Short rangeMobile

SA-9

Gaskin · 9K31 Strela-1

Mobile short range system, infrared missile. 4 missiles ready per battery.

Distance from the site

Launch zoneLNSA-9

0.4–2.3 nm

01123 nm

Altitude the missile reaches

Missile altitudeMSL9M31 Strela-1 (SA-9 Gaskin)

100–11,500 ft

08k15k ft

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

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Fires out to 2.3 nm, never closer than 0.4 nm. 4 missiles each.

Detection

Detects at: 5.4 nm
Target altitude: 0 ft to 16,400 ft
Antenna elevation: -5° to 70°
Antenna height: 10 ft
Smallest target: 0.22 m²

Timing

Launch reaction: 2 s
Launch delay: 1 s
Between shots: 0.1 s
Alert switch: 5 s

Engagement

Engages to: 2.3 nm
Min launch range: 0.4 nm
Turret slew: 40°/s

Missiles

Missiles per launcher: 4
Launchers in the site: 1
Ready to fire: 4
Reload: 20 min

In the site

Road speed: 100 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 34 countries: Abkhazia, Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Combined Joint Task Forces Blue, Combined Joint Task Forces Red, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, GDR, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Insurgents, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Ossetia, Syria, USAF Aggressors, USSR, Ukraine, United Nations Peacekeepers, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia.