Short rangeMobile

SA-8

Gecko · 9K33 Osa

Mobile short range system, semi-active radar missile. 6 missiles ready per battery.

Distance from the site

SearchTELARSA-8

19 nm

TrackTELARSA-8

19 nm

Launch zoneTELARSA-8

0.8–9.7 nm

06131925 nm

Altitude the missile reaches

Missile altitudeMSL9M33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko)

80–16,400 ft

010k20k ft

Kill from the left. Each unit stops everything to its right.

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Fires out to 9.7 nm, never closer than 0.8 nm. 6 missiles each. It shows as “8” on your RWR (HARM 117).

Detection

Detects at: 19 nm
Locks at: 14 nm
Target altitude: 30 ft to 16,400 ft
Antenna elevation: -12° to 78°
Antenna height: 20 ft
Scan period: 1 s
Notch speed: 19 kt
Smallest target: 0.1 m²

Timing

Launch reaction: 18 s
Launch delay: 4 s
Between shots: 0.1 s
Alert switch: 5 s

Engagement

Engages to: 9.7 nm
Min launch range: 0.8 nm
Simultaneous targets: 2
Turret slew: 30°/s

Missiles

Missiles per launcher: 6
Launchers in the site: 1
Ready to fire: 6
Reload: 5 min

On your RWR

RWR symbol: “8”
HARM code: 117
Frequency band: 14.2–14.8 GHz

In the site

Road speed: 80 km/h

DCS 2.9.30.28718 · datamine 2.9.30.28718_2026-10-07T161222 · DCS model values, not real-world performance

In DCS for 28 countries: Abkhazia, Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Combined Joint Task Forces Blue, Combined Joint Task Forces Red, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, GDR, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Poland, Russia, South Ossetia, Sudan, Syria, USAF Aggressors, USSR, Ukraine, United Nations Peacekeepers.