The 9K35 is a SAM system with electro-optical guidance. It has the capability to use radars for target acquisition and range. Some vehicles have a pintle-mounted PKT 7.62 mm machine gun in front of the forward hatch for local protection.

Nov 22, 2024 · The SA-13 GOPHER or 9K35 Strela-10 is a short-range SAM (Surface-to-Air) system. The SA-13 is designed to defend troops on the march from low-altitude aircraft and helicopters, precision-guided munitions, and reconnaissance RPVs (Remotely Piloted Vehicles).

Feb 27, 2022 · Available supported armament, ammunition, and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the SA-13 (Gopher) / 9K35 Strela-10 Self-Propelled, Tracked SAM System. 4 x 9M37 surface-to-air missiles on trainable launcher hardware atop ML-LB tracked hull.

The 9K35 Strela 10 / SA-13 Gopher was developed as a replacement for the 9K31 Strela 1 / SA-9 Gaskin, and was intended to provide a system with better mobility and a longer ranging and more lethal missile design.

May 12, 2019 · Tactical Use of SA-13 in BMS. Much like in real life, the SA-13 is used to provide close range air defense over high value battalions, such as HQ and HART battalions. Additionally in some cases SA-13s can be paired with SA-19 and ZSU-23-4 (Shilka) systems to provide optimal air cover.

Nov 7, 2011 · The SA-13 GOPHER [ZRK-BD Strela-10] is a short-range, low altitude SAM system. The SA-13 missile (9M37) is 2.2 m long, 0.12 m in diameter with a 0.4 m wingspan and has a maximum speed of...

May 18, 2018 · The SA-13 Gopher is the NATO designator for the soviet originating Strela-10 short range missile system. Strela-10 is mounted on a self-propelled armored TELAR , carrying four 9K35-missiles in parallel launch tubes.

The 9K35 Strela 10 (NATO: SA-13 Gopher) was a surface to air missile system designed from 1969 as an alternative to the 2K22 Tunguska. About a thousands werrre built, based on the MT-LB, exported so 30 countries and made into five variants.

The 9K35 Strela-10, which has the NATO designation SA-13 Gopher, is a self-propelled short range SAM system. It is based on the MT-LB tracked amphibious chassis. Four versions of the launch vehicle were created, which differ only in minor details and equipment associated with improved missiles.

The 9K35 "Strela-10" was developed by Soviet engineers to replace the 9K31 Strela-1 series (SA-9 "Gaskin") of the mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems that entered service in the 1960s for the Red Army during the Cold War.