger figure on 0 of 1
9K34 Strela-3larger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K32 Strela-2 | 9K34 Strela-3 |
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| Type | Man portable surface-to-air missile launcher[source] | Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1970–present[source] | 1974–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Operators |
1.47 metres (4.8 ft)[source]
Strela-2M missile
Single sourcesystem, ready to fire
Single source9.8 kg (21.6 lb) (Strela-2M missile) 15 kg (33.1 lb) (system, ready to fire)[source]
Full system
Single sourceMissile weight
Single sourceEffective; (Strela-2M) (minimal range)
Single sourceMaximum; Strela-2
Single sourceMaximum; Strela-2M
Single source800 m (2,600 ft) (Strela-2M) (minimal range)[source]
3,700 m (12,100 ft) (Strela-2) 4,200 m (13,800 ft) (Strela-2M)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source4,500 metres (14,800 ft)[source]
directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M)
Single sourceHE content
Single source1.15 kg (2.5 lb) directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M), 370 g (13 oz) HE content[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Basque conflict Western Sahara War Communist insurgency in Thailand Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Uganda–Tanzania War Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Falklands War Second Sudanese Civil War South African Border War Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan Syrian occupation of Lebanon Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Libyan Civil War Insurgency in Egypt Sinai insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war Gaza war Iran war[source] | Angolan Civil War South African Border War Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Yugoslav Wars Second Congo War Afghan Civil War Iraq War[source] |
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| Designer | KBM ( Kolomna )[source] | — |
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| Designed | c. 1964[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | US$ 75,000 (launcher with 5 missiles, export price to Libya , 1972–1973)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See versions[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Non-delay impact and grazing fuzes, 14–17 second delay self-destruct.[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 50–1500 m (Strela-2) 50–2300 m (Strela-2M)[source] | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) vs. jets 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) vs. slow moving targets[source] |
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| Guidance system | Infra-red passive homing (AM-modulated reticle seeker head with uncooled PbS detector element), proportional navigation logic[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kuwait | Kuwait[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | KBM, Degtyarev plant, Cugir Arms Factory, Kyiv Arsenal[source] | KBM , Kolomna[source] |
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Missile weight: 10.3 kilograms (23 lb) Full system: 16.0 kg (35.3 lb)[source]