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9B238 (BCU)

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Russian Federation
USSR

The 9B238 (RU: 9Б238) is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, battery cooling unit (BCU), which is a component of various man portable air defence system (MANPADS). Overview The 9B238 BCU was developed for use with the 9P322 (RU: 9П322) transport and launching tube of the 9M313 (RU: 9М313) surface-to-air missile (SAM). The 9B238 BCU provides electrical power via a thermal battery and seeker sensor cooling via expansion of high-pre...

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