Action Theatre: Russian Ground Forces/Action Theatre - Russian Ground Forces.iso/data/mox010.doc

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    The NATO codename for the SA-2 medium/high level surface-to-air missile is
    "Guideline".  The missile is mounted on an articulated trailer, towed by a ZIL
    157 truck.  It has been in service since the 1950s and there are a variety of
    different versions of it.  The Guideline missile has poor cross-country ability
    and is not deployed in forward areas.

    The SA-8 is a low level air defense system designed to bridge the gap be-
    tween the very low/low level SA-7 and SA-9 systems, and the low/medium
    level SA-6 system.  It first appeared in public in the November 1975 parade
    in Moscow.  The entire system, consisting of four missiles, search and
    tracking radars, and a fire control unit, is mounted on one six-wheeled
    vehicle.  The positioning of the radar dishes and antennae indicates that its
    guidance system is probably semi-automatic command to line of sight, si-
    milar to those of Roland and Rapier, and it's performance is likely to be
    much the same.  The SA-8 has an all-weather 24 hour capability, and is a
    useful addition to the already powerful Russian air defense inventory.

    The SA-9, NATO codename Gaskin, is a mobile low level missile system,
    which was introduced to the Soviet Army to complement the ZSU-23-4 gun
    for forward area defense.  When in opposition, it uses the ZSU-23-4 Gundish
    radar for local warning and fire control.  Four missiles are mounted on a
    modified BRDM-2 with twin elevating launchers on either side of the opera-
    tor's sight.  The turret has a 360 degree traverse.  The missile is an im-
    proved version of the SA-7.  Both missiles use the infra-red homing head.