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NOTE: This article is about 9K32 missile launchers featured in the main ARMA games. For other similarly named articles, you may wish to use the following links instead:
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The 9K32 Strela-2 is a 72 mm surface-to-air missile launcher featured in ArmA: Cold War Assault, ArmA: Armed Assault and ArmA 2.
ArmA: Cold War Assault[]
| « | The 9K32 Strela-2 is a Soviet-era man-portable SAM system. In the West it is known by the NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail. The 9K32 was developed as a more capable alternative to anti-aircraft guns for engaging fighter jets, and uses an infrared seeker to track its targets. It remains as one of the most widely used MANPADS system in the world. Weapon Description
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The 9K32 Strela is primarily used by the Soviet military, as well as in limited numbers with the Nogovan Partisans in ArmA: Cold War Assault.
Overview[]
The 9K32 is a portable, surface-to-air launcher that is designed to launch infrared-guided missiles at low-flying and medium altitude aircraft.
It can only load missiles fitted with a high-explosive (HE) warhead, and has an effective range of between 400 and up to a maximum of 1,200 metres. The 9K32 lacks magnified optics and uses a simple ironsight with a cross-shaped reticle instead.
The 9K32 is the Soviet counterpart to the U.S. FIM-92. Both are short-ranged, infrared-guided, man-portable SAMs that are designed to take down helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft alike.
Aside from the obvious visual differences between the two weapons, the 9K32 is completely identical performance-wise to the Stinger. It also shares the same drawback of being excessively heavy to carry; each missile requires six inventory slots at the minimum which restricts the 9K32 to being single-shot only (assuming the user is on the move and cannot resupply).
Sight[]
Munitions[]
9K32 Missile
9K32s are limited to loading and firing one type of missile. They require six free inventory slots to carry:
| Damage type | Base damage value |
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| High-Explosive | 400 |
Missiles are always hard launched with an initial velocity of 30 m/s. They take a further three seconds after launch to reach a top speed of 350 m/s in mid-flight. The warhead itself has a blast radius of 2 metres.
Trivia[]
- Cold War Assault's 9K32 has much smaller lock-on range compared to its real-world counterpart. Even the earliest models of the 9K32 had a maximum tracking distance of 3,700 metres; more than double that of the in-game 9K32.
- The drastic reduction in range was most likely done for gameplay "balancing" purposes, as the lack of deployable countermeasures for aircraft in Cold War Assault (as opposed to titles later in the series) would have made helicopters almost impossible to fly against AA-equipped infantry units.
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ArmA: Armed Assault[]
| « | The 9K32 Strela-2 (NATO name SA-7 Grail) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile (SAM) similar to the US Army Stinger, with passive infrared homing guidance. The 9K32 is a tail-chase missile dependent on the operator’s ability to lock it onto the heat source of low-flying jets and helicopters. Library Description
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The 9K32 Strela is used exclusively by the SLA in ArmA: Armed Assault.
Overview[]
Returning in Armed Assault, the 9K32 continues to serve as a simple, shoulder-carried fire-and-forget SAM launcher.
Like its predecessor in Cold War Assault, the Armed Assault 9K32 still loads 72 mm missiles fitted with HE warheads, and is mostly identical both function and appearance-wise. The main difference is that it now has an increased maximum lock-on range of 2,500 metres instead.
As the SLA's counterpart to the American FIM-92F Stinger, both are essentially the same capability-wise. The only drawback of the 9K32 is that its HE warhead inflicts slightly less damage, though the difference is negligible given that the 9K32 will still disable most helicopters in a single hit regardless.
Sight[]
Munitions[]
9K32 Missile
9K32s can only be loaded with one type of missile. Each missile occupies six inventory slots:
| Damage type | Base damage value |
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| High-Explosive | 66 |
Missiles are hard launched with an initial velocity of just 5 m/s. They will continue to gain speed 2.5 seconds after launch until they reach a maximum of 800 m/s in mid-flight. Their warheads have a blast radius of 7 metres.
Trivia[]
- For unknown reasons, the 9K32's missile actually has the maximumControlRange parameter defined in its config entry and theoretically, this would allow the operator to utilise SACLOS guidance for the missile up to a maximum distance of 1,200 metres. Because the manualControl parameter is not enabled as well however, the 9K32 cannot be controlled manually in-game.
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ArmA 2[]
| « | The 9K32 Strela-2 (NATO name SA-7 Grail) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile (SAM) with passive infrared homing guidance, similar to the US Army Stinger. The 9K32 is a tail-chase missile dependent on the operator’s ability to lock it onto the heat source of low-flying jets and helicopters. Armoury Description
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The 9K32 Strela-2 is used by several BLUFOR, REDFOR and INDFOR factions in ArmA 2.
Overview[]
The ArmA 2 9K32 returns once more and continues to serve as the standard-issue SAM launcher for many more factions.
It is mostly identical capability and function-wise but unlike in Armed Assault, the ArmA 2 9K32 now has a far greater lock-on range of between 2,350 metres and up to a maximum of 4,200 metres.
ChDKZ insurgent with a 9K32.
It serves as a low-tech counterpart to the newer 9K38 Igla SAM. Unsurprisingly, this does mean that the 9K32's outdated IR seeker has very low resistance against countermeasure flares.
Provided that they are outfitted with an Infrared Warning Reciever (IWR) to detect an incoming Strela missile, they can be easily diverted away from most modern aircraft. Even then, most pilots will still be able to see the 9K32's smoke trail which can be easily spotted if they pay close attention to their surroundings.
It also has the shortest lock-on range of all SAM launchers that caps out at 4,200 metres. For comparison, the American FIM-92F has a maximum range of 4,800 metres, while the 9K38 has a cap of 5,200 metres.
On top of its extremely poor reliability, its missiles also occupy the same number of inventory slots as its newer counterparts. Overall, this makes the 9K32 a completely useless weapon to use in almost every scenario. Unless there are no alternatives to it, the 9K32 should be avoided in favour of newer generation SAM launchers instead.
Munitions[]
9K32 Missile
9K32s are limited to only one type of missile. Missiles always take up to six inventory slots:
| Damage type | Base damage value |
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| High-Explosive | 66 |
Missiles are hard launched with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. They will continuing gaining speed over a period of 1.5 seconds after launch until they hit a maximum of 580 m/s. The seeker has a 20% chance of losing lock to countermeasure flares, while the warhead retains a blast radius of 8 metres.
Trivia[]
- A dual-mount version of the 9K32 fitted onto a tripod is also available as a static weapon but is erroneously stated to be based on the 9K38 instead.
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See also[]
Weapons of comparable role and configuration[]
- FIM-92 Stinger (U.S. counterpart, ArmA: CWA only)
- 9K38 Igla (Modern Russian Armed Forces counterpart, ArmA 2 only)
- Titan MPRL (NATO/CSAT/AAF counterpart, ArmA 3 only)
| Weapons of ArmA: Cold War Assault | |
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| Handguns | 92F 9 mm • CZ-75 9 mm • Glock 17 9 mm • S&W .357 • Tokarev TT-33 7.62 mm |
| Submachine guns | Ingram .45 • MP5SD3 9 mm • PP-19 Bizon 9 mm • Sa-61 Scorpion 7.65 mm • UZI 9 mm |
| Shotguns | Kozlice |
| Carbines | AK-74 SU 5.45 mm • XM-177E2 5.56 mm (XM-177S) |
| Assault rifles | AK-47 7.62 mm (AK-47 GL, AK-47 CZ) • AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GL) • AUG A1 5.56 mm • FN-FAL 7.62 mm • G3A4 7.62 mm • G36 5.56 mm • M16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 GL) |
| Sniper rifles | Hunting Rifle 7.62 mm • M21 7.62 mm • SVD 7.62 mm |
| Machineguns | M60 7.62 mm • PK 7.62 mm |
| Grenade launchers | 6G30 • MM-1 |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • AT-4 Spigot • Carl Gustav M2 • FIM-92 Stinger • M72 LAW • RPG-75NH |
| Static | M2 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 Soviet Union - Armoury (ArmA: Cold War Assault)
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| Handguns | Tokarev TT-33 7.62 mm |
| Submachine guns | PP-19 Bizon 9 mm • Sa-61 Scorpion 7.65 mm |
| Carbines | AK-74 SU 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GL) |
| Sniper rifles | SVD 7.62 mm |
| Machineguns | PK 7.62 mm |
| Grenade launchers | 6G30 |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • AT-4 Spigot • RPG-75NH |
| Static | M2 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 FIA - Armoury (ArmA: Cold War Assault)
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| Handguns | 92F 9 mm* • CZ-75 9 mm* • Tokarev TT-33 7.62 mm* |
| Submachine guns | Ingram .45* • UZI 9 mm* |
| Shotguns | Kozlice* |
| Assault rifles | AK-47 7.62 mm* (AK-47 GL*, AK-47 CZ*) • AK-74 5.45 mm • AUG A1 5.56 mm* • FN-FAL 7.62 mm • G3A4 7.62 mm |
| Sniper rifles | Hunting Rifle 7.62 mm • SVD 7.62 mm* |
| Machineguns | PK 7.62 mm* |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2* • M72 LAW* • RPG-75NH* |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. * primarily used by the Nogovan Partisans in the Resistance campaign | |
| Weapons of ArmA: Armed Assault | |
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| Handguns | M9 9 mm • Makarov 9 mm |
| Submachine guns | MP5A5 9 mm |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm • M4A1 5.56 mm (M4A1 GL, M4, M4 GL) |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 + GP-25, AKS-74 PSO) • G36 series (G36, G36C, G36K) • M16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 + M203) • M16A4 5.56 mm (M16A4 M203) |
| Designated marksman rifles | Mk12 SPR 5.56 mm |
| Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • M107 .50 • M24 7.62 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | M249 SAW 5.56 mm |
| Machineguns | M240 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
| Grenade launchers | 6G30 |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela • FIM-92F Stinger • Javelin Launcher • M136 • RPG-7V |
| Static | AA Pod • AT Tripod • AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • M2 • M119A1 • Mk. 19 • Searchlight |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. Queen's Gambit | |
 SLA - Armoury (ArmA: Armed Assault)
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| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm* |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 + GP-25, AKS-74 PSO) |
| Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Grenade launchers | 6G30 |
| Machineguns | PKM 7.62 mm* |
| Launchers | RPG-7V* • Strela-2 9K32 |
| Static | AA Pod • AT Tripod • AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • Searchlight |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. * denotes weapons also used by the Resistance sub-faction. Queen's Gambit | |
 CDF - Armoury (ArmA 2)
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| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • AKS 7.62 mm |
| Sniper rifles | SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machineguns | PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • RPG-7V |
| Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 ChDKZ - Armoury (ArmA 2)
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| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • AKM 7.62 mm • AKS 7.62 mm |
| Sniper rifles | CZ 550 9.3 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machine guns | PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • RPG-7V |
| Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 Takistani Army - Armoury (ArmA 2)
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| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm • Revolver .45 |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • FN-FAL 7.62 mm • M16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 M203) |
| Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machineguns | M240 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • Metis-M 9K115-2 • RPG-7V • RPG-18 |
| Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • Igla AA Pod • KORD • Metis AT-13 • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | Operation Arrowhead | |
 NAPA - Armoury (ArmA 2)
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| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • AKM 7.62 mm • AKS 7.62 mm |
| Sniper rifles | CZ 550 9.3 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machineguns | PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • FIM-92F Stinger • RPG-7V |
| Static | DShKM • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |