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9K33 Osalarger figure on 1 of 4
Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.14 m (30 ft 0 in)[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K33 Osa | Flakpanzer Gepard |
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| Type | 6×6 amphibious SAM system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1971–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of present and former operator[source] | See Operators |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Overall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[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 source15 kg (33 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Angolan Civil War Western Sahara War Gulf War Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani skirmishes Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War 2025 India-Pakistan conflict[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | NII-20 Research Institute[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
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| Designed | 1960–1972[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Znamya Truda Plant[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
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| Produced | 1970–1988[source] | — |
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| No. built | 1,200[source] | — |
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| Variants | OSA-A, OSA-AK, OSA-AKM, OSA-M[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 6 9M33, 9M33M1, 9M33M2 or 9M33M3 missiles[source] | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
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| Engine | D20K300 diesel[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 400 mm (16 in)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid propellant rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 12,000 metres (39,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Boost time | 2 s boost, then 15 s sustain[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | RF CLOS[source] | — |
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| Steering system | dual-thrust rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | 5 m[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | 9P35M2[source] | — |
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| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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