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9K33M3 Osa-AKM
The 9K33M3 (9К33М3) Osa-AKM (Оса-АКM) is a Russian, short-range, low-level, self-propelled, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, which uses the 9M33M3 (9M33M3) missile. The system was known to the West by its US DoD/DIA designation of SA-8B and its NATO reporting name of 'Gecko Mod. 1'. The 9K33M3 Osa-AKM system was an improved version of the 9K33M2 (9К33М2) Osa-AK (Оса-АК) system, which was armed with the 9M33M2 (9M33M2) missile. Though initi...
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