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9K35 Strela-10larger figure on 0 of 3
Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Warhead weight
Single source5 kg[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | 9K35 Strela-10 | 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 | 1976–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Angolan Civil War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designer | 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] |
| Designed | 1969–1976[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Saratovskiy Zenit Machine Plant (Muromteplovoz Joint Stock Company for the 9K35M3-K)[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
| Produced | 1976–present[source] | — |
| Variants | Strela-10, Strela-10SV (Prototype), Strela-10M, Strela-10M2, Strela-10M3, Strela-10M3-K, Strela-10M4[source] | — |
| Armour | 7 mm[source] | — |
| Main armament | 4 × 9M333 (or 9M37MD)[source] | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
| Secondary armament | 1x PKMB machine gun[source] | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
| Ground clearance | 0.5 m[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 450 litres[source] | — |
| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | — |
| Detonation mechanism | contact and laser proximity fuzes[source] | — |
| Propellant | single-stage solid propellant rocket motor[source] | — |
| Flight altitude | 3,500 metres (11,500 ft)[source] | — |
| Guidance system | dual-mode passive 'photocontrast'/IR seeker[source] | — |
| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |